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A photograph inside a South Indian temple corridor with ornate painted pillars and a large carved stone guardian figure on the right. A young man in an orange saffron sleeved robe with a long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and a red-and-gold bead garland stands in the centre with his hands folded, facing the carved figure. Around him are men in orange robes, a man in white dress with a white shawl at lower right, and a man in a white shirt at lower left. Other devotees crowd the passage in the background, and a glass-fronted information centre is visible.

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Interior of a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted colonnades. A figure in a long-haired orange-red robe with a gold-beaded necklace stands at center with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a group of devotees and a uniformed officer. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis cluster near a carved stone elephant-headed deity sculpture at right. A bare-backed priest in a white cloth stands in the foreground near the sculpture and a metal railing. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in red-orange with long swept-back hair, a gold-beaded necklace and folded hands matches the page's Swamiji claim on cues of long hair, orange clothing and ceremonial gold beads, so this is an in_person candidate.2009-07-13A photograph inside a South Indian temple corridor with richly carved stone pillars, painted colourful gopuram-style ceiling and green makara figures. A man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace stands at centre, hands folded at his chest, listening to a bare-chested priest in the foreground who holds a small object. Beside them stands an older bearded man in orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, and a white-clad attendant. Several onlookers in white and dhoti-style clothing crowd the frame. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold and bead necklaces, consistent with the page's description of him attending this temple visit.2009-07-13A crowded temple procession inside a South Indian temple hall with stone pillars and hanging saffron and yellow decorative cloths. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand gold-and-beaded garland, and gold armbands, with his hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe wears a long gold-toned pendant necklace, and a second bald man in orange wears a similar garland. A bare-chested man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala and a red mark on his forehead. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, press around them. A banana plant and a palm-leaf decoration hang overhead.2012-04-05A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars featuring rearing animal figures. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, facing away. Centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, another man in an orange robe walks with hands clasped. A man in a white shirt and jeans walks in the foreground at right, while devotees in white and a woman in a yellow sari stand or sit along the pillars. Stone floor, dim interior light.2008-07-29Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a vertical tilak on the forehead and a gold necklace. Beside them a figure in an orange wrap with a gold necklace and a tilak stands with hands folded. To the left, men in white kurtas with red shawls and a grey-haired man in glasses stand close together. Behind them, people in orange and red clothing move through carved pillared halls and a stone pathway. The scene suggests devotees offering prayer at a temple shrine.2010-01-08January 14 20092009-01-14January 08 20102010-01-08July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with painted ceilings, carved stone pillars and flower garlands hanging from the columns. A procession moves forward through the hall. At centre, a man in an orange-red robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and holds his hands together in a greeting, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and devotees. On the left, a bare-chested man in a red and white dhoti carries a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl walks in front. Onlookers in white shirts stand along the sides. Several people are in motion, with a blurred foreground.2009-07-13Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a painted ceiling, crowded with devotees. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold-flower garland on his head and gold chains and rudraksha beads around his neck, stands with palms joined in añjali, gazing upward. Beside him, a bald man wears an orange shawl and a long pale bead necklace with a gold pendant. On the right, a young man in an orange robe wears a gold-bead garland. A bare-chested man at left holds a plate with offerings. Several white-clad men and women stand around them. Appearance-based a person is the central figure with the flower garland and rudraksha cues, shown in person amid devotees.2012-05-07A group of men walks through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted ceilings, many people in the background. In the centre, a young man wears a gold-yellow headband, an orange-saffron shawl over a matching dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear heavy gold necklaces, while a man in plain white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks beside them. A uniformed official stands at the left edge. Devotees in white and grey clothing fill the background. The scene appears to be a procession through a temple hall.2012-05-07January 14 20092009-01-14