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Outdoor photograph of a procession walking past a temple tower and green trees. A central man in an orange saffron robe wears a long gold-coloured necklace of beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him a younger man in orange robes carries a small bag and folded orange cloth. Around them, women in white and cream saris and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a crowd, one older man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and glasses. The a person attribution is uncertain: the central figure has long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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June 05 20122012-06-05January 18 20092009-01-18December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a procession on a paved temple-side path near a tall gopuram tower. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a green leaf garland and a gold-coloured bead necklace, with a red forehead mark, and smiles as he walks. Beside him, an older bearded man in a saffron shawl and a white cloth walks. Another man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right, and a man with a large floral garland is at the far right. Several men in white shirts, one wearing a pink rosette, and an older man in a light green shirt are in the crowd behind. A corrugated shelter and kolam designs on the ground are visible. Probable Swamiji (the centre figure, long hair, orange robe, green garland and beaded necklace), shown in person.2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a stone-paved temple path in Tiruvannamalai beside a large gopuram tower under scaffolding. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long-sleeved top, wearing a garland of orange flowers and a dark mala, walks with hands clasped near the chest, flanked by people in white dhotis and white kurtas and white saris with saffron shawls. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style malas, and a bare-footed man in white leads the group. A tree and colonnaded hall stand at right. a person candidate: the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and a flower garland fits a swami in an orange robe, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the identity is uncertain.2009-08-06Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in Thiruvannamalai, with a temple gopuram and hill behind. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a group, most with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The central monk has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a saffron cloth and a large white-and-yellow flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround the group, and one older man in a white shirt in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-12-29A photograph of a street procession in a village lined with white houses with blue emblems and small orange flags. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron cloth with an orange turban and a long white and red flower garland walks beside a rudraksha mala. He has long dark hair and a gold-coloured bracelet is visible on the left-side figure. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes with a gold bracelet and wristwatch talks with a white-clad man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl. Behind them, a crowd of villagers in white, orange and sari clothing walks, including older women in saris with folded hands and an older man in white on the left.2008-07-28December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A procession walks along a stone-paved courtyard beside a dark brick wall and a salmon-pink temple hall with a gopuram tower visible in the background. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, an orange turban, an orange-and-yellow robe and an ornate orange-gold beaded necklace walks forward with hands folded near the chest, probable Swamiji by appearance. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk in a dense group. A bearded man in a white dhoti and orange shawl leads at left, and a man in a brown shirt walks among them. Bright daylight, no visible text in the frame.2007-01-12January 20 20092009-01-20A procession of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a gateway topped with two stone bulls. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large ceremonial mala of wooden beads and gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands folded in greeting. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes and sarees, while others wear white dhotis and white sarees, and a few hold their palms together in namaskar. A pink-washed temple wall and a tall gopuram appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-10-12