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Photograph taken inside a temple hall with carved wooden ceiling brackets and a tall gold-plated pillar behind the group. A smiling young man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron wrap and a thick garland of white jasmine, red flowers and green leaves, with a gold chain around his neck; he is probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron clothing and garland cues, shown in person. Beside him an older bare-chested priest with a grey beard wears multiple silver and beaded necklaces, a green pendant, a sacred thread and a red-and-white dhoti. Several men stand around them, one with a white-marked forehead and red bindi, another in a white shirt, and a man on the right with a red tilak and beaded necklaces. A small illuminated sign with Tamil text hangs on the pillar wall, and a golden shrine niche glows in the background.

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December 25 20052005-12-25Photo inside a stone temple interior with carved ornate ceilings and brackets, a tall gold-plated flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) and a small gold shrine canopy behind it, lit by fluorescent tubes. A smiling young man on the left wears a long dark swept-back hair, an orange robe, a leafy green and white flower garland, a gold chain, and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested older man with white hair and a beard wears a pearl necklace with a green stone pendant, a maroon and white dhoti, and a sacred thread, with a red bindi on his forehead. Around them several devotees with white and red forehead marks, beaded and gold neck ornaments, and a bald-headed man in the right foreground stand close together. A printed sign on the wall reads Arulthurum Unnamulai Arunachaleshwar style Tamil text.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25April 15 20082008-04-15A photograph of a procession inside a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted deity relief on the wall. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace, smiling and walking forward. Beside him a bald elderly man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border wears a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a headband. To the right a bare-chested man in a gold-bordered dhoti holds a white and red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a crowd of men and women in white and cream saris, some with gold borders, move through the temple corridor. A small signboard on a pillar reads in Tamil script. Ritual procession with devotees in a temple.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and a golden kalasha-topped column behind. A young person with long dark hair, orange garment and a large garland of white jasmine and green leaves smiles at the centre-left. Beside them an elderly man with a white beard, rudraksha and bead malas, and a red-and-white dhoti stands among others wearing white and bare-chested devotional attire with sandalwood and kumkum marks. A bare-chested man with a red mala and gold pendant stands near the centre. Several onlookers in white shirts and mundus crowd around, and an older bespectacled man is visible at the top right. No one is identifiable with certainty from appearance, and the scene shows a temple gathering with garlands and sacred markings.2005-12-25April 15 20082008-04-15Photo 11732831 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies