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Outdoors on a dusty unpaved ground in front of a white temple building with a tall ornate gopuram tower and orange garland strings along its roof. A figure in an orange turban and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, facing a bald man in orange robes. Behind them, two men in white with orange shawls stand near a silver SUV, one holding a garland of yellow and orange flowers. A cameraman with a camera stands at left, and several boys in casual clothes walk past on the right.

A photograph of an outdoor courtyard in front of a pink multi-storey building with strings of orange and red bunting. A group of about eight men stands in a loose circle on bare dirt. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and smiles while the others listen. Around him, men in orange and ochre robes and saffron shawls talk; one bald man in a peach robe gestures with his hand, and a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt stands at the right edge. On the left, two men in white clothes with orange shawls stand near parked white cars, and palms and potted plants frame the scene.

February 17 2008

February 02 2007

A street scene in Tiruvannamalai with a crowd gathered around a central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. The figure is gesturing with an open hand while speaking. Surrounding men wear white shirts and dhotis, several with rudraksha malas, and children and a woman in grey stand near the front. Behind them are shopfronts, a decorated gateway with bunting, a parked white car and overhead power lines.

August 09 2007

Outdoor photo on a dirt path in front of a pink multi-storey building with palm trees, potted plants and red-and-white bunting. A smiling long-haired man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala at his neck stands at the centre, greeting a group of men in saffron and orange robes. A shaved-headed monk in a light peach robe with an orange shawl faces him from the left, and a man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge. A white car is parked behind them.

August 09 2007

A procession walks along a paved temple path toward a pink-walled temple gateway with a green-tiled roof, with a hill and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange shawl over an orange robe, and multiple beaded necklaces walks in front of a group of barefoot men in saffron-orange robes, several wearing ceremonial gold necklaces and rudraksha malas. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with beaded necklaces walk among them, and one man carries a brass kalasha-style vessel. The scene suggests a temple procession with devotees following the central figure.

Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with trees, with a small hill and a red-roofed structure in the background. Two central men walk in front, both in saffron-orange robes: the man on the left wears a plain orange garment and rudraksha beads, while the man in the centre wears an orange dhoti-style garment, a long garland and a gold-toned necklace and walks barefoot in sandals. Around them, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk in the crowd, some with hands raised. Sign texts are not visible; the page refers to an Arunachaleshwara temple visit, which is not visually confirmed by any sign here.

An outdoor photo on a dirt ground in front of a white block building with a corrugated orange gate and a silver SUV at left. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands gesturing mid-speech while a group listens. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with a yellow shawl, and a man in an orange robe stand with folded hands or attentive postures. A man in a grey vest with a red-and-gold shawl stands in the left foreground with palms pressed together. Several onlookers stand in the background near a white building. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a turban, long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and is addressing the group as a teacher.