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Photograph of a crowd walking through the massive carved stone gopuram gateway of a temple, with ornate pillars, niches and sculpted figures on the walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a saffron/orange turban and orange cloth, with a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling. Around him men in white dhotis and shirts and men in orange shawls, several with vertical tilaks on their foreheads, move through the entrance. A light bulb hangs in the passage. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in the orange turban with ornate gold chain, shown with folded hands during the temple procession, with distinctive saffron turban and gold ornaments, presented as a probable candidate on appearance alone.

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A photograph looking up at the tall carved gopuram gateway of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, its stone walls covered in sculpted figures and niches. A procession walks through the central passage toward the bright opening at the far end. In the middle foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes with long hair walks with hands folded in greeting, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Several white-clad men are at the lower edge, and a man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak stands at the right. a person appears as the saffron-robed figure leading the group, identified by long hair and orange robes beside the entrance procession.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a procession walking through a massive carved stone gateway of a South Indian temple, with ornate sculpted pillars and reliefs on both sides. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti walks forward, hands together, wearing a garland and a bead necklace. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with red-and-white markings and rudraksha-style beads, walk alongside; one woman in an orange-red sari stands at the right edge and another wears a red top. Bright daylight shows at the far end of the passage.2007-01-12September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of a stone temple gopuram with dense carved sculpture, pilasters and niches, showing a crowd of devotees in front of its base. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over a bare upper body and a thick gold-coloured necklace, holding a small object in his hands. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and stand close, one holding a green badge. A man in a red-and-gold shawl stands at the right edge, and an older bearded man in white is visible in the background. The man in orange is distinctly dressed with long swept-back hair, saffron turban, gold-ornamented necklace and ceremonial wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji; the appearance is a probable match, shown as Swamiji (probable) in the central figure's role as a visiting sannyasi at the temple.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24Photograph of a group walking out through the stone gateway of a South Indian temple, its carved pillars and niches framing a dark passage that opens to bright daylight. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with an orange head wrap walks with palms pressed together in greeting, and beside him another figure in orange with a white cloth moves through the crowd. Most of the surrounding men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one wears a dark shirt with a light cloth. A uniformed official stands near the right side of the passage. Bare lightbulb hangs overhead. Several people are visible, some partially at the edges.2007-01-12Photograph of a crowd leaving or entering a grand grey stone temple gateway with intricately carved sculptures and latticed windows, with a white gopuram tower visible in the distance through the arch. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the courtyard, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a beaded garland walks among them, with another person in orange robes beside him. A man in a red shawl walks at left near a wooden pole. The scene is an outdoor temple procession area with a notice board on the left.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.2006-09-24