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Night procession in a Tamil town street with a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes. In the foreground, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long green and white flower garland holds a small white cloth or offering, while a young man in orange with long hair and rudraksha beads holds a gold-toned ceremonial vessel with a carved white urn. Other devotees wear orange and brown, with white tilak marks on their foreheads and gold chains. Colourful painted building facades stand behind the crowd.

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Night photograph of a crowd gathered in a street. A central bearded man with white and red forehead markings wears a brown robe, a long green, white and pink flower garland, and a rudraksha mala. He holds a small white cloth or offering in one hand and a brass vessel with petals nearby. Around him, saffron-robed young men and devotees press in, some with long hair and beaded necklaces. Lit houses and a colourful building stand behind, with a tree at left. The page indicates a person is present, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a crowd at an outdoor street procession in Tiruvannamalai. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears a large green and yellow flower garland and is receiving water or offering from a young man in a light blue shirt and a boy in pale clothes. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange cloth wear rudraksha and bead malas, long hair, and some stand bare-chested. An older man at right in orange clothing and an onlooker crowd fill the frame, with a colourful multi-storey building behind. The scene shows a devotional welcome with garlands and ritual offering. a person appearance is a probable candidate based on the garlanded man receiving offerings and the surrounding orange-clad disciples; the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night-time street scene during a procession, with a crowd of devotees and onlookers pressing close. At centre, a bearded man in a brown-maroon robe and a green, white, and purple flower garland stands with a white-tipped tilak on his forehead and holds a decorated brass-and-white ceremonial vessel. Around him, young men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces. Two young girls with braided hair and blue ribbons stand in front, one in a pink top and one in blue, and an elderly man with white hair and a white shirt stands at left. A stone wall and buildings are visible behind the crowd.2017-02-07Night-time photograph of a street procession in front of a temple area. A bearded man with a swept-back head of hair and a white-and-ochre tripundra on his forehead wears a rust-brown robe, a long garland of green leaves, white flowers and purple blooms, and a wooden rudraksha-style mala, and holds a decorated brass vessel with a lid. He smiles while a devotee in white reaches toward him. Around him, people in saffron and orange clothing, some with rudraksha malas, crowd the street, and several bare-chested devotees stand nearby. Buildings and a tree are visible in the dark background.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copies