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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram tower behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, gold bead necklace, gold bangles and orange ochre robes stands with hands clasped near his waist. Bare-chested figures and devotees in white dhotis, a cream saree and white shirts stand around him, including a shaved-headed man in white with a saffron shoulder cloth and rudraksha mala. A stone pillar and a carved elephant head ornament frame the top right. Swamiji (probable) is the robed man with long hair and gold necklace, shown as a standing devotee on temple grounds.

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July 24 20122012-07-24Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a gopuram tower and a covered colonnade. A smiling man in the centre wears a flowing orange robe over a red top, a gold pendant and a long garland of beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has an appearance-based candidate profile for a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair, a garland and a gold pendant. To the left, a bearded sadhu in orange holds a paper and wears a mala. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and an elder in pink kurta greets someone at right. A woman in an orange sari stands in the right foreground, and several white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background. A banner over the entrance reads Arunachaleswarar temple.2009-08-06June 05 20122012-06-05September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoors under a shady tree canopy, a long-haired figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands centre-frame, smiling and wearing a large white and multicolour flower garland and a gold pendant necklace with gold bangles, with white vibhuti marking on the forehead. Behind and around them, people in saffron, orange and white garments stand among ceremonial flags and garlanded structures. A white-clad man in a white dhoti and kurta walks to the right, and women in white saris stand on the left. Sandy ground and a stone platform are visible at the bottom right.2015-02-05 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19August 06 20092009-08-06A procession walks outdoors on a bare dirt path before a white building with dark wooden doors. At the centre a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a rust-brown robe, a large red flower garland with white blossoms, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies carry rudraksha malas; one holds a staff. A young man on the left in orange and gold cloth carries a decorated offering with yellow flowers. Others in rust and orange robes with tilak marks follow, several with hands folded in greeting. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the central figure's appearance matching the a person cues of long hair, rudraksha and ornate gold, though this is uncertain.2016-07-02August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession in bright daylight before a richly sculpted gopuram tower under a clear blue sky. A central young man in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha mala with gold beads across his chest, a gold necklace, bangles, and a reddish flower-bead headband walks forward. To his right an older shaved-headed man in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala and a headband. On the left a man in orange holds a folded orange cloth. Several other orange-robed attendants and people in white dhotis stand behind them.2012-06-05November 16 20152015-11-16 +1 copiesJune 03 20162016-06-03