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A photograph inside a dark stone temple corridor with carved black pillars and warm lamps overhead. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a marigold garland, walks down steps beside a bald man in a pink-orange robe and beaded necklaces. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis follow along a yellow metal railing. A blue sign on a pillar reads DO NOT ENTER INTO EXIT. The long-haired man displays cues consistent with a person, though this is appearance-based only.

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Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark granite pillars and a bright ceiling light. Three saffron-robed men walk forward in the centre and left. A central figure wears a long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold chain with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, a gold-coloured waist belt and an orange garment with gold border, and carries an orange umbrella. Beside him a bald man wears a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and an orange shawl with gold trim. A third saffron-clad man walks at the far left. Other people in white shirts and trousers stand behind, and a woman in a green sari and a red-clad figure appear in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, presented as a guest on a temple visit.2012-07-24A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, with a metal handrail in the foreground. A man in the centre wears an orange-red shawl over an orange garment, a red-beaded headband, a white necklace and layered beaded malas, and walks with a slight smile. Behind him, a bare-chested man with a white forehead marking and beaded mala walks beside another man in orange robes. Further right, a man in orange robes and a white-shirted older man stand near a carved pillar. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, the central figure, identified by his red-orange shawl, layered beaded malas and headband; the uncertainty is noted only in the a person field.2012-05-21Two saffron-clad figures walk hand in hand through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and overhead fluorescent lights. The figure in the centre has long, wavy dark hair, a red bindi, a white-painted nose mark, and wears an orange-red garment with a golden waist band, a multi-strand beaded necklace and an arm band. The shaved-headed figure beside them wears a white forehead mark, a gold-bordered orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Uniformed police officers and men in white shirts and trousers walk behind them. A man on the right wears a white dhoti with a beaded necklace. Metal barriers line the corridor, and a person in an orange robe walks further back. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron ornate clothing, and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace on the central figure.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24May 18 20122012-05-18Several men walk through a stone temple corridor lit by warm lamps, with garlands and colourful striped pillars at the entrance. Two central figures wear saffron-orange robes with gold or beaded necklaces and tilaka marks on their foreheads; one carries a ceremonial gold vessel. Men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stand around them, while two women in blue and light-blue salwar kameez stand at left near a carved stone pillar. The floor bears colourful floral kolam designs. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only.2012-05-10A photo inside a temple corridor at night with a large carved stone sculpture of a figure with raised arms in the background and warm lamp light. A smiling man in the centre wears orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold-beaded necklace, a gold crown-like headband and a forehead tilak; he gestures with his right hand. Around him are several men in orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, a bald man with white forehead markings, and men in white dhotis behind. A candidate matching the page's Swamiji reference is visible with distinctive orange robes, gold ornaments and a crown, so this is an appearance-based probable identification: the smiling central man in the orange robes and gold necklace is Swamiji (probable), walking through the temple. Other men are devotees and attendants.2012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08Dim interior of a South Indian temple with ornate painted carved pillars showing elephant-headed and lion-like guardian figures in green, red and gold. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a few women move through a narrow passage. At centre, a man with a white-and-orange head band and a long saffron-orange robe holds a rudraksha mala in his hands, and beside him another man in orange robes with a shaved head walks in the procession. Overhead a fluorescent light glows above a doorway, and a hanging chain runs across the top of the frame.2012-05-31A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow, dimly lit temple corridor with ornate pillars and a colourful decorated ceiling. At the centre, a man in an orange-red shawl and dhoti, wearing a gold crown and a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, walks forward smiling; the visible cues are the crown, the saffron-coloured clothing and the ornate gold necklace, so he is a probable Swamiji. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red-beaded mala walks at left. Yellow and green hanging lamps frame the passage, and a wire mesh grille lines the right side. Overall this is a temple procession among devotees and sannyasis.2012-05-07A photograph of a temple corridor at night with devotees walking in procession. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange dress with a gold-yellow sash, a wide gold-and-red headband, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace presses his palms together. Around him are shaved-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas, one holding a small object, and men and women in white dhotis and sarees. Behind them, a crowd stands in a stone-pillared hall with garlands hanging nearby.2012-05-07A photograph taken at dusk or night at a temple entrance with dark carved wooden doors and gilded panels to the right. A tall man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, walks forward in the center. Beside him an attendant in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body carries a small object in his hand. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dhotis, some carrying a long ceremonial staff, follow, and a man in white on the right looks on. A woman in a white sari stands behind. The men wear saffron, white and red garments, and the group moves through the doorway together. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (long swept hair, saffron clothing, multiple malas, ornate gold necklace) are consistent with a person standing as a visible in-person candidate, though the face is not clear enough to be certain.2012-04-11