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A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes walks along a woven mat path through an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a draped orange upper cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold pendant, a beaded waist belt, arm bands and wrist beads, with long dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him stand a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers and a seated black deity murti in a white shawl. Red and white painted pillars with a blue band frame the path, bamboo grows at left, and an orange-walled structure with green trees stands behind.

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A barefoot man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead walks down a narrow woven mat with blue edging across a red-earth courtyard. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala, and a gold necklace with a chain. Behind him stand dark stone statues on red and white pedestals, one labelled with Tamil script, beside a bare sapling and a red-roofed shed. Trees frame the scene.2012-09-27A photograph of a man walking along a dirt path in a temple grounds setting. He wears an orange-red ochre dhoti and a matching draped cloth, with a belt at the waist, a long beaded necklace and a pendant, armlets and bangles, and a red mark on his forehead. He has long dark hair swept back and is walking past black stone statues on red-and-white painted plinths, one labelled with a star name in Tamil. Behind him are a nandi bull statue, orange-painted buildings, bamboo and trees.2012-07-24A man in orange ochre dhoti and shawl walks barefoot along a narrow woven mat on sandy ground. He wears a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and a brown leather belt, with white vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him are black stone statues, one a seated figure with raised hands, a black bull-like sculpture draped with marigold garlands, and red-and-white painted pillars with Tamil inscriptions. Orange temple walls stand in the background.2012-09-15July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds with reddish-brown earth and a paved stone path. A man with long dark hair, a dark vertical mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with a pendant walks barefoot along the path, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and upper cloth. Behind him, two more people in orange garments stand near black stone sculptures on red and white plinths labelled in Tamil script. A figure in orange sits near a sculpture, and a shaved-headed man in orange stands with arms folded. Bamboo, trees, white pillars and an orange-walled structure with a colourful deity image are in the background.2012-10-13October 09 20122012-10-09October 14 20122012-10-14September 28 20122012-09-28A man in saffron-orange draped robes with yellow borders walks barefoot across sandy ground beside a black stone statue of a seated sage with raised hand. He wears a white forehead mark with red centre, long swept-back hair, rudraksha and bead malas, a gold pendant necklace, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him are a grey stone deity statue and an orange wall. A red-and-white painted pedestal bears the Tamil word for Pooram and a white flower sits on the statue base. The man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha and bead malas, and a gold pendant necklace, with an orange robe; these cues support Swamiji (probable) as a sannyasi walking past the statue.2012-09-19Outdoor photo of a temple-like courtyard with reddish earth and a white mat runner. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a white forehead mark walks barefoot along the mat, with a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala beside him. Behind them a man in white stands near an orange-walled structure. Black stone deity statues, including a Nandi bull, flank the path on red-and-white pedestals; one pedestal is labelled in Tamil with the nakshatra Punarpoosam, another with Poosam. Bamboo and trees frame the scene.2012-09-29Three men in saffron and orange ochre robes walk along a blue-edged mat on bare earth between black stone statues. The man in front has a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ornate pendant necklaces, and a wide beaded belt. The two behind wear rudraksha malas and saffron wraps. Black stone sculptures of a bull and seated figures stand on pedestals with red and white striped bases, one labelled with the Tamil word for renewal. Bamboo and green hillside trees fill the background, and a few people in white stand further back.2012-10-06A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks along a paved path beside a line of bronze deity murtis. He wears an orange-red silk garment with a gold-bordered hem, a layered gold and beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a white vibhuti marking with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him stand a red brick wall, trees and a pillared structure. Printed pedia source line sit in the lower right corner. Appearance-based cues (long hair, saffron-orange attire, ornate gold necklace) fit the Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown here in person2011-12-05