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Outdoor street photo in a busy Tamil town road lined with parked vehicles, shops and a yellow-and-green fence. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti places a garland of pink and magenta flowers on a young person in saffron orange robes, who has a white forehead band. Another man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a pendant stands beside them. A woman in a white saree with a gold border and a man in white shirt look on, and a woman in a white patterned blouse holds a tray of yellow and pink flowers. A large banner beside them shows a portrait in saffron and text about a birth-star celebration at Tiruvannamalai on January 8, 2010. Several other people stand nearby. Vehicles and a pedestrian are visible in the background.

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January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai with a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace standing barefoot at left, with a white horizontal forehead mark. Beside him a bald older man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass plate. A woman in white sari with glasses holds a tray of yellow and pink flowers, and another person in white holds a long pink-and-yellow flower garland aloft. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand around, one in a yellow shawl. Vehicles, motorbikes and a bicycle occupy the road behind, with shopfronts and hoardings beyond.2010-01-08A street scene in front of a roadside shop, with a person in an orange saffron robe and a long-haired appearance draped in a pink and orange flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, hands folded in namaskar, with sandal or ash marks on the forehead. Opposite, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a green leaf and small offering dish toward them, and a woman in white holds a silver tray of yellow and pink flowers. Nearby people in white clothing stand around, and a large printed portrait banner of a smiling figure with text is visible at the right. Parked cars, motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw line the road behind.2010-01-08A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and long hair, wearing a white jasmine-and-marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking at the centre of a tight crowd. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; one man in a yellow shawl and another with a red tilak stand nearby. The street is decorated with marigold garlands, green leaf festoons and pink and yellow ribbons strung across the road. A white car with flowers on its roof sits behind, and a uniformed police officer stands on the right. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street, and a man holds a tray of pink petals.2009-07-14July 14 20092009-07-14Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane during a ratha yatra. A woman in an orange-red sleeveless blouse with a white flower garland and long dark hair smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in a white shirt, who has his head bowed. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white sarees with gold borders press close, some holding garlands and flowers. Behind them, a golden ornate ceremonial parasol with red and blue floral embroidery is held on a pole. Printed banners and placards with portrait photographs are raised above the crowd, and shop fronts with hanging bags line the street. Devotees wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks.2009-02-02A street crowd during a procession, with a woman at centre-left in an orange-and-saffron garment wearing a long orange shawl and garlands of marigold and pink flowers, smiling with hands pressed together. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround her; one man in a white shirt at centre lifts a long pink flower garland toward her. Red and orange umbrellas and tasselled poles line the top left, with shops and signboards behind. No one visibly matches the ceremonial cues needed for a person identification, so the central figure is described by role only.2009-01-21Dense street crowd during a procession on a busy Indian market road in Rajapalayam. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair holds up a white and green garland, reaching toward the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around, including a bald man in a white shirt and a brown robe-like garment with a beaded mala. A man in a white cap and a man in a red checked shirt stand in the foreground. Overhead, a decorated canopy with yellow and red tassels, shop fronts with signs, and orange flags line the street.2009-01-21A dense street procession in a Tamil town with shopfronts and signboards behind. A central figure in an orange robe with a maroon-and-gold shawl stands among devotees; the robe and wrap are clearly sannyasi attire, but no appearance cues establish identity, so this is a sannyasi, not a confirmed identity. Around him, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and orange sashes press forward, some holding flower bunches and garlands. A man in white on the right wears an orange sash and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A red-and-gold ratha/chariot canopy with tassels and a deity murti on the left frame the scene, and many more people fill the background.2009-01-21Street photo of a crowd in a busy Indian town lane lined with marigold garlands, green leaves and pink and red streamers. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white floral garland is greeted by hands reaching toward him, while a young man in a yellow shawl and white shirt stands beside him. Around them devotees in white shirts and a girl in a purple shawl and turquoise salwar look on. A white car and shop signs, including Ganesh Digital Studio, appear in the background.2009-07-14February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor photo at a roadside event with banners behind. A bare-chested priest in red dhoti with white ash on forehead and arms, wearing beaded rudraksha-style malas, drapes a fresh garland of white flowers and green leaves over a man in orange robes and wire-rimmed glasses with a grey beard. A bald man in white dhoti on the left presses palms together in greeting, and a man in orange cloth stands behind with hands folded. Several onlookers, including a woman in a red sari, stand in the background. Large banners show a smiling man in orange and white text, and a green roofed building appears behind.2011-12-08