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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved temple-precinct path beside a large gopuram tower and a colonnaded temple hall. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe is garlanded with green leaf garlands and a gold-coloured bead necklace, walking barefoot and smiling. a person based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garlands and ceremonial necklace; the figure is shown in a walking procession. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot, and to the right a bearded man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a bag. Around them men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis crowd the path, several wearing pink felt rosettes, and a man on the right carries a green garland. Shops with corrugated roofs line the left side.

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Outdoor photo of a temple street at a Tiruvannamalai temple precinct, with a tall gopuram tower and a stone colonnade behind. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-orange garland walks barefoot, wearing a yellow-orange bead necklace, a red forehead mark and a pink rosette; he has long, swept-back hair and fits the appearance cues associated with a person. Beside him, a bald, bearded sadhu in an orange robe walks carrying a white cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts with pink and white rosettes walk alongside, one holding a green leafy garland, while a crowd of devotees stands at the left.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A 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.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple street beside a tall gopuram. Two saffron-robed men walk together: a long-haired man in orange with a green garland and a gold-beaded necklace, and an older shaved-headed man in orange shawl holding a rolled white cloth. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink rosettes, stand along a metal barrier beneath a corrugated awning. A man in a striped shirt walks at left. The appearance of the long-haired figure with garland and gold necklace is a probable match for Swamiji (probable), walking in procession with a companion monk.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with a gopuram covered in painted deity figures and a pink wall beside it. Two saffron-robed men walk forward at the centre: a long-haired man smiling with a green leaf garland and gold necklace, and a shaved-headed, white-bearded man with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them a white-clad priest with a bare chest and orange cloth, several men in white shirts with hands folded in greeting, a uniformed police officer, and a woman in a red sari. Striped yellow-and-red bunting hangs above shuttered shops. Mountain and palm trees in background.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a procession on a stone-paved walkway beside a temple wall, with gopuram towers rising in the background. A barefoot man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a flower garland and a ceremonial gold necklace, walks at the center, smiling; the appearance cues are long hair, saffron clothing, and ornate gold necklace, so this is a person candidate in person. Beside him, a bald elder in an orange robe with a white shawl walks barefoot, while men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a green leafy garland, accompany them. Several devotees in casual shirts walk nearby, and a chalk floor kolam decorates the pavement.2006-12-04