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Outdoor photo at a large stone temple gopuram with carved sculptures and an open gateway, a blue canopy tent and a palm tree at left. A group walks across a pale paved courtyard in bright sunlight. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt faces away. To the right, a bald man in a grey shirt and light trousers gestures while walking beside a woman in an orange saffron sari and several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a white shawl. Other devotees and visitors in mixed clothing move around the courtyard.

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A photograph in a sunlit courtyard before a tall, carved gopuram-style temple gateway with a dark doorway. A person in a white kurta and dhoti, seen from behind, holds a video camera toward a group walking forward. A man in a white shirt and dhoti with a white sacred thread walks beside a woman in an orange saffron robe with a large orange-and-gold beaded necklace, and a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace walks alongside. Other devotees in white, a woman in a blue sari and people in colourful saris are scattered across the courtyard, with a blue canopy tent to the left.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08September 24 20062006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd of devotees walks through the courtyard of a stone temple, with a tall white gopuram carved with figures rising behind a covered colonnade. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some carry red or orange shawls; a few bare-chested men in orange-and-saffron cloths walk among them. Strings of colourful tinsel and white flower garlands decorate a silver pillar at the left edge. Several women in saffron and dark clothing are visible in the crowd, which appears to be moving in procession past pink-washed pavilions.2006-09-24A man with long hair, a saffron-orange turban and orange-and-gold robes stands with hands joined in prayer, surrounded by a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing orange shawls. Other men in light shirts and trousers walk nearby. A tall metal flagpole rises at right beside a red sign reading Tamil script and a yellow banner. A cameraman with an orange-shawled assistant stands at far right. Procession or temple visit in daylight.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph of the tall, white, heavily sculpted gopuram of a South Indian temple, seen from an open paved courtyard. A green tree stands on the right and a palm tree on the left beside a stone wall. Several people walk across the courtyard toward the temple entrance: men in white dhotis and shirts, and a few in orange or saffron robes. The gateway arch is dark and open at the base of the tower.2011-09-26Photograph of a group walking out through the stone gateway of a carved temple tower. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and a gold necklace with a rudraksha-style garland, walking barefoot with an orange shawl over one shoulder. Around him are other men in orange and white dhotis, one holding a staff, and a bald priest in white. Behind them, uniformed guards and white-clad attendants stand near a black iron gate, while a camera operator in the foreground films the procession. A palm tree and trees sit at right. The dark-haired central figure shows distinctive long hair, orange clothing and gold ornamentation consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cue, given the page's temple visit context.2011-12-08Outdoor photograph before a tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in carved sculptures, with a red-and-white sign in Tamil reading பிரதங்கள் at right. A group of men walks along a stone pavement. A figure at centre-right in an orange shawl over an orange and gold-bordered garment, wearing an orange turban, holds palms together in namaskar with a long-haired, bare-chested upper body and a garland at the neck. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and stand; one man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands at the centre with hands clasped. Several others in white shirts and glasses stand beside them. A Hindu temple procession scene, with a visible purple logo at top right.2007-01-12