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Photograph inside a dim temple hall at night, with a sign in Tamil script reading Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine above a small shrine containing a deity murti. Several men in saffron-orange robes and gold garlands stand in front, looking upward. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a long orange robe and layered gold necklaces is a person by appearance, with a shaved-headed companion beside him. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-shouldered man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stand among the crowd. Pillars, a lamp and a painted wall frame the scene.

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Devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars and a painted, colourful ceiling band. A sign above reads Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a garland and a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace fold their hands, while a man in a striped polo shirt, a man in a light blue shirt, a woman in an orange sari and others stand behind a metal railing. A small shrine with a deity murti and white cloth is visible at right, and a yellow cloth lies on a stone ledge.2012-10-12April 05 20122012-04-05A crowded photograph inside a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars and a tiled ceiling. A sign reading Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine hangs on the pillar. A man in a crisp white dhoti and gold necklace stands center-right with hands folded in namaskar, wearing an orange-saffron garment over his shoulders with a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armlets; he has long swept-back dark hair, a vertical white-and-red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament, and is the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) candidate. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, a white vibhuti mark and red and white beaded malas stands in saffron cloth. Around them, saffron-robed men and devotees in white shirts press forward toward a shrine, and a metal railing lines the walkway. A wooden table with a cloth and flowers sits at right.2011-12-20April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a crowded temple procession inside a dimly lit temple corridor with stone pillars and iron railings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange dhoti and a red-orange shawl, wearing a large gold necklace with a pendant, a rudraksha-style mala and gold armbands, walks with his hands folded in front of him. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing, with a devotee role. Around him, shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls walk alongside, one holding a striped cloth, while many devotees in white and orange clothes press forward, some with palms joined. A decorated shrine with garlands, banana plants and orange and yellow hangings stands in the background.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Crowded temple procession in an inner corridor with stone pillars and hanging colourful tassels, a green banana-leaf decoration overhead, and smoke or incense haze at left. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, with hands clasped before him. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes and gold necklaces flank him, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads stands in white dhoti at front right. Many devotees in white and dhotis press around them.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a narrow doorway lit from the right. Several saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white tilak marks stand in a group, many wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-right wears saffron robes with an orange shawl and holds his hands in namaste. Another man in a white dhoti with a saffron border stands near the doorway. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red-marked forehead stands at the far right. The figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis moving through a temple passage.2010-12-29April 05 20122012-04-05