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Photograph of a temple procession at a South Indian shrine. A long-haired man with dark shoulder-length hair wears a sleeveless red top and faces away, raising a hand toward a decorated palanquin. A young man in an orange robe stands at right, and a bald older man is partly visible behind him. Men in white shirts crowd around a golden canopy wreathed with pink and white flower garlands, and a grey stone bull figure. A tall gopuram tower rises in the background with carved stone pillars at right. a person: the long-haired man in the red top has long swept-back hair and a distinctive sleeveless red garment, but the image does not clearly show ceremonial cues such as a crown, rudraksha mala or saffron robe, so identity is uncertain.

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Outdoor photo at a temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top with a white tilak and an orange shawl stands in profile, facing left toward others. Beside him, a man with a moustache wears a white shirt and orange shawl, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands near. On the left, men in white shirts gesture as they talk. Behind them, a gilded palanquin with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti, and a stone bull statue with a flower garland stands nearby. A bare-chested priest in a saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands in the middle. The tall gopuram tower rises in the background.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene with a gilded processional structure draped in red and white flower garlands behind. In the foreground, a young man with long wavy black hair and a white forehead band wears a sleeveless orange-red top and holds his hands over a flame held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. 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On the right, a long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha-style necklace and a white forehead mark faces a group of men in white shirts. A balding man in a white shirt with a mustache gestures with raised hands, and another man on the left in a white shirt also speaks, while a few other people stand in the background. The scene looks like a conversation during a temple visit. The orange-clad person with long hair and a rudraksha mala is a person by appearance cues, though this is uncertain.2009-08-06Photograph of a crowd at a South Indian temple courtyard with ornate gopuram-style stone pillars and a colourful domed shrine behind. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a long garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Probable Swamiji: a central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, presented as the honoured guest. 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A yellow packet and white flowers are in the foreground, with temple gopuram carvings and a colourful deity shrine visible behind.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with stone pillars and a gold palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands. A bare-shouldered figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead paste and an orange-red garment with a large green-and-red leaf and flower garland smiles with hands pressed in anjali. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd close; a man in white and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with tilak and a rudraksha mala kneels and touches the ground. Several people stand nearby holding orange cloth and a mobile phone is visible.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with stone pillars and a gilded, flower-decorated palanquin at upper left. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and gold-chain ornament stands centre right, wearing a garland of red flowers and green leaves, with a white tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis press close; one man at left has yellow and white tilak and a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man with a mala stands behind. Hands reach in to offer the garland. Several onlookers crowd the background, and a temple tower is visible at right. Visible physical people number roughly a dozen.2009-08-06A photograph at a South Indian temple entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white flowers in the upper background. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a saffron robe wears a thick garland of red and white flowers and a gold pendant necklace; his hands are open toward the crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, press close. Two saffron-robed attendants stand beside him, and a man on the right holds a long silver staff. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the central figure's long hair, saffron robe, garland and gold necklace; in_person.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with stone pillars and a gopuram-style structure at left. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and a long ornate garland of beads and flowers around the neck; he has a red bindi and is stepping forward with hands near his waist, with devotees pressing close. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red-bead rudraksha mala holds a mobile phone, and several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shirts with sacred threads stand around. A man in a blue striped shirt presses his palms together at lower left, and a man with a thick moustache in a white shirt stands at left. Stone steps and a dark stone wall with metal railings form the background. Many people are visible, mostly partially cropped at the edges.2011-09-26