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Crowded temple corridor with devotees pressing close. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and wire-rimmed glasses wears a gold bead necklace and holds a printed photo card, extending one hand outward. Beside him, a long-haired young man in orange cloth and a gold garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one in an orange cap, and another wearing a round rosette badge crowd in, with young men in orange and white behind them. The setting appears to be a temple interior with dark stone pillars and a golden structure overhead. Multiple people are visible, roughly twenty, with a few partially cropped at the edges.

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A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a central group in an indoor temple-like setting with gold-painted pillars and flower garlands in the background. At centre, an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing an orange saffron robe with a green-edged sash, stands facing a younger man with long dark hair and a gold-colored necklace of ornaments, dressed in orange robes with a red tilak, who gestures with his raised hand. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear gold chains and sacred marks, and a man in a white shirt holds a garland. Appearance-based probable candidate: Swamiji (probable), the younger man in orange robes with long hair, gold ornaments and a gesturing hand, in the midst of the devotees.2010-02-02July 28 20082008-07-28April 05 20122012-04-05Crowded night photo of devotees pressing around a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, who stands with hands at his chest and is touched by a man in a white shirt bowing toward him. A long-haired figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together smiles beside them. Other men in white shirts, orange kurtas and a sleeveless white-clad man at left fill the scene; a cameraman is visible at upper left. The appearance of the central saffron-robed figure is not clear enough to confirm identity.2012-01-04Outdoor photograph of a crowd moving through a temple street near a stone gopuram-style wall. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with large beads and a gold pendant, appearing to walk through the crowd. Around him, men in saffron-orange shawls and white shirts walk closely, one in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala. A man in white with a grey moustache and a blue pen in his pocket is at the left edge. A golden canopy or decorated structure is visible at top. Several people are visible in the background.2008-08-02A night-time photograph of a group walking through a stone-carved doorway. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron robe gestures with both open hands as he speaks. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in an orange robe with a gold bracelet and wristwatch listens. On the right, a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a red shawl smiles. Behind them, men in white and khaki uniforms and a man in a white shirt with an orange scarf watch; a striped shirt is visible at the far left. The carved stone pillars and wooden door frame the scene.2008-07-28August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a dense throng of devotees, mostly men in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in namaskar. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi, standing with hands clasped. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and beaded gold necklaces flank him. In the lower right, a bald priest in orange and white with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a brass plate of offerings, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala performs a ritual nearby. Hanging garlands and banana leaves decorate the stone pillars.2012-04-05January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a procession. Centre right, a long-haired man in saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace with gold pendant smiles while a bearded man in saffron stands bent forward, extending his hands with white ash for blessing. Behind them a bald man in saffron with gold beads holds a tall ceremonial pole topped by a decorated umbrella with colourful tassels. Around them devotees in white and orange cloth, some with rudraksha malas, and onlookers in white shirts and sunglasses fill the frame, with a patterned shade canopy overhead.2008-12-23April 11 20122012-04-11