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Photograph of a crowd at a South Indian temple courtyard with ornate gopuram-style stone pillars and a colourful domed shrine behind. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a long garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Probable Swamiji: a central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, presented as the honoured guest. Around him are men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis, some with tilaka and vibhuti, and a man in a white shirt holding a silver staff. At left, a gold-covered palanquin or ratha is decorated with flower garlands, and a devotee in saffron stands nearby. Devotees press in from all sides, some with raised hands.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a stone temple gateway with carved white deity figures on the gopuram above and grey pillared walls behind. A crowd of devotees stands in a procession. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange sari with a yellow shawl, a red bindi and a gold-and-beaded necklace, hands pressed together in anjali and smiling upward. Beside them, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a pink garland, and another man in white with folded hands stands nearby. A figure in saffron robes stands at the left edge. Several men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and white shawls. A man in a white shirt at the right holds a pink garland. Page captions associate this scene with a temple procession.2005-12-25Photograph of a street procession outside a South Indian temple with a white gopuram sculpted with deity figures. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange and yellow shawl over bare shoulders, with a red bindi and a gold ornate necklace, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and smiles. Around him, men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts, one in white with a rudraksha mala and a red sash, and a young woman with a bindi crowd the path. Garlands of flowers are visible at the lower edge. A figure described with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace is a person candidate; the image shows the procession moving beside the temple, with a shop signboard at right.2005-12-25January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured garland of white and red flowers, with a gold necklace, and stands at the centre while hands gesture around him. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall silver staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and a woman in a red sari and a woman with a white flower garland stand among the crowd. Behind them, a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with pink and red garlands sits beside stone temple pillars and a pink gopuram wall.2009-08-06Outdoor photograph at a stone temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a carved white gopuram tier and dark granite walls behind a crowd. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange shawl over an orange garment, a yellow sash, and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts wear black rudraksha malas; one holds a bundle of pink flower garlands. A man in a cream shirt has a grey moustache and red tilak, and a man at right in white holds a flower garland. Several people stand close together in a dense crowd.2005-12-25September 26 20112011-09-26August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Hindu temple with a tall white gopuram carved with deity figures above dark stone pillars. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and holds his palms together in namaskar while walking. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely; one at left holds a red and yellow flower garland. Several men wear orange or white garments and spectacles, and the crowd fills the foreground. The pale sky and cables appear above the temple roofline.2005-12-25September 26 20112011-09-26August 02 20082008-08-02August 06 20092009-08-06