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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a blue iron gate and stone wall behind. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe with a purple-and-gold striped shawl, a long gold-beaded garland and a red tilak; his long dark hair is swept back and he appears to be a probable Swamiji by these cues, walking forward. To his left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a tied-up hair knot walks with white tilak marks. Behind, another bare-chested man with a beard and an orange cloth, a man in white shirt and dark trousers, and a cameraman with a camera on the right edge are visible. Orange robes and white dhotis dominate the scene.

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August 11 20092009-08-11Photo of a temple procession outside a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and sculpted figures. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth, a thick orange-and-gold flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and carries a white staff with a red tip. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, walk along; one shaved-headed man in front holds a white staff and another wears dark-rimmed glasses. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold and saffron attire, and is walked with by attendants, so the appearance is a probable match for a person in a temple visit context.2011-12-08September 09 20112011-09-09A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl stands outdoors before a stone temple pillar, smiling and gesturing with one hand. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style malas, a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and his hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands at left, and a man in a white shirt with white forehead marks stands at right.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph at a temple entrance with a dark gateway and white-painted columns, where a sign reads 'Siva' with 'Om' between the words. Several men walk outdoors on stone paving. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long garland of gold beads and a purple-bordered shawl, with long hair and a red tilak, appearing to be a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is uncertain. On the right, a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala wears a red dhoti with a purple border. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested, move through the entrance, with a few women in white nearby. Hanging lamp-shaped banners flank the doorway, and a notice board on the left gives instructions for devotees coming for darshan.2009-08-11A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, a multi-strand gold necklace of bead-like ornaments, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, smiles and raises a hand while walking past a yellow metal barrier at a stone temple entrance with carved granite pillars. Behind him stand a shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a man in pink shirt and white dhoti is at right. A Tamil-script sign on the barrier reads a temple name. Signage and photo credit are visible at right.2011-09-09August 11 20092009-08-11May 08 20122012-05-08Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a stone stairway and dark pillar at left. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing a purple-bordered shawl, presses his palms together toward a bare-chested man in front of him. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange dhoti with glasses and a wristwatch. Behind, two people in orange cloth stand on the steps, one holding a basket of offerings. A bare-chested man at left wears white dhoti and beaded mala; a person at right has curly hair in a bun. Sunlight flares at the top. The centred figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold necklace, so the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2009-08-11A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved street in front of a temple gateway. The central man wears an orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a long ornate gold bead necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and white-and-orange-clad monastics carry a small brass vessel and an orange cloth bag. Sandalwood tilaka marks cover several foreheads, and rudraksha malas hang on many chests. Behind them, a metal gate and shopfronts line the street. Appearance cues alone are not sufficient to identify the central figure, so his role is described as a saffron-clad sannyasi leading the procession.2011-09-26August 06 20092009-08-06