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Photograph of a procession walking through the long pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple gopuram-style hall with painted ceilings, carved yali brackets and a tiered gateway with sculpted figures on top. A central man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a saffron turban and a long garland walks barefoot, with long hair visible, and is probable Swamiji by appearance cues of orange ornate clothing, turban, and long hair. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls, walk in procession, with a man in front in a white shirt bent forward. Crowd of white-clad devotees fills the corridor.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moves through a temple colonnade with carved stone pillars, a golden kalasha-topped structure and ornate gopuram-style shrine towers behind them. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a bright orange head covering stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Nearby, a man in white wears an orange shawl and a green-and-white badge, and several men wear rudraksha malas over their white shirts. Hills and palm trees rise behind the temple complex.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded procession walks through a temple colonnade with multicoloured painted ceilings and white pillars. In the foreground, a young man in orange-saffron robes wears a white flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron with white ash and a headband also wears a white and red garland. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a khaki uniform, press forward among devotees, and metal barriers line the walkway. Several men in the crowd have red and white tilaks on their foreheads.2012-05-24 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a crowd walking across a paved courtyard in front of a colourful temple gopuram-style structure with a white domed shrine and a wooded hill behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and raises one arm, with long swept-back hair, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and a woman in a yellow sari. Several others in white and a man in a green shirt walk alongside. A kumkum-marked forehead and orange shawls appear on attendants. The figure's appearance shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a garland, which matches the cues for Swamiji (probable), walking in a procession.2010-02-17January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photo at a large stone temple gopuram with carved pillars. A central figure in long saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a large beaded necklace, walks barefoot across stone paving within a crowd. Around him men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, several holding up a saffron and gold ceremonial umbrella-style canopy. A photographer in white with a camera on the left faces the group. The appearance-based label a person applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and beaded necklace, shown walking in procession.2008-08-02