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A street scene in Tiruvannamalai with a crowd gathered around a central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. The figure is gesturing with an open hand while speaking. Surrounding men wear white shirts and dhotis, several with rudraksha malas, and children and a woman in grey stand near the front. Behind them are shopfronts, a decorated gateway with bunting, a parked white car and overhead power lines.

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A street procession in an Indian town. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange robe with gold border, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, walking forward and smiling. Around him are men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha-style pendant necklaces, and a bearded man in an orange shawl. A small boy in a blue shirt and a child in white school uniform stand at left, and a crowd of onlookers fills the lane. Behind them are white-painted buildings, bunting flags strung overhead, and a decorated vehicle with red and white canopy in the background.2007-01-12Outdoor street scene in a narrow town lane lined with white and pale buildings, with strings of small white flags overhead. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk among onlookers. A man in a white checked shirt in the foreground gestures with his finger, and several boys in shirts stand close by, watching. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession moves past a stone temple wall carved with figures and layered with faded posters. Most men wear white shirts or dhotis, some with red-and-gold shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. In the centre-right, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange turban, an orange and gold robe and layered gold necklaces walks with palms pressed together in greeting; his appearance is consistent with a person but his face is not clear. Several other devotees in orange shawls walk alongside, and a yellow barrier and makeshift structures appear in the background.2006-09-24Outdoor street procession in a temple town under strings of triangular pennant flags. A central man walks forward wearing an orange turban, orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl, and a long gold ceremonial necklace; he has long swept-back hair and bare feet. Surrounding him, men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron shawls walk in the crowd, several wearing lanyard badges and rudraksha malas. Behind them are temple gopuram towers, painted deity sculptures on a shrine wall, and billboards with figures. a person is the central figure in orange, seen walking in the procession with devotees around him.2006-09-24Outdoor street photograph in a crowded residential lane with white buildings, overhead power lines and a rocky hill behind. A central figure in an orange turban, long dark hair, orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace stands with an open hand gesture, holding a small pink paper. Around him men in white shirts and dark trousers, one with a black cord necklace and another with a red tilak, press close while women in saris and a grey-haired older woman in the foreground watch. Many people fill the frame.2007-01-12July 28 20082008-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12Dense outdoor crowd of devotees on a paved temple-precinct ground during a procession. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis, and some wear orange shawls. A central figure with a long dark hair, wearing an orange-yellow robe, a striped orange turban, and multiple beaded necklaces, smiles while surrounded by the crowd; a man in a white shirt and light grey hair with a red-and-white beaded garland stands nearby. A bald man with glasses wears an orange wrap over white clothing. Women in saris, including pink and green, stand in the background. Flowers in yellow and red sit at the right edge of the frame.2006-09-24A street scene in a town with a roadside shop and a pink multi-storey building behind, a parked white van and utility poles. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe and a garland of beads, smiling and extending his hands toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, several uniformed police officers in khaki, and a man in orange with a shaved head and white tilak stand close together. One police officer on the right raises a hand. The orange-robed central figure matches the appearance cues for Swamiji, with long hair and saffron clothing, and the page indicates his presence, so the appearance-based label applies, though the face is not used for identification.2010-01-08Outdoor street scene in a town with white-walled buildings and a blue-and-red striped awning overhead. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a long layered garland of white jasmine and red flowers and a gold-coloured necklace, stands smiling with hands folded at his chest; a figure wearing a saffron-orange scarf and white dhoti attends from the right, and a few cameras appear among the crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand close, one in the foreground wearing a gold bracelet and gold chain, and a man in a white shirt on the right holds his hand near his face. Several bystanders wear white and the crowd is packed tightly. Probable Swamiji, identifiable by long swept-back hair, orange turban and saffron clothing, appears to be the central figure receiving attention.2007-01-12