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A crowded outdoor street scene beside a temple. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands bowed near a wooden pole, with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds hanging on the left. A man in a white shirt and red-and-white garments leans forward and reaches toward him, while a bald man with a red-brown mala and forehead markings stands at lower left. Many people in white, red and saffron clothing press around, some holding up cameras and phones. A boy in an orange top sits on a cart at right, and saffron-robed figures stand near a temple gopuram with painted deity sculptures. Trees and overhead wires fill the background.

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Outdoor festival procession scene beside a yellow-and-saffron decorated cart. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti with a red-and-green border leans over the cart's edge, gripping a metal pole, a red rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind him a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the cart with a white sacred thread, and marigold garlands hang along the cart's side. Crowds of devotees surround the cart: several shaved-headed men in orange robes and gold necklaces, men in white shirts with vertical tilak marks, women in saffron and pink saris, and a small boy in an orange shirt. Several people hold up cameras and phones. Trees, a small temple gopuram and a motorcycle are visible in the background.2011-01-16A photograph of a crowded outdoor street scene near a temple, with a man in a long yellow-cream dhoti and bare chest standing at left, leaning forward beside a tall pole with long dark hair tied up, red and white beaded malas around his neck, and white marks on his forehead. He is reaching toward a crowd of devotees, many of them shaved-headed men in white or orange-saffron garments with gold necklaces. One man in a white shirt holds a tray of fruit and flowers, and garlands of yellow and red flowers lie on a decorated cart at left. A man in a red shirt and women in saris stand among the crowd, and a temple gopuram with colourful sculptures rises in the background. The man in the yellow dhoti is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, shown in the crowd rather than on a throne.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene on a street with a thatched-roof building at left. A decorated wooden ratha or palanquin with a red-and-orange canopy and red pillars is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red cloth. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with ochre and yellow borders stand on and around the vehicle, one lifting a white cloth and another adjusting garlands. Older men in white shirts and a man in a dhoti stand at the base. Devotees in white and saffron clothing, one in orange robes, crowd the road, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16Outdoor photo of a crowded temple procession at a street-side festival. Several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand in a dense crowd, some holding a drum. On the right, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and sacred threads stand on a decorated wooden ratha, handling white cloth and marigold garlands draped over its frame. A man in a white shirt reaches up toward the platform. Orange flowers and garlands line the chariot. A thatched-roof building and a uniformed police officer appear in the background. A figure in an orange shawl is visible on the left, but no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-01-16Outdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor temple procession scene with many devotees pressing close around a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. A shirtless man in the left foreground sits on the cart wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold wristwatch, while a bald man in white with a red-and-white cloth and red beaded necklace stands at lower centre. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts with white or red forehead markings, and one man in a pink shirt holds up a phone. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right, with a person behind a camera. A figure in a white shirt with a long dark braid and a green leaf garland is in the centre, and a bearded man with a saffron cloth and gold necklace stands at right beside a shaved-headed devotee. Trees and small shrine structures sit in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession. A man with long dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, a fresh leaf-and-flower garland and an orange saffron robe holds an offering toward a bare-chested devotee with a grey-streaked beard and a white sacred thread, while an arm from above reaches down with a flower or fruit. Another bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti stands behind, and a grey-haired man in white kneels in the foreground. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a pink sari and men in white shirts, some holding cameras. A tall white pillar and a yellow cloth stand at left, with flower petals scattered on the stone ground.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A crowded outdoor scene at a temple-side street with a green-painted flatbed or platform at left. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands among devotees. A younger man in an orange-saffron top wears a long leaf-and-flower garland and holds a brass plate with offerings, smiling, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Nearby, a bald priest with a topknot and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace shows a forehead tilak. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a blue shirt, and onlookers in orange and red fill the frame. A man at right holds a camera. Temple gopuram sculpture and trees are visible behind.2011-01-16Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession with a crowd pressing close. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like tilak, a red rudraksha mala and a yellow dhoti leans forward over a metal pole, holding an orange fruit and reaching toward a silver tray of fruit offered by devotees. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange cloth wear gold necklaces, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Garlands of yellow flowers hang on a decorated stand at left, and a child sits on an orange vehicle at right. Trees and a temple gopuram stand in the background.2011-01-16A street procession on a roadside where a flower-garlanded palanquin carrying a deity murti is being worshipped. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti with a red sash and a rudraksha-style neck garland stands at the front of the palanquin, holding a plate and offering to the decorated deity. Beside him a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the palanquin's edge, and a shirtless man in white dhoti with a white shoulder cloth stands at right. Around the palanquin are many shaven-headed men in white dhotis and saffron clothing, many with hands folded in namaskar, plus a few women in saffron sarees and onlookers. Offerings of bananas, coconuts, flowers, a brass pot and lamps sit on the palanquin base, and a drummer in red stands at left. Thatched huts and a tree line the roadside.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street in Tiruvannamalai. A decorated wooden chariot with a painted canopy, heavily garlanded with marigolds and flowers, dominates the upper right, carrying a deity murti under a red-and-white canopy. Seated on the chariot platform, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green shawl and red mala sits beside a figure in white ritual cloth. Around them, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths, and devotees with tilak and flower garlands, stand and sit among onlookers. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt and orange waist cloth stands at the chariot edge. A cameraman films from the left under a tree.2018-01-16