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A photograph of a crowded temple corridor lined with yellow, orange, purple and red festoon hangings, with fluorescent lights overhead and a colourful kolam rangoli on the floor. A man in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded necklace walks centre, gesturing with his hands, with a noticeably distinctive appearance; this is a person candidate by appearance, cued by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace. Around him walk devotees in white dhotis and saffron shoulder cloths, a man in a blue shirt with a red rosette badge at left, and a bare-chested priest in red dhoti with white sacred ash markings at right.

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Night photograph of a festival procession walking along a decorated temple lane lined with yellow, red and white bunting and string lights. Across the floor is a colourful kolam rangoli with lotus-like floral motifs. A figure in the centre wears a long-sleeved orange and gold garment, has long dark hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds his palms together in namaste. Beside him a man in a red dhoti and red shawl with a white forehead band and many beaded necklaces walks barefoot. Others in the crowd wear white shirts with pink and yellow rosettes, a blue shirt with a lanyard, and orange shawls. Iron railings run along the right side. Appearance-based candidate: a person, in the centre in orange and gold with long hair and a mala, shown in person in the procession.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph of a crowded temple corridor lined with bright yellow, orange and magenta flower and cloth garlands. A man in long, flowing dark hair, an orange dhoti and a wrap, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala, walks centre-left with a bare-chested priest in a red cloth beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink and red event ribbons, and a figure in white with an orange shawl walk along a coloured rangoli floor pattern. Overhead tube lights illuminate the aisle, with a metal grille on the right and a signboard above.2006-12-04A 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, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A 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.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph inside a temple corridor lit by hanging lamps, with marigold and yellow-orange garland bunting along the ceiling and a gilded shrine arch behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a golden garment and a heavy gold necklace, walks forward with downcast eyes, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate with distinctive hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment. Around him are several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a man in a blue shirt, several wearing pink and white rosette badges. Iron grillwork stands to the right.2006-12-04Photo of a procession walking through a temple corridor lined with striped yellow, green, and maroon bunting. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light-coloured beaded necklace walks with hands folded at his chest; this is a person appearance-based candidate with long hair, saffron clothing and a garland. Beside him, a bald priest with a white forehead bandage and a red cloth, bare-chested with beaded malas, walks alongside. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange or white shawls, one in a white shirt with a pink rosette badge on the left, and a woman in an orange sari at the right edge. Ornate metal grilles and decorated pillars line the background.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph inside a long temple corridor with bright tube lights and carved stone pillars, a row of uniformed police officers in khaki standing along the left wall. Colourful striped festoons hang along the right wall. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and shawl, with long dark hair, holds hands together in greeting while walking; beside him a bare-chested sadhu in a red dhoti and orange shawl walks, and white-clad devotees and a man in a blue shirt follow across a chalk kolam floor design. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right in a white shirt and orange shawl. Saffron-clad people and devotees in white accompany the procession through the Tiruvannamalai temple corridor, with a banner in the background. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long swept hair and shawl, labelled as the probable Swamiji walking in the procession.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04