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Photograph of a group walking outdoors past an ornate South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculptures and a yellow-red-green festoon banner along its base. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi shawl and a heavy gold-beaded necklace, smiling with hands extended toward devotees. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, one holding a yellow marigold garland, walk along a paved path. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure in saffron with a rudraksha-style ornamented necklace and long hair, shown in an in_person setting, consistent with the page's visit to Arunachaleshwara Temple.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a sheer orange shawl walks outdoors beside a temple-style colonnade with turquoise pillars. He wears a yellow forehead marking, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and his neck and arms are heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. Around him, men in white shirts and dark trousers assist, one with a rudraksha mala and another in a white shirt guiding him near a silver car door. A pink garland hangs on a pillar in the background. The man in saffron has long swept-back hair and distinctive ornate adornments, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identity is an appearance-based label only.2012-09-11 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 20 20112011-12-20August 06 20092009-08-06A crowd of men walks along a paved outdoor path in bright daylight, many in white dhotis and shirts. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, a heavy ornate gold necklace and a garland of beads, with bangles on his wrists, and holds a small white object. Behind him a bald man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala. A man at the right wears a dark rudraksha mala over a white shirt. Others in pink, blue and orange clothing surround them, with a stone wall and steps behind.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a group walking through a temple corridor at night, with ornate carved stone pillars behind them. A man in the centre has long dark swept-back hair, a white and red forehead mark, and an orange robe with a gold-coloured border, wearing multiple gold necklaces with large pendants and gold armlets; he is smiling. Around him, men and women in orange and saffron robes wear gold garlands and beaded malas. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange holds a gold pendant necklace. A woman in white with gold border and red shawl stands at the right edge, and a man in a grey shirt stands behind the group.2011-12-20Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a gopuram tower and a covered colonnade. A smiling man in the centre wears a flowing orange robe over a red top, a gold pendant and a long garland of beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has an appearance-based candidate profile for a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair, a garland and a gold pendant. To the left, a bearded sadhu in orange holds a paper and wears a mala. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and an elder in pink kurta greets someone at right. A woman in an orange sari stands in the right foreground, and several white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background. A banner over the entrance reads Arunachaleswarar temple.2009-08-06August 02 20082008-08-02