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Outdoor photo at a stone temple courtyard with a paved stone floor and carved sandstone walls with latticed windows behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and stands centre-frame with arms folded, looking toward the left. Around him, men in white ritual clothes and white dhotis stand and sit, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala necklace. On the right, a man in a white shirt and light trousers points toward the carvings. The scene reflects a temple inspection visit.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate ceiling panels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl-wrapped garment, points his right arm forward while standing among several men. Behind him, another man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right, holding a black wallet, and a man in white stands at the left. A further man in white shirt and light trousers walks in the middle distance. The pillars display dense relief sculpture of figures.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18 +1 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06A barefoot procession walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard past carved granite walls and pillars with ornate gopuram-style architecture behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl, a large orange turban, and a long ceremonial gold necklace of orange beads walks ahead; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair and distinctive orange and gold attire. Around him, men in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts wear rudraksha malas, and several younger men wear saffron shawls. One man on the right holds a green-and-white ribbon badge on the left shoulder; another in a white dhoti holds a cloth bag. Devotees surround the group in the background, with more people behind moving through the courtyard.2006-09-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a group walking through a stone temple gateway with scaffolding poles beside it. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak, rudraksha malas and a white ceremonial necklace wears saffron-orange robes and walks barefoot, his right arm extended. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a gold-coloured necklace and carries a yellow cloth bag. On the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a book and a small device. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in casual clothes walk or watch on a stone-paved courtyard.2012-05-22 +1 copiesA group of men walks barefoot along a dirt lane beside an old stone temple wall in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and walks ahead of the others. Several men flank him in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and shaved or white-marked foreheads. A tiled-roof house and a green-painted fence stand in the background.2006-09-18December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a paved courtyard in front of a stone temple wall with pillared colonnade and a carved gopuram. A central man with long dark hair and a teal-green head cloth wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, and he is walking forward with his arm raised. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, holding papers, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, some carrying a yellow bag. Uniformed police officers stand in the background.2012-05-22