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A large outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty village street lined with palm trees, low tiled-roof houses and parked white vans and cars. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark rudraksha-style mala, reaches out with his arm extended toward the crowd, while others around him in white and pale clothes lean forward. Elderly women in saris, one in an orange blouse bending low, and men in shirts press close. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground. Behind them a partly built temple gopuram scaffolding rises above the rooftops. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone, so the central presence is described by role only.

Outdoor street scene in a rural Tamil village on a dusty road lined with brick houses, a thatched hut and leafy trees. A large crowd of men, many in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, presses along both sides of the road. Several bare-chested men in orange cloth stand near the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki is visible at right. Vehicles, including a white van and a dark car, are parked farther down the road, and women in colourful saris stand at left near the house.

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A large outdoor crowd, several hundred people, fills a open square in front of a small temple with a tiered gopuram-style tower and a colourful deity mural on a wall at right. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in blue, pink, yellow and green. Tall palm trees and a blue sky stand behind, with a flagpole and low concrete buildings on the left.

A dense crowd of men gathers outdoors along a street lined with palm trees and a tiled-roof building, a yellow van at right. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear light blue, pink or checked shirts. Two shaved-headed young men in front wear saffron-orange cloths and white upper garments, one with a tilak marking on his forehead and a beaded necklace. Men in the foreground push forward and raise hands. A man in a white shirt stands at right. Several people on a raised platform or wall are visible at top left. No readable text is visible in the scene.

A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a village street lined with low tiled-roof houses and a concrete wall. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards or identity cords around their necks. A man in the foreground wears a yellow scarf with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, women in pink, blue and red saris and children watch from the wall and street. A raised purple banner with a circular image is held aloft at the upper centre, and a flagpole stands at the right beside a shop front.

A large crowd of people walks down a sunny, dusty street lined with shops and tin awnings, following a black vehicle whose roof is visible in the foreground. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, while women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and maroon, several carrying flower garlands or offerings. A man in a grey shirt and dark spectacles walks at the front near the car, and a bald man in white stands among the crowd. The procession appears to move slowly through a town street with telephone wires overhead and a multi-storey building in the background. No clear a person candidate can be distinguished from appearance alone.

A crowded village street in daylight, with many devotees pressing together on a dirt road. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear colourful saris in blue, red, orange and green, some with flowers in their hair. A child in a red dress with a long braid stands in the foreground. Thatched shelter and a red-brick wall are on the right, with strings of orange and red festoons and a golden temple tower in the background. A car is parked at the lower left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

January 03 2012

Outdoor street scene under bright sky with palm trees and small houses. Several men in white and cream shirts and dhotis stand in the foreground, one with his arm around another's shoulder. A shirtless man with a gold chain stands among them. A large crowd of onlookers, including children, gathers behind them along the roadside, with parked vehicles and a van visible on the street.

July 28 2008

A dense crowd of men, women and children moves along a covered walkway lined with banana plants, hanging cloth decorations and flowering shrubs. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while several women wear yellow and orange saris. In the lower right, the edge of a large orange-draped object with white flower garlands is visible. A man in a white shirt at the centre gestures with his hand. Buildings with red-tiled roofs and a grey cream facade stand behind the procession.