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Night photograph outdoors near a large bare-branched tree beside a mound of sand and a pile of cut grey stones. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace, leaning on a long wooden staff, walks forward with a younger man in a saffron dhoti and shawl beside him. Behind them, several people in white garments with orange shawls carry items; a woman in white holds a small child wrapped in blue at right, and a parked dark vehicle is visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in saffron with the gold necklace and staff, shown in person.

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December 11 20092009-12-11Night-time photograph of a group walking across a sandy, stone-strewn ground beside a leafy tree. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange draped garment, a heavy gold necklace of beads and a pendant, and a dark bindi, walks with a wooden cane. Beside her, a bearded man in saffron robes and a red-bordered cloth walks with glasses. Behind them, a man in saffron with an orange shawl and a younger man in white with an orange sash follow. On the left, an older man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a mala stands near a small child in pink, and a man in a blue striped shirt holds an orange cloth at the right edge.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11Night photograph of a procession on a dirt ground lit by a street lamp. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold ornamental necklace walks holding a long wooden staff. Beside them, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl gestures forward. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls carry brass plates of offerings, possibly lamps, in a ritual procession. Other people and a small child stand in the background near a low structure.2008-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11Night outdoor scene beneath a large leafy tree with bare branches, with stacked stone blocks and sand on the ground. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and holds a tall wooden staff; the cues are distinctive, so he is a probable Swamiji, walking forward. An attendant in an orange robe with a red-bordered cloth steadies him at the shoulder. To the left, a bearded man in a pink-red shawl walks barefoot beside a man in white with a yellow-and-orange shawl. On the right, men in white dhotis and orange-yellow shawls carry a white cloth or palanquin-like object.2008-12-11A night photograph of a group walking barefoot across rocky, muddy ground beside a stone embankment with small lamps lit along its top. In the centre, a woman with long dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and a heavy gold necklace and carries a walking staff. Around her, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls walk in a line, and a man in orange robes with a red cloth follows beside her. At right, a man in a dark brown shirt holds a white tray or box. A bright light glows at upper right against the dark sky.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11Night photograph of a walking procession on sandy ground beside a dark tree. At centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, carries a long wooden staff. Flanking him are two men in saffron-orange robes with red-bordered cloth. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl, a small boy in a white t-shirt, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and more people in white and yellow garments follow, with stone slabs and white cloth visible at right. Candidate identity uncertain from appearance alone.2008-12-11Night photo of a procession on a dirt ground lit by street lamps. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long ornate gold necklace and a long wooden staff walks forward, with a second person in an orange-saffron sari beside them. Around them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-saffron shawls carry brass trays and ritual items; one figure at right wears a white outfit with an orange shawl and a shoulder bag. A dark car sits at left and a camera operator appears at right. a person based on the central figure's saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace, consistent with the page's Karthikai Deepam context, though this is an appearance-based label only. Text in the caption, if any, is not legible.2008-12-11 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a group walking along a dark road during a girivalam circumambulation at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl walks with a long wooden staff, flanked by a woman in a cream-and-gold saree with an orange shawl and a woman in an orange robe and white dhoti. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha-style malas, follow under a single orange street lamp. A pile of rocks sits at left.2008-01-02