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Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a green tree canopy behind. A figure in a saffron-orange wrap with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands in the centre, looking upward, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. To the left, an older man with white hair wears a white shirt and a beaded mala, and to the right a man in a white shirt looks down. Behind them is a stone pavilion with a large black Nandi bull statue, a small wooden cage-like enclosure, and a low hedge in the foreground.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Outdoor photograph of a temple complex grounds with a low clipped hedge in the foreground and large trees behind. A small stone gateway with carved pillars stands at left beside a low stone wall and a thatched-roof shed. A group of six men walks along a path; the central figure wears a saffron-orange garment over the shoulders and has long dark hair, flanked by men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Visible statues of deity forms are not clearly identifiable. Motorcycles are parked at left.2006-09-18Outdoor photo on a red dirt path through green shrubs, with a palm frond and rocky outcrop behind. On the left, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with sandals on. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears a long orange robe over a red top and orange lower garment, standing and facing left. On the right, a younger person with short dark hair in an orange robe with red border holds a small object in both hands and looks down. Three people total.2009-07-30Outdoor temple grounds at dusk beside a low green hedge. A stone gateway with pillared torana stands near a dark stone Nandi or sacred bull figure under large leafy trees. A group of about six people walks through the grounds: a man in a white shirt with a white shawl and beaded necklace in front, a woman in an orange saffron garment, and several men in white shirts, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Other figures and parked bicycles appear at left beside a thatched-roof structure and temple wall.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a dirt path lined with leafy trees and low green shrubs behind a wire fence. A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks in front. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron/orange wrap clothing) is walking at the centre. Beside and behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk along the path; one older man with white hair wears a white dhoti and red tilak. Bags are slung over shoulders.2006-09-18Outdoor photograph on a dirt path lined with green leafy trees and pink-flowered shrubs. A long-haired young man in a saffron-orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead and a wooden staff in hand, walks forward smiling. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and white shirt wears rudraksha beads and gold bangles. Behind them, men in white clothes walk, one holding a folded paper. a person: the saffron-robed, long-haired figure with tilak and staff matches the page's claim, so this person is presented as a candidate in person.2006-09-23A photograph at a stone temple complex with carved pillars and a tiered gopuram in the background. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala gestures upward toward the stone ceiling while speaking. Beside him stands a figure in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap, with long dark hair, looking up at the carved stone beams. Another partial figure appears at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair and saffron wrap matches the page's Swamiji cue, shown in person.2006-09-18