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Outdoor photograph at a whitewashed gateway with a red and yellow rising-sun arch and Tamil lettering, set among leafy trees and a tall coconut palm under a bright blue sky. Several men in white shirts, white dhotis and sarongs stand and walk on a dirt path; one man in a white dhoti and shirt strides forward in the centre. At the right edge, a white van with a roof rack is parked. Two printed posters held up by people show a figure wearing a saffron-orange headwear and robes, with a rudraksha-style garland, depicting a portrait on paper. a person appears only as a printed portrait on the posters, not a physical person.

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Outdoor street scene in front of a white building with a tiled roof and green trees behind it. A line of about a dozen men and youths stands on a dirt road holding large framed posters on wooden stands. The posters show a smiling figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing, and other posters show a figure in white with a white head covering. Men wear white dhotis and white or pale shirts; a man at the front holds a poster while wearing a white dhoti. A small child in a light shirt stands at the right edge. A white flag with a blue emblem is visible near the building entrance, and an orange flag appears at the right side.2006-10-16A photograph taken outdoors in daylight beneath a clear blue sky and tall trees, showing a group of men standing near the entrance of a white building with a rising-sun arch above its doorway in red and yellow rays. A front-left man with a short mustache and a sacred forehead mark wears a white shirt, white dhoti-style cloth and a wristwatch, and has a name badge clipped to his shirt. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis or light grey trousers stand or walk on a sandy path, some wearing name badges, and one man in a pale green shirt and grey trousers stands at right. A coconut palm rises behind the building. A dated timestamp in orange reads 16.10.2006 along the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A street scene during a procession in Pondicherry, with men in white shirts and white dhotis crowding a roadside. Several men hold large printed posters on sticks, showing a smiling figure in a yellow-orange head wrap and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, against green trees and sky, with Tamil text on the boards. A white flag with a blue emblem is raised among them. Behind them stand a colourful temple gopuram with sculpted figures and a low shop with a shutter. The posters are printed images, not physical people.2006-10-16Outdoor procession on a village street in Tamil Nadu under palm trees and a hazy sky. Men in white and pale shirts crowd the road. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds up a large framed portrait on a pole; the portrait shows a face in a white head-wrap and is captioned in Tamil. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges, one with a red and yellow design, shade a palanquin area behind the crowd. White flags on poles, a blue-and-white flag, and a small flame near a doorway appear among the crowd. A plain cream building with a blue shutter stands at the back.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A photograph of an outdoor gateway on a dirt road lined with trees and palms. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends low at the left gate, reaching toward a potted plant beside a banner. A group of about seven people in white clothes stands on the dirt road, including a woman in orange holding a pale yellow parasol and a person in orange robes carrying a black bag. Another man in white with a yellow shawl bends at the right gate. A black-and-white banner on the left gate shows Tamil text and a portrait of a figure in orange. A gate and small roadside shrine structure are visible in the background.2009-08-08October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16