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July 29 20082008-07-29January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of an indoor room with a tiled floor where a man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti with a red border stands barefoot at centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He has long dark hair, a beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him a line of people in white kurta and dhoti or white salwar clothing, several wearing orange lanyards with ID cards and small tricolour badges, stand barefoot with hands folded. A woman in white stands at right of the group. A man in an orange shirt and dark trousers stands arms crossed by the wall at right. A doorway and window with a wire mesh grille are behind them.2009-08-15A photograph of a group walking outdoors past a temple entrance with white and red striped walls and an ornate gateway. In the centre, a man wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a crown-like headband and a long rudraksha mala walks smiling with his hand raised. Beside him, two other saffron-robed sannyasis, one shaved-headed, also wear rudraksha malas. Uniformed police officers in khaki surround the group, and white-shirted men walk nearby. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure in saffron, marked by the crown-like headband, long rudraksha mala and saffron robes, with the surrounding saffron-robed attendants and khaki-uniformed police escort.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking outdoors along a plain concrete path beside a pale wall and a small shrine niche with a painted deity image and a framed picture. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls or rudraksha malas and one carrying a bundle, walk in attendance. A man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge, and a tilak-marked man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at the left foreground. The setting resembles a temple or ashram courtyard.2006-11-25January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a covered hall corridor with blue pillars and fluorescent tubes. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha beads, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, men in white shirts and white trousers and a woman in a blue-and-white sari walk or stand, several with hands folded. Two men in front wear white shirts with name badges.2004-12-03August 15 20092009-08-15December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a group walking through a dim temple corridor past ornate carved stone pillars and a golden-toned shrine, with a metal gate on the left. Centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a sandalwood-marked forehead, a red-orange dhoti and shawl, a white garland with red and green flowers, and a gold necklace walks with an older shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a flower garland. Behind them and left, a man in a white kurta carries a rudraksha mala and a uniformed official in khaki walks at the right edge; several orange-robed and white-clad attendants follow. Long swept hair, distinctive gold necklace and layered ceremonial garments make the centre figure a person candidate.2012-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession walking under a long corrugated metal roof supported by wooden beams, with trees visible on the right. At the centre, a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured beaded necklace and a garland of yellow and white flowers walks barefoot beside a woman in orange and another in a red robe; several other saffron-robed devotees with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces follow. Around them, women in white saris with yellow borders and men in white dhotis and white shirts walk, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the right foreground. The setting resembles a temple corridor during a temple visit.2010-01-08