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A photograph of an outdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai, with a person in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe wearing a pale peach rose garland, smiling as he is greeted. Several women in white saris with red borders stand close, one holding a lit oil lamp or arati plate with a banana leaf and flame, another wearing a red bindi. A man in a white shirt in the foreground holds a multicoloured braided ritual string with yellow and red decorative pieces. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind, and a white banner and a red-and-white striped pole are visible. A printed signboard in Tamil script hangs on the building wall.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A group of devotees performs aarti with a lit camphor flame on a brass plate in a covered temple-side passage. Several women in white cotton saris with coloured bangles hold the plate toward a man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a long pale garland of rose petals, with long dark hair; the person in orange is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, and is receiving the offering. Men in white shirts stand at left and right, and a wooden gate with brass ornaments and a Tamil signboard appear behind. Other figures in white stand in the background.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photo of a house visit where a smiling man in orange saffron robes with a long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands at center wearing a large pink flower garland. A woman in a white sari with her hair in a braid offers him a brass aarti plate with yellow flowers, a kalasha-style brass vessel and lemon-like offerings. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, some with folded hands, and another orange-robed attendant is at right beside an older man in glasses. Corrugated roofs and a thatched shed are behind them.2010-02-17A photograph of a home entrance decorated with strings of yellow and magenta flower garlands overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland of white and red blossoms and a red tilak on his forehead stands at the centre, smiling and looking down. Women in white and in pink and blue saris stand around him, and one woman in white holds a silver plate with offerings toward him, as in a pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, and two men in white shirts stand on the right. Cloth bunting and a black railing are visible behind.2009-09-10September 23 20062006-09-23January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession in a town with shopfronts, parked cars and banana plants. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala, smiles while walking barefoot toward a woman in a white sari with a gold-coloured border who holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit in both hands. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand around, and a man in a red-checked shirt plays a long wind instrument. Other men in white dhotis and a boy in white shirt stand nearby.2007-01-12Street scene outdoors on a bright day. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron sleeveless top and a large garland of yellow and red flowers, and he smiles as he greets a woman in a white sari with a red border who presses her palms together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt bends forward with his hands near them, and a woman in a green sari carries a bundle on her head at right. Buildings, a utility pole and a motorbike are visible behind them, and a woman in green holds a woven bag.2010-02-15