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December 29 2010

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Outdoor crowd scene at a festival procession, with a striped canopy and banana leaves behind. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold necklace and has long swept-back dark hair; he is apparently the central figure, reaching toward the people around him. Around him, men in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow shawls and orange sashes, a bald man in white with a yellow shawl, and women in orange and green saris press forward with hands folded in greeting. A banner with portrait photos and printed text hangs on the left. a person: the saffron-clad man with long hair and a gold necklace in the centre of the crowd.2010-12-29July 13 20112011-07-13July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor crowd scene on a sunny day beside a dirt road and trees. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis dominate the foreground, one in a white cap pointing forward, another in white with an orange garland. A bald sannyasi in an orange robe with beads stands at right, and a woman in a patterned sari with a red blouse stands among the crowd. Orange and red flags with a red-and-white parasol rise above the gathering, and a white banner stands at the right edge.2014-06-19December 29 20102010-12-29A dense street procession in Pondicherry with many women in cotton saris and marigold garlands crowding forward. In the left foreground a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha malas walks with his face partly turned, with a man in white shirt beside him. Women in yellow, cream and purple saris carry flower garlands and offerings, and an orange and yellow ceremonial umbrella with a red emblem rises at upper right over the crowd. Parked vehicles, shops and trees line the road behind.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees presses under a corrugated tin roof beside banana fronds and palm leaves. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands among saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, reach forward, hands raised in greeting. Bald young monks in ochre cloth stand at the left edge.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd presses along a tree-lined road in what appears to be a procession or welcome. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange garland and long dark hair stands out above the crowd, with hands raised and a smiling expression. Around him, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls and orange cloth, reach toward him and clap or wave. Several bald and white-clad attendants move nearby. Behind the crowd, large banners with portraits and printed Tamil text hang from poles and a small pale structure is visible. Some people wear vibhuti and red tilak marks. The central figure has long dark hair, orange robes and a garland, which is a probable Swamiji appearance cue.2010-12-29A crowded outdoor procession at dusk among tall palm trees, with strings of lights and bunting strung overhead. A man in an orange saffron robe with a crown-like orange turban and long dark hair, wearing rudraksha mala beads, walks at centre, flanked by men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a man in white holds an orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella-like banner aloft, while a bearded man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha mala looks ahead at right. Many onlookers fill the background.2007-01-12June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20182018-01-16