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A crowd of men surrounds a central figure at a temple entrance with dark stone pillars. The central man has long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red and yellow-orange flower garland, and a gold necklace over a red garment, and he is speaking into a cluster of microphones. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand close, and several men in white shirts hold cameras and recording equipment, with many devotees pressing in from behind. a person: the central figure's long hair, garlands and gold ornaments are consistent with the page's description of him at this temple visit.

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August 17 20122012-08-17Photograph of a crowd outside a stone temple gateway with pillars and a lamp post. At the centre, a smiling man with short dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a large garland of orange, red and white flowers over an orange-red garment, with a gold necklace visible. Around him, saffron-clad devotees with shaved heads and white markings surround him, while a row of news cameras and microphones, including Puthiya Thalaimurai and Sun News branded mics, press in from the front. Several men in white shirts and white-clad onlookers stand in the crowd behind. Whether the central man is a candidate for the page subject cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role as a garlanded man at the centre of media attention.2012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a crowd surrounding a central figure at a temple entrance, with media members pressing in. Several cameramen hold video cameras and still cameras aloft, and microphones bearing station logos are pushed toward a woman in a white sari with a bright floral garland of red, yellow and white blooms. Behind her a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a monk in saffron-orange robes with shaved head. Devotees in white and orange clothing, some with white and sandalwood forehead markings, fill the background near grey stone pillars and a stone wall. Visible text on a pillar reads as a board. Multiple people, mostly men, press forward in the crowd.2012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around two men in a stone-pillared doorway. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a flower garland with pink, white and blue blooms, and a thin headband, and stands smiling with his hand on his chest. Beside him a bald older priest in a garland of white and pink flowers with a rudraksha necklace and white tilak on his forehead is bowed. Behind them many devotees in white and red clothes raise wooden poles and stretch toward them. a person is the central figure, identified by his orange robes, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and flower garland.2012-05-18February 12 20132013-02-12August 17 20122012-08-17December 31 20092009-12-31