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Street photo outside Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall white gopuram (temple tower) rising behind a long stone boundary wall. A man with long dark hair in a saffron/orange robe and a gold necklace of ornaments walks in the centre, smiling, carrying a green leafy bundle nearby. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe walks with a folded white cloth. Behind them, a woman in a red and maroon sari walks through a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with parked vehicles along the roadside.

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A street procession walks toward a tall whitewashed gopuram of a temple, with a long stone compound wall on the right. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a saffron-orange garment walks barefoot, smiling and holding a bundle of green leaves. Beside him, an older bald man with a white beard wears a long orange shawl and walks barefoot. Behind them a woman in a red and gold sari and men in white shirts follow, with parked vehicles and shopfronts along the road. The person in the orange with long hair and gold necklace has distinctive visible cues matching the page's Swamiji reference, so Swamiji (probable) is labelled as walking in the front of the procession.2006-12-04Photograph of a street procession near a large gopuram temple tower covered in white sculpted figures, with a stone compound wall on the right and parked white vans and cars behind. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha-style garland, smiling as he walks barefoot; this appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him walks an older bald man in an orange shawl and dhoti, and a crowd of people in white shirts, checked shirts and a woman in a red sari surrounds them. A boy in white shirt and trousers walks at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple-street procession.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph on a stone-paved temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace walks barefoot, appearing to be a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ceremonial gold necklace). Beside him, a shaven-headed man in an orange shawl walks barefoot, and in front a bald man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a green garland with a yellow flower and wears a pink rosette. Behind them a woman in a teal sari and another in red walk near a long colonnaded temple hall with a tall gopuram tower at left and a colourful gopuram at centre-back. A boy in a red shirt points off to the left, and metal barricades line the path.2006-12-04Street scene outside a towering white gopuram of a South Indian temple, with a long stone wall at right. Two saffron-robed sadhus walk forward in the centre: the younger one has long dark swept-back hair, a dark-trimmed face, and a thick gold ceremonial necklace over an orange garment, one hand raised near his face; the older bearded man beside him wears a full orange shawl over his robe. A bald man in a white shirt stands in the foreground, and other devotees in white and checked shirts crowd the road, with white vans parked behind. Swamiji (probable) is the younger sadhu with long hair and gold necklace; the older sadhu is a companion in saffron. Visible people: six or more.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple street with two tall white gopurams with carved sculptures in the background, and a decorated canopy with yellow and red bunting. A group walks along a paved path among many devotees. In front, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a green flower garland, and a gold necklace. Beside them, a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange robe carries a white cloth. Behind them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a green garland, and others in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby. Photo shows a temple walk, with a person cue: the long-haired figure in saffron with a gold necklace and garland, appearing in person.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a temple complex with a large white gopuram tower in the background and a canopy strung with yellow and magenta flower garlands on the left. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a green flower garland, walks beside an older bald man in orange robes holding a white cloth. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk around them, and a few people stand in the distance by the temple walls. a person: the long-haired figure in saffron robes with gold necklace and garland is the candidate, shown walking in procession as a visiting guest.2006-12-04A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path beside a high stone wall toward a white gopuram of Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, an older bald man in a saffron-orange shawl walks beside a younger man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, who smiles and holds his hands together. Behind them a woman in a red-and-gold sari and men in white dhotis walk, one holding a garland of yellow and white flowers and others wearing pink rosettes. A uniformed police officer stands at left under a tree. Overcast sky above.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple complex with a large white gopuram tower rising behind a colonnaded pink-and-cream corridor and palm trees. A long-haired young man in an orange saffron robe and a green flower garland, with a gold necklace, walks through a crowd. Beside him, a bald, bearded older man in an orange robe and white shawl, holding a yellow cloth, walks forward. Around them men in white shirts, dhotis and pink or red shirts crowd the courtyard, one holding a bundle of green and yellow flowers. The scene is an ashram-style procession or temple visit, with a Swamiji (probable) candidate in the centre wearing saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and a gold necklace with a garland, presented as the visiting guest.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A procession crosses a paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, walking past a large shade tree toward a white gopuram tower of a South Indian temple. At the front, a shaved-headed man in orange robes walks beside an orange umbrella held aloft over a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and women in orange saris. Many devotees and visitors in white shirts, dhotis, and casual clothes follow behind, some carrying flower bouquets. A stone Nandi bull statue and a pillared mandapa stand at the right edge of the frame. The scene is busy with roughly twenty visible walkers.2012-09-12A crowd walks through a temple precinct in front of a tall white gopuram tower with many tiers of carved sculpture. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a central pendant; his hands are clasped in front of him. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron robe with a maroon border walks, and another saffron-robed man on the right covers his face with one hand. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls follow, and on the left a man in white holds a red-and-gold embroidered ceremonial umbrella. A street lamp stands at right beside stone temple walls.2008-08-02