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Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor at night, with carved granite columns and a dim ceiling. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a white flower garland, a rust-red dhoti and a bare upper body, stands at centre facing a group. a person by visible cues: long swept-back hair, ornate garland and a distinctive bearded appearance, while standing among priests. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with hands folded, and a priest in an orange-red cloth wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bald priest in a rust dhoti and a rudraksha mala wears a red rosette badge, with a second priest in white beside him. On the left, several men in casual shirts and a teal polo look on, and a man holds a folded cloth. Background figures include more devotees in orange and white.

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Photo inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dim ceiling, at what appears to be the Arunachaleshwara temple visit. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and reddish-brown wrap garments is garlanded with a thick white and red flower garland and gestures with his hand while standing among devotees. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a red rosette badge and a bald head with a large ear ornament stands with bare shoulders and sacred bead necklaces. Around them are men in white dhotis, a man in a green sports shirt, and a man in a black-and-white jersey. Two figures in red robes stand in the background holding a small offering tray. Probable Swamiji is the garlanded central figure, based on long hair, distinctive dark maroon ceremonial clothing and rudraksha malas.2017-02-06A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a lamp overhead. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and white tilak marks wears a brown-red cloth draped over his shoulders and a large white and red flower garland; he smiles and gestures toward a group. Behind him, several saffron-robed attendants wear rudraksha mala necklaces, one holding a small red bag. On the right, a man in a khaki uniform with a cloth bag stands beside a bald man wearing a gold chain and earring and a yellow garment. A man in a white and blue sports shirt stands at left, facing the group.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor at night, with carved granite pillars and a dim ceiling. A bearded man with a white and red flower garland, wearing a deep maroon-brown dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, gestures with open hand while speaking to a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth with a red ceremonial ribbon badge and gold bangles. Around them stand uniformed police and men in green polo shirts and a white-and-blue sports shirt, with other devotees behind. A brass kalasha-style pot is visible at left. a person identified by the garland, bearded appearance and maroon robe with gold adornments, shown as a visiting figure at the temple.2017-02-06Inside a stone-pillared temple hall at night, a bare-chested man in a deep red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands gesturing while speaking. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red rosette ribbon and gold armbands faces him. Men in green polo shirts and a white-and-black sports shirt crowd the foreground, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. The ornately carved granite pillars and ceiling beams frame the scene. a person is the man in the red-brown dhoti with the garland, adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and flower garland, as the page indicates his temple visit.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with lamps glowing on the carved pillars and walls. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar, walks through a crowd. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace and a bald man in a rust-brown cloth with a gold chain follow. On the left, men in teal sports shirts with a yellow lamp emblem move through the crowd, and on the right a uniformed police officer in khaki stands watch. About 15 physical people are visible. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is described as a devotee in a rust-brown robe with a garland.2017-02-06A photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with carved sandstone pillars and wall niches lit by small lamps. A central figure in a reddish-brown ochre robe wears a white and orange flower garland and walks with hands folded in front, with a bearded man in a similar brown robe and a gold chain behind him. Around them, men in teal green and yellow-emblem polo shirts form a guard line, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown belt walks alongside. Devotees in white and blue shirts fill the background toward a wooden door at the far end. The figure is consistent with the a person appearance cues of an ochre robe and a garland, with the setting matching a temple visit described on the page.2017-02-06Night photograph of a crowd moving through the stone gateway of a temple, lit by oil lamps set into the carved granite walls. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border and gold necklace walks, and another man in brown robe and gold chains stands behind. On the left, men in teal green polo shirts with a yellow temple emblem move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. The scene includes many more people in the background.2017-02-06Night photograph inside a stone temple corridor with an orange-red wooden gate ahead and a row of lamps beyond it. A bearded man in a rust-brown ochre robe and a long white-and-green flower garland with hands pressed together at chest level walks through the crowd. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand near him, and devotees including women in saffron, yellow and red saris, one holding a small child in yellow, line the passage. Green banana plants and bamboo scaffolding decorate the entrance. A watermarked tag in the corner, not counted as text, marks the image as archive material.2017-02-06A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, with bright ceiling lights and stone pillars behind an orange metal gate. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-red ceremonial garment and a long white and red flower garland, with gold necklaces and bangles, smiling and pressing his hands together in greeting. Beside him a shirtless man wears gold garlands and a rudraksha mala. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand alongside, one holding the arm of a man in a teal shirt with a yellow emblem in the foreground. Several other devotees crowd the passage. Swamiji (probable): the bearded man with long hair, orange garment, flower garland and gold ornaments is the.2017-02-06