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July 13 2009

Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a tall silver trident (trishul) standing upright at centre. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-red wrap and wearing a heavy gold necklace and dark rudraksha mala, walks forward; his appearance is consistent with a person candidate, with the qualifying cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, though the attribution remains uncertain. Around him are devotees in white and yellow-bordered dhotis or sarees, one woman in an orange-red sari with a bindi, and several men in white shirts with yellow shawls. A temple gopuram and pillared hall stand in the background under a pale sky.

Outdoor photo of a procession through a temple courtyard with yellow stone arches and a painted gopuram-style shrine in the background, palm trees above. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, a white ceremonial thread, a gold pendant and a bright ornate headband with a sandalwood forehead mark, smiling as he walks. Around him are several other men in orange and saffron robes with shaven heads and beaded malas, one carrying a gold ceremonial vessel with a long handle. Men in white dhotis and shirts, including a young boy in a light shirt, crowd the lane. The scene reads as a temple procession with sannyasi attendants. a person: the central figure wears a headband, rudraksha mala and gold pendant with saffron robes, and he is the most prominent person leading the group.

Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram tower with painted sculpted figures. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold-coloured necklaces and rudraksha-style beaded malas stand and kneel on a stone-paved courtyard under a bamboo-and-thatch canopy. The man at the centre left wears an orange wrap and stands with hands folded; the kneeling man in the foreground holds a small brass bowl and a plate of offerings. Kneeling men in white dhotis with hands folded in prayer sit beside them, and a brass pot and metal trays rest on the ground. A crowd of devotees in white and orange stands behind a railing. No identifiable face-based claim is made; the orange-robed figures are described by role only.

A procession climbs red-tiled steps under a bright sky. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti-style cloth with a gold-banded border, a gold necklace of large beads and a long rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in greeting. Figures in saffron-orange robes walk around him, some holding a yellow parasol and ornate saffron flags with embroidered emblems. Behind, a line of people in orange robes moves up the steps, and on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long umbrella pole. A bald priest in orange stands at the lower left. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession. Swamiji (probable) is the smiling man in the centre, identified by his swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.

July 13 2009

Outdoor procession at a temple complex with tall gopuram towers behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand gold necklace with a white and green-leaf garland smiles and walks among devotees. Around him, men in saffron shawls and gold necklaces walk, and men in white dhotis with saffron borders accompany them. One bald man in orange wears horizontal sandalwood tilak and a red bindi and holds hands with another. A photographer raises a camera in the background. Candidate matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, and is walking in procession.

A smiling man with long dark hair stands waist-deep in murky river water, cupping water in his hands at the Kumbh Mela. He wears an orange-saffron cloth, multiple layers of rudraksha malas and gold-coloured necklaces, with a yellow-orange forehead mark and gold armbands. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange garments, many wearing gold and rudraksha necklaces, reach toward him and raise their arms. A man in a khaki uniform and a man in a yellow high-visibility vest stand on the bank. Behind them, a red-and-orange temple gateway with a spire rises under a clear blue sky, and a red flagpole stands nearby.

Outdoors in bright sunlight, a central man in a maroon-red wrap and gold ornate necklace with a large gold pendant stands waist-deep in water, eyes closed and palms open, as if in prayer. Around him, several men wearing orange and maroon cloths, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces cheer and raise their arms; two green and orange decorated umbrellas are held overhead. A man in white dhoti with gold necklaces stands at left, and a pink-toned temple wall is visible behind the group.

A group of men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walks through shallow surf on a wet sandy shore, the seaside approach to a temple. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a dark robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, his forehead marked with white tilaka. Beside him a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a ceremonial sceptre-like staff stands in the group. Other men wear white dhotis and black or white turbans, several with rudraksha beads and ash markings. Behind them a tall white gopuram temple tower rises, with onlookers gathered along a railing and a crumbled stone embankment to the right. This matches the Tiruchendur Subramanya Swami temple visit described on the page.

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Outdoor photograph of a shahi snan bathing scene at a river ghat. Water pours over a person's long dark hair as they stand in the shallow water. Around them, saffron and orange-robed sadhus wear rudraksha malas, gold beaded necklaces and ochre and maroon cloths, and a small crowd of devotees in white and red clothing stands close. A red ceremonial umbrella with a fringed top stands behind. Some men at the front wear white dhotis and gold chains, and a few photographers are visible at the edges. A pink and orange temple structure and green canopy sit in the background under a clear blue sky.

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