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Photograph of a crowded temple passage inside a stone-carved gateway, with yellow metal barriers lining the path. A person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long orange-and-gold beaded garland, walks forward with a ceremonial staff; the figure has long dark hair and distinctive ornamental cues, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) in the centre of the group, flanked by men in white shirts and white dhotis and a bald man in orange. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a woman in a green sari walks at right. Carved pillars and a blue signboard reading Ambika Corporation line the scene.

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December 08 20112011-12-08A procession moves through a narrow stone passage of a temple, flanked by carved granite walls and yellow metal barriers. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-and-beaded garland, and carries a silver staff. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks in step. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some holding staffs or wearing lanyards, surround them, and a figure in green and red follows behind. Further back, people fill a bright gateway toward an outdoor temple courtyard.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06July 24 20122012-07-24December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph inside a carved stone temple passageway with pillars covered in relief sculpture. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks beneath a bright orange parasol held by a saffron-clad attendant. Beside them a bare-chested attendant in saffron with a white headband and a gold-chain necklace walks along, and a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a sash and a prayer-thread bag smiles on the left. Other devotees in white and pink shirts follow, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands at the yellow barrier. Yellow and red barriers line the path toward a gated temple entrance with a yellow notice board.2012-07-24A crowd walks through a stone temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall gopuram visible in the distance beyond the entrance. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold-toned ceremonial necklace and waves his hand. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces walks in step, with another orange-robed figure behind. To the left, a woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl walks with the group, and a line of white-clad devotees with mala necklaces follows. A cameraman in a blue shirt films at close range in the foreground, holding a handheld radio, while uniformed officials and many spectators fill the surroundings.2011-12-20A photograph of people walking through the pillared corridor of a South Indian temple, with carved stone columns and a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long gold-coloured necklace walks at the front of a group, a person candidate by appearance, though the cues are not conclusive enough for a firm identification. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, orange-robed attendants, a man in a blue striped shirt, and a woman in a black sari with a broom stand or walk on the stone floor. Metal barricades and notice boards with yellow and green posters line the walls, including a board reading annadhanam in Tamil.2009-08-01August 06 20092009-08-06December 08 20112011-12-08