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A street scene during a house visit in Tamil Nadu. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red tilak and rudraksha mala stands centre, receiving a green leaf garland from a man in a red-maroon robe. A woman in a teal blouse and blue sari holds a basket of white flowers and reaches toward him. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes and a red-brown shawl with rudraksha beads stands near others in white and red-maroon. On the left, a young saffron-robed monk with rudraksha mala stands at the edge. Behind them a dark vehicle with a red-and-white sign is parked before a brick wall and a pink building.

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June 27 20142014-06-27Outdoors at a residential street in Tamil Nadu, a bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti with a red sacred thread and a red bead necklace raises a long white flower garland over the head of a man wearing a green leaf garland and a saffron-coloured cloth. Beside them a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrist bands stands with rudraksha beads, and a woman in a blue-and-green sari with a long braid watches. Behind them a dark car bears a white sign reading Nithyanandam, a half-built brick wall and pink houses are visible, and more men in white shirts and saffron clothing stand nearby.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesPhoto of a street arrival outside a village house in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland stands beside a dark SUV, with a red-and-white banner partly visible reading DAM on its windscreen. Several men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand around him, and a woman in a white sari with white flowers in her hair bows toward him. A crowd of onlookers in white shirts and dhotis fills the dusty road, with thatched roofs and trees behind. The central figure appears to be a person, identified by the ornate garland and saffron robe while the page places him at this event; appearance is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure.2014-06-24Street scene in Tamil Nadu beside a grey car with a red-and-white banner reading 'NDAM'. A shaven-headed monastic in orange garments stands beside the car, and a white-clad man in a white shirt holds up a red and pink flower garland. An elderly woman with grey hair and a white sari with gold border is turned away in front, wearing a red flower in her braid. A striped yellow-and-red temple wall with a small shrine figure is behind, and onlookers crowd the street.2014-07-04July 04 20142014-07-04June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copies