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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple: a tall gopuram tower stands at right and a colonnaded pillared hall at left. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls walks through the courtyard. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklace and hands folded in greeting leads the group, with an assistant in saffron beside him gesturing forward. An umbrella-like ceremonial canopy with orange and green embroidery is held overhead. A cameraman in white with a video camera is at far left, and a man in glasses in white clothes stands at right. Presentation cues are visible on the central figure: long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate.

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A photograph of a procession at a South Indian temple with a tall gopuram tower behind a colonnade. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, walks at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, beneath a red and gold ceremonial parasol-canopy. Around him men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded malas, and a saffron-robed attendant on the left holds an orange cloth. Swamiji (probable) is the centre figure in saffron robes, wearing long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a shawl, matching the page's Swamiji event; he is shown in procession rather than seated. Around ten to twenty people are visible.2008-08-02Outdoor photo at a large stone temple gopuram with carved pillars. A central figure in long saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a large beaded necklace, walks barefoot across stone paving within a crowd. Around him men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, several holding up a saffron and gold ceremonial umbrella-style canopy. A photographer in white with a camera on the left faces the group. The appearance-based label a person applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and beaded necklace, shown walking in procession.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in front of tall gopuram towers at a South Indian temple. Several men walk barefoot in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and multiple gold-beaded necklaces, with white tilak on their foreheads. The central figure has long dark swept-back hair, a white and yellow flower garland, and an orange cloth, appearing to smile. Around them men in white dhotis with yellow borders and white shirts walk alongside, some holding hands. A man in a white shirt on the right holds a phone up to film. Stone pillars and a Nandi-style bull statue appear at left.2010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple gateway with a tall white gopuram tower behind and a colourful sculpted shrine roof to the right. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes stands in the centre with palms pressed together in anjali, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck; the cues are distinctive but appearance-based, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable). Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and one older man in white carries a gold-chain necklace. Overcast sky, and a camera operator is partly visible at right.2008-08-02December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd walks through a temple precinct in front of a tall white gopuram tower with many tiers of carved sculpture. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a central pendant; his hands are clasped in front of him. Beside him, a younger man in a saffron robe with a maroon border walks, and another saffron-robed man on the right covers his face with one hand. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls follow, and on the left a man in white holds a red-and-gold embroidered ceremonial umbrella. A street lamp stands at right beside stone temple walls.2008-08-02December 29 20102010-12-29January 12 20072007-01-12A barefoot procession walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard past carved granite walls and pillars with ornate gopuram-style architecture behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl, a large orange turban, and a long ceremonial gold necklace of orange beads walks ahead; the figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair and distinctive orange and gold attire. Around him, men in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts wear rudraksha malas, and several younger men wear saffron shawls. One man on the right holds a green-and-white ribbon badge on the left shoulder; another in a white dhoti holds a cloth bag. Devotees surround the group in the background, with more people behind moving through the courtyard.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple complex: a grey stone open pavilion with carved pillars and a shrine niche on its roof sits beside a tall white gopuram tower with sculpted tiers. A group of men in white shirts and dhotis and orange shawls walks through the crowd. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a heavy gold necklace, apparently Swamiji (probable) given the long hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace; he looks upward while others walk alongside. At right, a bald elderly man in white with an orange shawl stands near a golden-and-red ceremonial umbrella with an emblem. Several rudraksha malas are visible on the men's necks. Around 15 people are visible.2008-08-02Photograph of a temple procession in a stone colonnaded corridor with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink and white garlands at upper left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha-style necklace of white flower garlands walks barefoot at centre, flanked by monks in saffron robes, one holding a tall silver staff. A man in white dhoti and shirt points ahead at left, and a woman in orange and cream sari walks nearby. A cameraman with a shoulder camera is at right, and onlookers stand along the pillars.2009-08-06