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Outdoor photograph on a stone-paved temple terrace beside a partly scaffolded white temple tower with carved sculpture. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha malas stands centre, hands folded, smiling; he has long swept-back hair and is the Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red and gold sash holds a flower garland and stands with hands together. Other attendants in white dhotis and bare torsos hold a brass pot and a woven basket of offerings; a boy in a plaid lungi wears a necklace. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background among a crowd of onlookers under bright sky.

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February 18 20082008-02-18May 22 20122012-05-22Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a canopy with striped and tasselled fabric overhead. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and a white-and-yellow-and-red garland stands at a sand pit lined with yellow bricks, bending forward with his hands near the ground, as a bare-chested older man with a white beard, orange robe and red-and-white garland kneels beside him. A man in white kneels at left holding offerings, another in white leans in at right beside a metal pot, and a bearded man in orange stands at far left. Floral kolam designs decorate the sand around the pit, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The scene shows a bhoomi pooja at a land inauguration.2006-11-24February 07 20082008-02-07Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple courtyard in front of a tall, white, sculpted gopuram tower with a golden flagstaff nearby. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe, a long garland of yellow and orange marigolds, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and long hair, and walks smiling with his hands at his sides. Around him, men in orange robes wear beaded garlands, one holds a bundle of flower garlands, and others in white kurtas with yellow shawls walk alongside. A uniformed police officer stands near the front, and a pillared temple hall and palm trees appear in the background.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession at an outdoor event on sandy ground. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and a red-yellow tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gesturing as he speaks. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with arms relaxed. Center, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon border and a gold necklace holds a long golden staff. Behind them, young men in orange robes and women in white and green saris, with many white-clad devotees in the background, stand close together.2008-12-23January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor ritual at a Kanchipuram ashram land inauguration under a bright sunlit canopy with a coloured fabric valance. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands centre-right, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow blooms, hands folded, eyes lowered before a silver oil lamp with pink flowers. Around him several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one with a shawl-style wrap, stand with hands folded in prayer. A boy in a checked orange shirt and onlookers in the background complete the gathering. A child-sized group and onlookers stand in the shade to the right.2006-11-24February 18 20082008-02-18A group walks on a dirt path in front of a large tiered stone gopuram temple tower wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with carved figures and niches visible. In the centre, a tall man with long dark hair and a pale marking on his forehead wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white necklace; he is flanked by several men in orange robes and cloth bags, with a shaved-headed man in orange and two men in white dhotis and shirts behind them. Four men in orange and white stand in the foreground, with a man in a green head cloth and gold necklace at left.2012-05-22December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04