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Outdoor photo of a group walking across a bare paved courtyard toward a temple colonnade with a white ornate gopuram-style shikhara topped with small finials on the left. Several saffron-robed men in front wear orange cloths and turbans, one with a white-and-blue headcloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right near a yellow compound wall. A man with a camera follows the group on the left. Palm trees and leafy trees stand against a pale sky. The orange-clad figures are sannyasi-style devotees; no individual is identified.

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A photo of a temple visit in a courtyard before an ornate stone shrine with carved gopuram-style sculptures and a domed roof, palm trees behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, walking barefoot. Around him several saffron-robed men wear rudraksha malas and face masks, one carrying a small bag, and men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside; a woman in khaki uniform stands at left near a black stone yajna vessel on a stone platform. Swamiji (probable): the central man with long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace matches the page's claim.2012-05-22August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone pillars, a tall brass dhvaja or lamp post, and a small ornate shrine with carved sculptures on the left. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks forward at the centre, with a second man in orange and a bald, shaved-head man in orange alongside, one holding a book or papers. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside a man in white dhoti. Several other people stand and walk across the courtyard, including a woman in a blue sari on the left and men in shirts and trousers. A white-dhoti man with a yellow bag is at right. Palm trees and a yellow wall are behind. A small information board stands on the right beside the pillars.2012-05-22A photograph of a group walking barefoot across a brick-paved courtyard in front of a South Indian temple with carved gopuram-style shrines and a tall lamp post. A central man with long dark hair, a teal head cloth, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his body is walking forward, with a saffron-clad man on his left and another saffron-clad man on his right. Several other saffron-robed men walk nearby, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers on the right points ahead while holding a rolled paper. Men in white dhotis stand in the background among carved stone structures and palm trees.2012-05-22A photograph of a temple courtyard where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, walks barefoot across stone paving past an ornate sculpted temple gopuram and a black stone pedestal with a dark lingam-shaped stone object. Several other saffron-robed men follow behind him, some wearing green face masks, and a uniformed policewoman stands at left. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk on the right side, and palm trees appear in the background. a person: the long-haired figure leading the saffron-robed group wears distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and is described here by appearance cues only.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A photograph of a group walking along a paved courtyard of a temple complex in southern India. In front on the left, a shirtless young man wears a red-and-white lungi and a necklace. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walks past a stone open pavilion with carved pillars and a metal roof. A bearded man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers walks to the right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside a temple gateway with a decorated pediment. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands out in the middle of the line of walkers.2009-08-01Photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a gopuram-style shrine with sculpted lions at the upper right. A tall figure with long swept-back hair, bare chest and orange clothing with gold beaded necklaces walks barefoot at left, hands joined in greeting, followed by saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white shirts and white trousers stand at centre and right, and a man in khaki uniform and a man in a red shawl stand nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and a pillared colonnade fill the background. Overhead a grey sky. The tall figure has distinctive long hair and gold adornments, so a person appears here as a walking, greeting figure.2012-08-17A photograph of a group walking barefoot across a stone-paved courtyard of a temple with pillared colonnades and painted gopuram-style shrine panels above. In the centre, three men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line; the foremost wears a long orange-gold ceremonial necklace and holds a garland of flowers. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk, and a shirtless man in a reddish-brown dhoti stands at the left. Two older men in shirts and trousers walk at the right, one in a blue striped shirt. A white corrugated-roof structure with steps stands at the right edge.2009-08-01A photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard of a historic temple with long colonnades of carved pillars behind them. In the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl and long dark hair walks ahead of a companion in white. Around them several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and stand, one carrying a dark bag over his shoulder, and a man on the right edge stands beside carved stone masonry. Ornately carved stone walls rise on the right.2006-09-18Photograph of a group walking across a paved courtyard toward a temple gopuram with painted deity panels and pillared colonnade. A shirtless young man in a pink dhoti leads on the left. Center, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair walks beside a man in an orange robe and white shirts and dhotis. Others in white kurta and dhoti and a man in a blue striped shirt and grey trousers follow. A metal-roofed open shed stands on the right.2009-08-01