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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a narrow path lined with a tan stone wall and green leafy trees, on a red patterned tiled floor. In the centre, a smiling man with long hair and a beard wears a maroon draped robe and many rudraksha malas across his chest and arms; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues, flanked by devotees. Around him, men wear orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, one in a yellow shawl with a pink dhoti, and several bare-chested men wear multiple rudraksha malas. Some have long dreadlocked hair and forehead markings.2018-04-29Outdoor temple-grounds scene in bright daylight among trees. A central man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks smiling in an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, and holds nothing visible in his hands. Behind him a man in a sannyasi-style orange cloth with a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray of white flowers, and another man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, one holding a small object. Small black stone shrines and red-and-white painted plinths line the area, with a decorated pillar wrapped in straw and yellow cloth at right. The central man is the presumed Swamiji by appearance (probable), given long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha cues.2012-06-19Four men in saffron-orange robes walk along a dirt path beside a tall orange-painted wall with green shrubs and yellow flowers on the left. The central man, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and layered ceremonial gold beaded necklace, smiles broadly and extends his left hand outward. He wears an orange shawl over his shoulder. Behind him a bald man in orange and a younger man on the right with a gold necklace and white tilak on his forehead walk alongside. Another bald man in orange with a gold necklace holds a small orange cloth bag. Palm trees and a corrugated roof are visible in the background.2012-07-03 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesPhotograph of a procession on a temple street in Thiruvannamalai, with a stone gopuram and palm trees behind. A group of men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and gold-bead necklaces walks barefoot, most with shaved heads and white tilak forehead markings. The central figure, with long swept-back dark hair, a bright red mark on his forehead, a white and red garland and a gold necklace, smiles and walks among them. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a crowd of onlookers stands at the edges, including someone in a blue shirt in the foreground.2010-12-29September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesJanuary 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a procession through a narrow street lined with yellow-ochre temple walls and a palm tree, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a man in orange-red ochre cloth with a thick rudraksha mala and a shell-and-bead necklace holds a small gold object in his hands and looks down at it, wearing a headband of beads. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead malas walk closely, one carrying a golden pot-shaped vessel. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with a beaded headband stands nearby. The scene appears to be a temple procession.2012-05-18A procession inside a large tent-like hall with a red carpet runner on the left and stacked white plastic chairs at the right. A central man in a red-orange robe with gold borders, a red-orange turban and a thick gold-coloured necklace walks forward, smiling, with a crowd of similarly robed men and women behind and beside him. Several men wear rudraksha malas and red-orange or white robes with gold borders; some hold water bottles or papers. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red scarf stands at the far right. a person is the central figure in the red-orange turban and gold necklace, leading the procession, with several rudraksha malas visible among attendants.2015-07-25