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Photograph inside a temple hall with yellow and orange festoon garlands hanging from pillars and a colourful floral kolam rangoli on the stone floor. Central figure is a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland and rudraksha-style beads, walking barefoot and smiling beside an older bald man in orange robes with a white cloth over his shoulder. A man in white shirt and trousers with a pink rosette walks at left, and another white-clad man walks behind. Devotees in white and in saffron-and-white shawls sit or stand at right and background, with a woman in a blue sari at left. Temple gopuram structures are visible beyond the hall. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired figure in saffron robes with a garland and distinctive long hair, walking in the centre.

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Outdoor temple courtyard procession at a South Indian temple with a pink wall, yellow-and-red marigold garland arch, and a large framed deity poster on the right. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks barefoot, and an older shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes walks to the right. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink rosette badges, follow. A white kolam floral pattern is drawn on the ground.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph inside a temple hall decorated with yellow, green and maroon festoon garlands and white paper streamers overhead. A group of men walks across a floor covered by a large colourful kolam with lotus and crescent motifs. At centre, a figure with long dark hair and a long rope-like bead necklace wears an orange robe with gold border and a gold-edged orange shawl. Beside him, a figure with a shaved head and white tilak wears a red dhoti and an orange-red sash with bead necklaces. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and pink rosette badges, one carries a small red checked bag. A lit oil lamp stand and gilded pillars stand at the left edge. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in the orange robe, identified by long hair, bead necklace and ornate orange garments.2006-12-04September 12 20122012-09-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A procession moves barefoot across a temple courtyard floor decorated with colourful rangoli kolam designs in purple, yellow, green and red. At the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with red border and wire-rimmed glasses wears a rudraksha mala. Behind, a young man in orange raises a ceremonial item overhead and wears a gold necklace. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red sash walks in the group, and another man in a checked white shirt and brown dhoti stands at the right. Carved stone pillars and a thatched canopy frame the scene. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so no candidate is named.2012-09-12A photograph of a long temple corridor lined with iron grilles and hung with strings of yellow, green, red and blue flower and festoon garlands. A group walks toward the camera along a floor decorated with a large coloured kolam rangoli. At the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace leads; beside her a figure in a red garment walks with a white-clad man in a saffron shawl. Other men in white dhotis, saffron shawls and one in a striped shirt and dhoti follow, some wearing pink name badges. A uniformed police officer stands at the left and several people in casual shirts pass in the foreground.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photo of two saffron-robed swamis walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a colourful floor rangoli in greens, yellows, blues and pinks. The figure on the left wears a long orange robe, a gold-coloured garland, a red forehead mark and long swept-back dark hair, and smiles while walking barefoot. Beside him, an older bearded man in a deep orange robe draped over his head and shoulders walks with a folded white cloth. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry green leafy garlands, one wearing a pink flower. A tall gopuram temple tower and carved stone pillars stand in the background with a hill beyond.2006-12-04