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A photograph outside a temple entrance where a large grey elephant reaches its trunk toward a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland of red, yellow and green flowers with a gold necklace. He has a white tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Around him, many men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts press close, some holding phones or cameras. A white-robed older man with glasses stands at left. Carved grey stone pillars and a yellow notice board are visible behind. The man in the garland has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, a combination consistent with the appearance of a person as the page indicates, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a crowd outside a stone temple entrance with ornate carved pillars. In the foreground a large elephant's trunk reaches toward a central figure with long black hair, wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a thick garland of red, yellow and green flowers, with a vertical white and red forehead mark. Around them men in orange shawls and white shirts press close, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. A man in white at lower right holds his hands out toward the elephant.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large grey elephant's trunk and head fill the right side of a crowded outdoor temple scene, with many men in white and orange clothing pressed around. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange robe wears a multi-coloured flower garland of red, yellow and green blossoms and a heavy gold pendant necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. Surrounding figures in orange shawls and white shirts crowd close, and grey stone temple gopuram carvings rise behind them.2008-08-02Photograph of an elephant's trunk reaching toward a smiling man in orange-saffron robes and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves, standing before an ornate stone temple gopuram-style wall. Behind him a man in orange with a white forehead mark and a bright orange head cloth, and a man in white shirt and trousers, watch. Onlookers in blue and khaki uniform stand nearby, and a young boy in a light shirt looks up at the elephant. A carved stone relief panel is on the left. The scene looks like a temple welcome with an elephant, consistent with the page's described Tiruvannamalai visit. The man in saffron with long swept hair and rudraksha-style ornaments and gold necklace is a person by appearance cues. Several people are visible.2010-01-08A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outside a stone temple entrance with carved stone pillars. A central figure with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange shawl, a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, and a gold chain, smiling broadly as men around him press forward. Surrounding devotees wear white shirts and orange shawls and some raise their hands in greeting. Behind them a wall displays printed notice boards in Tamil. a person is the central figure in orange shawl and garland, shown in person being greeted by devotees.2008-08-02A temple elephant with a raised trunk reaches toward a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair who wears a gold ornamental necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling as they offer a folded banknote into the trunk. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a stone temple gateway, a bare-chested man in a dhoti stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the background. Garlands and a flower-strewn floor surround the elephant's feet. a person appears in the saffron robes and gold necklace, in the centre of the scene, receiving the elephant.2009-08-06A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.2018-03-17August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a temple entrance where an elephant raises its trunk toward a person in saffron robes. The central figure wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over an orange robe with gold border, and a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and holds garland petals in both hands. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand close; a bare-chested older man wears rudraksha beads and a dhoti, and a white-bearded man on the right presses his palms together in greeting. A man in a pink checked shirt in the foreground holds his hand near the elephant. Someone above the elephant's head raises a phone to take a picture. Stone temple gateway architecture frames the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes and orange turban with a flower garland, being greeted with an elephant at the temple entrance.2006-09-24