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Outdoor photograph at a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind and a red signboard in Tamil reading Arunachaleshwarar temple. A tall, long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a layered rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, walks in the centre, smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces, in a temple procession role. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas walk, and a woman in orange sari stands at left. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

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Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard at a Hindu temple complex. In front, several men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, walking in a line; the foremost wears an orange garment with beads. Among them a figure with long dark hair and orange dress walks at the front-centre. Other people in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and a child stroll around them. Behind is a large gopuram tower with white sculpted figures, a smaller colourful shrine, a stone pillared pavilion, and a banner with printed Tamil text on a wall. Several people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12Outdoor 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.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at the Sri Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-white flower garland walks forward at the centre, smiling, with his hands held out, while a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround him. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk nearby, one with long hair and beard. Behind them stands a temple shop with a red banner reading Arunachaleshwarar Temple, and colourful gopuram carvings rise at the right. a person appearance-based label applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair, a garland and a smile; his identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2009-08-06December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd moving across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large gopuram temple tower and a colonnaded temple wall with palm trees behind. At centre, a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, a gold-beaded garland, and a mala, and walks barefoot with hands raised. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a gold necklace gestures. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, press close; a woman in white at left holds her hands together in namaskar. A canopied palanquin with floral decorations stands in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A procession walks along a dirt lane past a tall, white, tiered gopuram of a temple. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear large gold-toned necklaces; the central man has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold chain. Behind them a man in white kurta and dhoti walks, and a man with white tilak marks walks in orange. A brass kalasha-style pot is held by the right-hand man. A white tarpaulin canopy and blue banners line the path, and a bystander in orange is visible at left. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure with long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces amid the saffron-clad procession.2011-12-20A procession crosses a paved temple courtyard toward two tall gopurams, the white-plastered towers of a South Indian temple. In the centre, a man with a swept-back dark hairstyle wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a long rudraksha-style garland with a gold-coloured pendant, walking barefoot. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a group, some carrying bags and cloth satchels, and one holds a small bundle. Pillared stone mandapas and a lamp post frame the scene under an overcast sky.2012-10-12December 20 20112011-12-20Several people walk barefoot along a narrow paved lane between pink-washed temple walls, with a gopuram tower and palm trees visible ahead. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with a gold necklace and gold bracelets, hands clasped at his waist. a person (appearance-based candidate, long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace). Flanking him are two shaved-headed men in orange robes with gold necklaces, one pointing forward, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and a tall ceremonial staff. A woman in orange sari and a man in orange shirt with gold garland stand to the left, and a crowd fills the background.2011-12-20Outdoor procession at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower in the background. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and layered garlands walks barefoot at centre, hands raised in greeting, flanked by shaven-headed men in orange garments with orange shawls and beaded necklaces. One sannyasi on the right carries a gold kalasha pot, another holds a long staff. Women in orange saris and a woman in a red-and-green sari walk along, and men in white dhotis and shirts follow. Carved stone walls and pillared corridors frame the scene. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the long-haired central figure, who wears distinctive orange robes, a long hair style, and multiple garlands.2011-12-20