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Outdoor photograph in front of a building with a signboard reading "AGRASEN BHAVAN RAMESWARAM (AGRAWAL SABHA, MADURAI)" with a Tamil line below. Marigold and orange garlands drape the entrance. A central figure with long dark hair and a long orange robe walks forward, flanked by a man in a bright orange-red robe with a red-orange shawl and marigold garlands, a shaven-headed man in white, and a young man in orange with bare chest. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand at the sides, several with hands pressed together in greeting. A man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands at left. The figure in orange with long hair and a sash may be an appearance-based candidate, but identity is uncertain.

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July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a procession leaving the front entrance of Agrasen Bhavan in Rameswaram, a yellow-cream building with a sign reading AGRASEN BHAVAN, RAMESWARAM (AGRAWAL SABHA, MADURAI) and a swastika on the gate pillar. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with hands together, a garland of flowers around the neck. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a long white fly-whisk type staff, and other saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees follow. A woman in a green sari stands at right near a yellow auto-rickshaw. The crowd visible is about eight people.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple entrance with a group descending stone steps from a shrine doorway. Several monastic-looking figures in saffron and orange robes lead, including a central man in a bright orange robe with a red-orange garment, a large red-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and a second saffron-robed figure behind him wearing an orange shawl with a garland. A woman in a dark maroon sari with blue border stands at left. Others in yellow and white dress follow behind on the steps. Shoes are scattered on the floor. Above the doorway hangs a garland of marigolds and a painted deity image. The person's identity is not visually confirmable from appearance alone.2009-07-13Photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot outside a building with a Tamil and Hindi signboard reading Rameswaram (Agrawal Sabha, Madurai). In the centre, a man with a red-orange head wrap and a bare upper arm holds a pink lotus and wears layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas with a gold pendant and a tassel. To his left, a man in orange holds a silver trident staff. To the right, another orange-robed man walks with a towel. Behind them, a portrait on the doorway, marigold garlands strung across the entrance, and white-clad devotees.2009-07-13Photo 11725402 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor procession on a concrete path beside a white-walled building with barred windows. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk toward the camera. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment wears a white and red flower garland and a shawl with gold border, smiling with hands together. Behind him, a man in orange holds a rudraksha mala and wears a dark orange turban, and another man in orange walks with a shawl. Two men in white dhotis and shawls walk at left, one holding a tall ceremonial staff. A bearded man in orange and a younger man in white dhoti follow at right. Red and white vertical markings are painted on the wall at right.2008-01-01A photograph of a covered outdoor temple courtyard with a white wall and corrugated roof. In the background stands a shrine with a gold-framed arch and a deity murti with a pink backdrop, colourful statues above. A woman in orange robes walks barefoot at the front, followed by a man in orange robes carrying a tray with a garland and offerings. Behind them, a line of people in white dhotis and white saris, some in yellow and pink, stand with hands folded in namaskar along the path. A small child in pink and a girl in blue stand at the right edge. An orange cloth-covered table with a red-and-gold cloth is at the left, and a colourful canopy hangs over a small altar.2008-08-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession in a courtyard before a building with a painted banner of Tamil text and temple-style illustrations. A central man in saffron-orange robes with a multicoloured turban wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, smiling and gesturing with raised hands while holding a garland. To his right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and ornate gold necklaces holds a small bundle. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in white and pink saris walk along, with an elderly man in white on the right. The description of the central figure as a person rests on his saffron robes, turban, rudraksha mala and garland, not on his face.2012-05-09December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd at a temple entrance with banana leaves and a painted signboard above. At centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala, descends a stair with white and red steps decorated with white kolam motifs. Beside them, a bald priest in orange and another bearded man in orange carry a ceremonial staff and a garlanded object. Men and women in white and yellow ritual dress and yellow scarves surround them, many with hands raised or pressed together, while onlookers stand behind and cameras appear at the edges. The description identifies a probable Swamiji by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate shawl alongside his garland.2010-02-12A photograph of a saffron-robed man with a tall orange turban and a long white and red flower garland walking barefoot down a red carpet in a hall. He smiles and raises one hand in greeting. He wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron garment. Attendants in orange and white line both sides of the carpet; a woman in an orange sari with maroon border and a woman in a light blue sari hold offering trays and a basket of flowers. On the right, people in white with folded hands greet him. Behind, a table with white cloth holds books and red flower garlands.2010-02-15