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A street procession in Tamil Nadu under ornate embroidered parasols with tassels. A man in long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe walks at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a white-and-gold-bead garland, a green leafy garland and a gold pendant necklace with a red mark on his forehead. He is hung with lemons and garlands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and red rosette, and a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red rosette, walk in the crowd. Bunting with blue logos hangs overhead. Probable Swamiji is visible among the procession, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial gold necklace.

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December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Street procession in Tiruvannamalai with a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and gold necklaces, hands pressed together in namaskar, walking at the centre. He is flanked by devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, and a man in a white shirt with a red rosette. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and a silver staff with a trident-like finial are carried above the group. Market stalls with blue tarpaulins, shop signs and a blue-domed building line the street. A calendar-style stamp in the corner reads 24 12 2005.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamDecember 25 20052005-12-25A photograph taken at a temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, showing a group of men walking out through a dark stone doorway. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, palms pressed together in namaste, wears an orange garment with a gold border and a gold necklace with a pendant. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis wear rudraksha malas, and one older man on the left wears white with a rudraksha mala. A man in a pale shirt and blue trousers stands at right. A tree and a building are visible through the open gate. The setting suggests a temple procession exit.2005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25A crowded temple procession passes through an ornately carved stone gateway under a white canopy. Two large decorated umbrellas with fringed tassels and floral embroidery shade the crowd, and a third canopy with an orange and red emblem is at left. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a red-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a long gold-toned mala necklace, with a small pendant visible. Surrounding men in white dhotis and shirts press close, and a dark-toned signboard appears in the background. a person is described as the central figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, walking in procession.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25