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Crowded temple interior at night with stone pillars and a Do Not Enter Into Exit sign in Tamil and English. A smiling woman in orange robes wears a yellow flower garland and red kumkum on her forehead and walks among devotees. Beside her, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded necklace walks forward. A bald priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and white sacred ash marks stands at right, while a police officer in uniform and devotees in orange and white surround the group. Black stone sculpture is visible on the left. a person candidate is the woman in orange with the yellow garland, showing long swept-back hair and orange clothing with garland cues.

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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.2012-10-12Night photograph of a group walking along a stone temple wall carved with reliefs at Arunachaleswarar Temple. In front, a man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace smiles and raises his hands in greeting; a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks beside him. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing and women in sarees follow, some with orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a grey shirt and a man in white shirt walk past, and a metal vessel stands at right beside a yellow barrier. Lamps and a crowd fill the background.2011-12-20A group of people in saffron and orange clothing emerges from a dark temple doorway with carved stone lintels. A tall man in the centre with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a saffron garment and multiple gold-toned garlands with rudraksha-style beads stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange shawl and mala, a bearded man in orange with a red and white bead necklace bare-chested with an orange waist cloth, a man in orange with a wristwatch and mala, and a man in white with a white forehead band and beaded garlands walk alongside. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, and another woman with a braided hairstyle is at the left edge. A white sign with red-and-white Tamil and English text is on the left wall, with white three-line markings on the stone pillars. This appears to be a temple entrance with devotees, with the central figure in greeting posture.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20July 13 20092009-07-13September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph of a dim temple corridor with a crowd moving toward a brightly lit inner sanctum where deity murti are visible. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, a pale forehead mark and long dark hair walks forward holding hands with an elderly bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala. Around them, a bald monk in orange, a man in white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala, uniformed police officers in khaki and devotees in white dhotis and orange cloth fill the passage. The presentation cues are consistent with a person, though the face is not visible enough to be certain. A dark signboard with Tamil text hangs on the right wall.2012-05-20A crowded photograph inside a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars and a tiled ceiling. A sign reading Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine hangs on the pillar. A man in a crisp white dhoti and gold necklace stands center-right with hands folded in namaskar, wearing an orange-saffron garment over his shoulders with a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armlets; he has long swept-back dark hair, a vertical white-and-red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament, and is the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) candidate. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, a white vibhuti mark and red and white beaded malas stands in saffron cloth. Around them, saffron-robed men and devotees in white shirts press forward toward a shrine, and a metal railing lines the walkway. A wooden table with a cloth and flowers sits at right.2011-12-20A group walks through a stone temple corridor with dark pillars and carved walls. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band and layered gold necklaces places his hands together at his chest; a second, shaved-headed man in front, bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha and coral malas, looks down. Several other men in orange dhotis with gold chains walk behind, and women in blue and green saris stand at the edge. A tiled ceiling and lamps line the passage. a person appears as the centre figure, identified by long swept hair, ornate gold chains and saffron robes; the caption places the event at Arunachaleswarar Temple.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20May 31 20122012-05-31