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A stone temple wall with a dark doorway labelled in Tamil script on a painted gold-and-red arch sign above it. Devotees in white clothes stand on a colourful floral rangoli kolam design on the pavement. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a mala around his neck stands at centre, flanked by an older man in white and a man in a white dhoti. Women in white saris stand nearby, one at the right with a braid, and a figure on the left wears a white shawl. A man in a brown shirt walks at left beside a yellow metal barrier.

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Outdoor procession on a stone-paved courtyard lined with kolam-style red and white floor designs. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing an orange turban and long hair, walks barefoot with hands folded; a rudraksha-style mala is not clearly visible but the saffron robe and turban are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji candidate in the procession. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and green-ribbon badges, and several women in white saris with gold borders walk behind and beside him. A pink colonnaded temple building with white pillars stands behind, with a stone wall on the left.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph at the stone entrance of a temple gateway, with a blue signboard above the doorway reading 'வைகுந்த வாயில்' (Vaikunta Vaasal, the gate of Vaikuntha). Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand near the doorway. A central figure in an orange-red robe and a red head-cloth, with a beaded necklace, smiles and gestures from the doorway. Beside him, a man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and beaded necklace, and another man in a white shirt stands close. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and shirt wears a yellow shawl. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands in front of them. Devotees in white clothes, a woman in a magenta sari and a small girl stand to the left. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-01-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a large grey stone gopuram tower at left and a pillared colonnade at right, the ground patterned with white and yellow kolam designs. A group of about twenty people stands in the open courtyard. Several men wear saffron or orange robes and some have shaved heads; one central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with hands joined. Other men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear colourful saris in maroon, pink, orange and purple. Some people stand barefoot. The scene appears to be a temple visit or devotional gathering.2011-09-26A photograph of a temple entrance at dusk with a sandstone wall and carved doorway. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a multi-coloured flower garland; he walks toward the doorway while a bald attendant in saffron-orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace stands beside him holding a small offering plate. To the left, a younger man in orange robes with a beaded necklace walks barefoot on a patterned ground of coloured kolam designs, beside an older man in a white dhoti and shirt. Behind them, more saffron-clad devotees and a child in a striped shirt stand near the entrance, and a sign hangs on the wall. Colonnaded pillars are visible at the left edge.2012-10-12January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08September 18 20062006-09-18A group of about a dozen men and women stand in a loose cluster outdoors in front of a white building with a red-framed doorway and a dark metal cabinet wall on the right. Most men wear white shirts with white dhotis, and several wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark beaded necklace stands near the center, holding a small pink bag. An older man with a white beard on the far right wears a white shirt and dhoti with arms folded. Some are talking together, others are looking off to the side. Dry earth and a bit of greenery are visible in the background. The setting suggests a break between sessions at an ashram program.2006-10-07A photograph inside a temple corridor with a painted, colourful ceiling and tubelight fixtures. A group of about twenty people in white garments stands and walks along the corridor floor, which has a coloured floral kolam design. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white shirt and white dhoti and faces away. Near the centre a shirtless man wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a brown cloth around his waist, standing with his back to the camera. To the right an older bald shirtless man in a green checked lungi gestures toward the wall. Behind them is a barred window with a painted deity image, and painted panels of deities line the walls.2007-08-17A photograph of a group walking out of a stone temple gateway at dusk or night, with a green-lit passage ahead. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts. One figure in the centre wears orange robes with an orange shawl, and a child in white with an orange cloth over the shoulder walks nearby. Carved stone pillars and walls frame the passage, and the stone floor is lit in blue tones. The scene shows a temple procession or devotional movement, with a person candidate in orange clothing, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the image.2006-08-21