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Outdoor street photo near a large stone temple gopuram carved with tiers of figures. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body and shakes hands with a bespectacled man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers, who holds a pink-and-white badge. Around them are men in white shirts, one holding a bunch of yellow flowers and green leaves, another in a yellow-striped sash and pink rosette, and devotees and a few people walking in the background. A parked blue three-wheeler and a red vehicle stand in the street. The person in orange has distinctive long swept hair and saffron wrap; appearance-based candidate, a person, shown greeting devotees at the temple street.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a procession on a paved temple-side path near a tall gopuram tower. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a green leaf garland and a gold-coloured bead necklace, with a red forehead mark, and smiles as he walks. Beside him, an older bearded man in a saffron shawl and a white cloth walks. Another man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right, and a man with a large floral garland is at the far right. Several men in white shirts, one wearing a pink rosette, and an older man in a light green shirt are in the crowd behind. A corrugated shelter and kolam designs on the ground are visible. Probable Swamiji (the centre figure, long hair, orange robe, green garland and beaded necklace), shown in person.2006-12-04A street photograph outside a large temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall gopuram tower rising in the background beyond a pink and red boundary wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white floral garland and a gold-coloured necklace, walking barefoot in the centre of a group. Beside him, a bald man in an orange shawl and saffron robe walks in step with several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one carrying a green garland. A crowd of onlookers in shirts and lungis lines the left side of the road, and a man in an orange shawl appears at the right edge. Roadside shops, lamps and a cameraman on the right complete the scene.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 02 20082008-08-02December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photo of a temple street at a Tiruvannamalai temple precinct, with a tall gopuram tower and a stone colonnade behind. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-orange garland walks barefoot, wearing a yellow-orange bead necklace, a red forehead mark and a pink rosette; he has long, swept-back hair and fits the appearance cues associated with a person. Beside him, a bald, bearded sadhu in an orange robe walks carrying a white cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts with pink and white rosettes walk alongside, one holding a green leafy garland, while a crowd of devotees stands at the left.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of two saffron-robed sadhus walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard in front of a pink colonnaded temple wall with arched windows and a gopuram tower. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a red forehead mark, a saffron garment and a white-and-orange floral garland, and smiles broadly. Beside him an older bald, bearded man in orange robes carries a white towel over his shoulder. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink rosettes, and women in saris walk along; one man on the right holds a bundle of green leaves and flowers. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and garland, labelled as a candidate by appearance only.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple gateway hung with orange, yellow and pink marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a green garland around the neck and a gold necklace walks at centre. Beside him, an older man with a grey beard in a saffron shawl gestures with one hand, holding a white cloth. Around them are men in white shirts and trousers, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and a man with a sacred ash marking on his forehead. A tiered gopuram covered with painted sculptures rises behind a mountain and palm trees. A blue tarpaulin and shuttered shop fronts line the right side.2006-12-04