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A procession in an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark bindi has his eyes closed and smiles, holding a tall golden staff raised overhead. He wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange cloth wrap over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk closely, one with a shaved head and a white dhoti and orange shawl, another in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a golden palanquin or decorated float with pink and yellow flower garlands is carried, and a bus is visible in the blurred background.

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A bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red vertical mark stands at the centre of a procession, smiling and holding a tall golden staff upright in his right hand. He wears a reddish-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulders, a white floral garland, and layered rudraksha malas. Behind him, a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and a third in reddish cloth look on, with a crowd and a vehicle in the background under yellow-flowered trees.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +2 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +2 copiesJanuary 15 20182018-01-15A smiling man in a rust-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white and pink lotus garland with gold beads and a rudraksha mala across his chest. He has white vibhuti lines and a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and gold rings on his fingers. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants walk in a procession, one holding a tall gold staff, and a younger attendant in a leopard-print headband wears a rudraksha mala. The setting is a red-pillared temple corridor with blurred pink flowers.2018-01-15A procession outdoors in Thiruvannamalai with a crowd behind and a white-and-orange bus marked NITHYANANDAM in the background. Centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a white flower garland smiles and holds a tall golden staff, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala. Around him, sannyasi in rust-red robes with white tilaka and rudraksha malas walk alongside; at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and spectacles; at right, a man in white with rudraksha mala. Yellow flowering trees stand behind the group. Appearance-based label: a person, walking in the procession as a figure with the ceremonial staff and garland.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor procession scene on a street beside a large orange-and-white bus. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band and a central dot stands at the centre, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while holding a tall golden staff upright. He wears a rust-brown robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a white jasmine garland. Behind him a woman in a pink sari carries a brass tray on her head with a decorated pot and floral garland. A man in a white dhoti and glasses walks at left, with more devotees in the background. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable): a bearded figure with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe, shown in a procession with a golden staff.2017-03-11A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and a forehead tilak, wearing a maroon-red saffron-toned robe draped over one shoulder and a white, red, green and purple flower garland, raises his right hand in greeting beside a brown vehicle door. Gold bangles adorn his wrist. Behind him stand attendants in orange clothing with white ash markings and beaded necklaces, one holding a gold-colored pole. Appearance-based, the man is a person receiving a welcome with a garland, with a bare-chested attendant in orange and a white-marked devotee behind him.2017-04-09Close photo of a bearded man with eyes closed, wearing a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a double-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of pink petals and white flowers with gold beads. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red central mark on the forehead. Behind him stands a younger man with a leopard-print headband, white forehead tilak and rudraksha beads, slightly out of focus. Outdoor setting with blurred greenery and buildings. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , . The page indicates this is a Mattu Pongal celebration in Tiruvannamalai; the visible garland and rudraksha are consistent with ceremonial honours, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity2018-01-15March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA bearded man with a smooth-swept dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands centre frame with his eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-red robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold chain and a small gold earring, and a rudraksha armband. A large garland of white jasmine, orange roses and purple flowers hangs around his neck. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and white rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded, and a yellow pole is visible at right. A crowd of devotees fills the dim background, with a camera operator at left.2017-10-19