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A dense outdoor street crowd in a Tamil town, with many people pressing forward around a central figure. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold border and rudraksha beads stands with his back to the camera, palms pressed together toward the crowd. Around him men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, and women in saris and bangles, reach toward him. A bespectacled man at left wears a white dhoti with a red-striped cloth. Behind them shops, a shuttered storefront, a Zuari Cement sign and a few onlookers stand in the sunlit street.

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A dense outdoor crowd gathers beneath a white cloth canopy and a red decorated umbrella, with white flags and a colourful striped awning overhead. Near the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-and-white cloth and a red-beaded necklace stands among the people, and a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left edge. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and flowers in their hair, and cameramen with equipment press close. A red-and-white floral wreath hangs on the canopy and rose petals lie on the cloth. The crowd fills the frame, with a parked white vehicle and a street visible behind.2011-05-17February 07 20172017-02-07June 24 20142014-06-24 +3 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28December 29 20102010-12-29June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession in a crowded Indian town. At centre a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala is draped in a reddish-orange shawl with a golden border, arm outstretched toward the crowd. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis, some with vibhuti marks, and several bald devotees in saffron-orange robes press close. Shopfronts, a red awning and banana leaves frame the street behind, with a saffron cloth visible at the upper right. Probable Swamiji shown in the procession with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron shawl.2014-07-04 +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.2010-12-29June 24 20142014-06-24A crowded outdoor street scene in Tamil Nadu with a group of men and women gathered closely around a central man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a long yellow and red marigold garland. A bare-chested man in orange garments with a leafy green garland and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at right, holding up a hand near the central man's face while another man in white applies or offers orange fruit. Several people in white ritual clothes have sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and one woman wears a red coral bead necklace. Behind them, onlookers, a man taking a photograph with a phone, and a small roadside temple structure with pillars and colourful gopuram-style decoration are visible. Orange fruit is held in hands in the foreground, and a stone ledge with scattered flower petals sits at left. The man in orange and gold cues are distinctive, but his face is partly turned and the scene is busy, so identity is uncertain.2011-01-16February 16 20092009-02-16A crowded outdoor photograph near a temple entrance decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow. A bare-chested elderly priest in a red-maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at centre beside a woman in an orange sari. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a microphone, and a younger man in a white shirt stands nearby. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in red and orange, press close, with a bare-headed onlooker in the foreground. A sannyasi in orange robes stands among them, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering or darshan. Tiled walls and a canopy frame the scene.2010-11-22