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A photograph of a temple entrance with dark carved stone pillars and a black-and-white patterned stone floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace of ceremonial beads, walks forward through the doorway, probable Swamiji by the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace. Around him stand devotees in saffron and white clothing, including a man in a white shirt and white dhoti in the right foreground, and a man in an orange shawl in white at left.

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A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands in a carved stone temple doorway, wearing a long ceremonial gold necklace of beads. He is shown in profile, looking to the side, one hand resting at his waist. Ornately sculpted stone pillars with figures and floral motifs frame him, and a green tree and blue sky show through the open archway. A white-clad older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind him to the left, and a child is partly visible near the orange-robed figure. The scene conveys a temple visit in Tiruvannamalai.2007-01-12January 08 20102010-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A procession climbs temple steps before a grey stone gopuram at Arunachala temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, an orange turban and a long gold-beaded necklace walks upward, with long dark hair visible, and the figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold beads. Around them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and lanyards, walk and watch, while a bald man in white and a grey-haired man in white stand at the lower left. Behind, more devotees stand on the steps and in the background. Rangoli patterns lie on the stone steps at the bottom edge.2007-01-12Photo inside a temple corridor with dark carved stone pillars. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and beaded garland walks at centre, hands pressed together. Beside him, an older monk in orange with a white forehead mark and gold-coloured neck ornaments walks alongside. Behind them, a man in white clothes with a black cord stands. A shirtless priest in green dhoti with a sacred thread is turned away at right, and a uniformed police officer in khaki and blue cap stands in the foreground. Other devotees and officials in white shirts crowd the passage, and a courtyard with a tiered gopuram-style structure shows through the opening.2010-01-08A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark carved pillars and an arched opening. A woman with long, loose dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari with a gold necklace, stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside her a young man in an orange robe holds a cloth, and to the left several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk through the passage. At right a man in a white shirt and glasses stands watching, and a priest with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks is partly visible. Trees and a temple gopuram are visible through the arch.2008-08-02August 06 20092009-08-06A photo inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and painted ceiling beams. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a marigold garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, walks forward and gestures with one hand. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-green border wears a green beaded mala. Around them, devotees in white and saffron clothing stand and fold their hands. A woman in an orange shawl with a gold necklace is in the lower left, and a temple attendant in khaki stands at the right edge.2010-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a procession outside a carved stone temple gopuram with tiered sculpted panels. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-yellow border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Behind and beside him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd; one man on the right wears a dark beaded mala and an orange rosette, and another in the background wears a saffron shawl. Swamiji (probable) is present as the centrally placed figure in saffron robes with long hair and gold necklace, leading the procession.2005-12-25