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A photograph of a press meet inside a temple hall with stone pillars. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala, speaking into a silver microphone. Surrounding him, several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads, stand close together. Multiple news microphones are held toward him, including ones labelled GTV, Vasanth and Sun TV-style logos, while a police officer in uniform stands in the background. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind.

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A photograph of a press interview inside a temple hall with stone pillars and carved columns. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders and layers of rudraksha malas, speaking while several microphones are pushed toward him. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and beads listens attentively, and other men in orange and white clothing stand behind. Microphone flags read GTV, SPV, Vasanth and others. Several devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts stand in the background.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A press interview at a temple colonnade with stone pillars. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white urdhva tilak wears an orange robe, layered rudraksha malas and a white-and-beaded neck ornament, smiling as he faces microphones. Beside him an elderly, bare-chested, shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a yellow-and-orange shawl, rudraksha mala with a rudraksha crown, white tilak and red bindi speaks into a microphone. Several orange-robed men and onlookers in white stand behind. Microphones from Vasanth, Sun TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and other channels are held toward them. The young man with long hair has distinctive presentation cues, so he is a person candidate; the elderly man is a sannyasi.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph of a press meet outside a temple colonnade. On the left, a smiling person with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white tilak wears an orange saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a silver necklace. On the right, an older bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, a red kumkum dot and a crown of rudraksha beads wears an orange wrap and layered rudraksha and gold-toned ornaments. Both face several microphones held out by reporters, including Sun TV and Vasanth TV logos. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts stand near a yellow-and-white sign on a pillar, and a uniformed police officer is partly visible at the left edge.2012-07-24A photo of a press meet outdoors under a temple colonnade. A central man with long, loose dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a red bindi with white forehead markings, speaking into a microphone. Surrounding him, several shaved-headed men in saffron robes with malas and tilaka stand nearby, and a man in white shirt and a police officer are visible. Several microphones are held toward him, including ones labelled Sun TV, Vasanth and another channel, with a hand holding a microphone in the foreground wearing red threaded bracelets. Stone pillars frame the scene.2012-07-24Photograph of a press meet at a temple corridor with several microphones held up toward two saffron-robed figures. On the left, a long-haired person in an orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a silver pendant smiles with a red bindi and tilak. On the right, an older bald-headed person in orange and yellow cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments speaks into a GTV microphone. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange robes stand near a temple pillar, and a yellow Tamil signboard reads Sannidhi. Visible microphones include GTV, Vasanth and Gn logos.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A press interview in a temple corridor. On the left, a man with long dark swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, layered rudraksha malas and a white ceremonial necklace, smiling with eyes lowered, faces a microphone held by an unseen reporter. On the right, a shaved-headed elderly priest with a rudraksha headband, white vibhuti on the forehead and a red bindi, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold chain, orange and gold shawl, speaks into a GTV microphone. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange garments and a uniformed police officer stand among devotees. Red and white microphone flags of GTV and other channels are visible.2012-07-24