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Outdoor street scene in front of a South Indian temple with a tiered gopuram covered in painted deity figures and a colonnaded building behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand beside silver and dark cars. A barefoot figure with long swept-back dark hair in an orange robe stands centre, with another orange-robed man to the left, and an older bearded man in orange at right beside a dark car. Two men in white shirts stand at the right edge. Crowds of onlookers in the background watch from the temple balcony and street. Banners are visible near the temple wall. a person shown with long hair and saffron clothing, with the page describing a Kalavai swami meet event.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd at the entrance of a colourful South Indian temple with a tall, painted gopuram tower and a pillared veranda behind it. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and is barefoot, smiling and gesturing with one hand; a presentation-style cue of long hair and saffron clothing is present, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate. Around him stand an older bearded man in saffron robes, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth, and an elderly woman in a pale sari. A silver car is parked at left, and a man in white stands at right. A banner is visible on the temple wall.2010-02-02Outdoor street scene in front of a temple with a tall multi-tiered gopuram carved in pastel and coloured tones and a long covered colonnade with arches. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, bare-footed, reaches out and smiles while greeting people; he appears to be a sannyasi in orange cloth. Beside him a man in an orange wrap and a bearded elder in orange dhoti stand near a dark car, and a younger man in white with a red shawl stands to the left. On the right, a man in white kurta with folded hands gives a namaste greeting. A silver car sits at the left edge and a crowd of onlookers fills the background on the temple steps.2010-02-02A photo of an outdoor street scene in front of an ornate, painted South Indian temple gopuram with colourful sculptures. In the centre, a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment smiles and holds his palms together in a greeting with a folded orange cloth, standing beside a silver car. Beside him, a younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a man with a vibhuti-marked forehead stand near. On the right, a bearded elder in orange robes with a striped border walks by, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Behind a railing, a crowd of onlookers in red and white watches from a raised platform, and a banner with Tamil text hangs on the building.2010-02-02Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple entrance with a colourful gopuram tower and ornate shrine structure behind. A silver SUV with its door open stands at left. A tall man in orange robes with a red-and-orange garland walks forward, and beside him a bearded man in an orange-saffron tunic and dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot; a person candidate in saffron clothing with a mala. Around them, young men and women in white and saffron-orange shawls, some in yellow sashes, walk in a group. An older man in a yellow-gold shirt and white dhoti stands at right with his hands together. Several people in white garments stand behind them.2009-07-14August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stepping beside an open silver vehicle door while smiling. Two men in white shirts stand beside him, one holding the door and the other reaching toward it. Behind them a crowd of people, mostly in white, gathers along a tree-lined road with a white temple gateway and a parked white van.2008-07-29 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20082008-09-04January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor 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.2008-08-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks outside a carved grey stone temple gopuram with a metal gate and motorcycles behind him. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a strand of large gold-coloured beads around his neck, and he is smiling. Two men in orange cloth stand beside him, one at left holding folded orange towels and one at right holding open a silver car door. A man in white stands behind them. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2011-09-26Outdoor photo at a building with a green corrugated roof and a green metal gate. A white car stands at left with an open rear door. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at centre, smiling and extending his hands toward a younger man in orange robes with long swept-back hair who holds a tray of flowers. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left and another man in orange robes faces the scene from lower right. A white pickup truck is parked beyond the gate. Visible people: about five.2010-06-28Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a yellow-and-red-roofed building behind a metal railing. A woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange sari with a gold border and gold bangles, and has her back to the camera. Beside her, a bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl with white markings on his forearm walks toward the carved temple gateway. Men in white shirts and light trousers stand around, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks at left. A bald man in orange in the right foreground holds white flower garlands. A microphone is held at lower left by a hand. The scene shows a visiting group approaching the temple.2012-01-07