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Photograph taken under a thatched palm-and-bamboo canopy at a temple entrance, with a large white gopuram tower and a smaller painted multicoloured gopuram behind. In the centre a man with long hair and a saffron-orange turban and shawl, wearing a long ornate gold-and-bead garland, smiles and walks with hands clasped; he shows distinctive long hair, saffron turban and ornate garlands, so this is a probable Swamiji in person. Beside him a man in a light checked shirt smiles and stands close. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white and pale shirts, one with a white forehead tilak, some with hands folded in reverence. Pillared temple corridor visible in background.

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A photograph of a procession walking through a covered bamboo-thatched walkway toward a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram temple tower in Tiruvannamalai. In the center, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange head covering, an orange-and-gold sannyasi wrap, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, smiling and holding hands together in greeting. Around them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on the forehead and red threads, walk closely together. A small colourful shrine tower with painted blue, red and orange tiers stands in front of the main gopuram. The page appears to match a Swamiji birth-star celebration, and the central figure shows distinctive long hair, orange robes and malas, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance in person. Another figure in the crowd appears to be wearing a shawl. The visible crowd is about 20 people.2007-01-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple complex with a large white gopuram tower rising behind a colonnaded pink-and-cream corridor and palm trees. A long-haired young man in an orange saffron robe and a green flower garland, with a gold necklace, walks through a crowd. Beside him, a bald, bearded older man in an orange robe and white shawl, holding a yellow cloth, walks forward. Around them men in white shirts, dhotis and pink or red shirts crowd the courtyard, one holding a bundle of green and yellow flowers. The scene is an ashram-style procession or temple visit, with a Swamiji (probable) candidate in the centre wearing saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and a gold necklace with a garland, presented as the visiting guest.2006-12-04Street scene outside a towering white gopuram of a South Indian temple, with a long stone wall at right. Two saffron-robed sadhus walk forward in the centre: the younger one has long dark swept-back hair, a dark-trimmed face, and a thick gold ceremonial necklace over an orange garment, one hand raised near his face; the older bearded man beside him wears a full orange shawl over his robe. A bald man in a white shirt stands in the foreground, and other devotees in white and checked shirts crowd the road, with white vans parked behind. Swamiji (probable) is the younger sadhu with long hair and gold necklace; the older sadhu is a companion in saffron. Visible people: six or more.2006-12-04September 12 20122012-09-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04January 12 20072007-01-12November 24 20062006-11-24August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12A crowd walks through a temple precinct in front of a tall white gopuram tower with many tiers of carved sculpture. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a central pendant; his hands are clasped in front of him. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron robe with a maroon border walks, and another saffron-robed man on the right covers his face with one hand. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls follow, and on the left a man in white holds a red-and-gold embroidered ceremonial umbrella. A street lamp stands at right beside stone temple walls.2008-08-02A photograph of a procession on a paved temple plaza in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a long yellow-gold garland, and walks beside a man on the left who holds a bright yellow umbrella aloft. Several devotees in saffron and orange sarees and dhotis walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha malas. Bystanders in ordinary clothes stand at the edges. Bright daylight, white temple architecture.2012-09-12