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Outdoor photo of a group leaving a temple gateway with a grey stone gopuram-style entrance decorated with carved figures and a painted deity panel. A central man wears a rust-brown robe with orange-gold borders and a multicoloured flower garland, with rudraksha malas around his neck. Several saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a man in a white kurta stands at the right. A man in an orange shawl at right gestures. Sunlight flares over the scene and a framed deity image hangs on the right wall.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram-style stone shrine and white ornate structure behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a crown-like ornament absent, rudraksha malas and a gold neck pendant, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and a draped orange shawl, walks barefoot across the stone courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a face mask. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind in the crowd, one holding papers. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold pendant and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2012-05-22July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a temple veranda with stone pillars. A man with shoulder-length dark hair wears a rust-red dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a long multicoloured flower garland, and walks barefoot past a black stone Nandi. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in white, and several people in orange and red robes stand near a temple doorway. A woman in orange stands at right, pointing. Above the doorway, a Tamil inscription and turquoise stucco ornaments are visible.2014-07-01A procession moves along a street past a richly sculpted, multi-tiered temple gopuram covered in painted deity figures and stone carvings, with a white-walled building beside it. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawls walk together; one wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and another a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, and a woman in a green sari and red blouse walk in the crowd. A man at right wears a green dhoti with a white shawl. Visible people are numerous and densely packed in the street.2012-06-05A street procession moves past a richly sculpted temple gopuram covered in painted deity figures, with a white-walled building and green awning at right. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a mustard dhoti and white upper cloth holds hands with a saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace and a forehead band. Beside them, a man in an orange robe and bead garland walks with a tiered gold necklace over a red shawl. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, follows.2012-06-05September 30 20172017-09-30Outdoor photo at a temple entrance: a group of men stands in front of an ornately carved, whitewashed gopuram-style facade with a red-brick gateway. A bearded man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe and a long rudraksha-style necklace, holds a decorated golden vel-style staff wrapped in red and white flowers and a garland, and smiles at the camera. Around him, men wear white dhotis, one has a yellow waistcloth, and a shirtless man at left wears a red-and-yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Several men have long braided hair, and one man in a white shirt sits atop a grey elephant at the right edge. Paving stones are in the foreground.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04February 23 20152015-02-23September 30 20172017-09-30