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A crowded street scene in Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, with many men in white shirts and dhotis pressing close. A man in an orange-saffron garment with long dark hair, a white and red flower garland, and gold necklaces stands at the centre, with hands joined in front of him as an older man in white holds out a brass kalasha with a coconut, yellow flowers and green leaves. Nearby a man in a red-and-gold shawl and rudraksha beads stands with others. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a shop front with signs stand behind the crowd, and a banner with Tamil text is visible at upper left. a person: the man in orange with long hair, garland and gold ornaments is a.

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February 12 20062006-02-12A crowd on a street in front of a shop with a corrugated awning. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe wears a heavy gold necklace and a long garland, smiling with his hand on his chest. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis press close, one in a white shirt reaches forward holding a fruit basket and a flower-decorated tray, and an older man in white offers flowers from the left. A uniformed police officer stands behind the group, and onlookers fill the background. A large blue banner held overhead bears Tamil script. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and a gold ceremonial necklace with a garland, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2006-02-12July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesCrowded street procession with many men in white shirts and a few in saffron. Centre, a man wearing an orange-red turban and orange robe, with a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walks forward through the crowd. Swamiji (probable) candidate: the central figure has a red-orange turban, orange robe, long hair and ceremonial garland. Around him, men in white shirts, a woman at left, a monk in orange at upper right and a uniformed police officer at far right. Green banana leaves and pink flowers line the street behind, with a banner at top left.2008-07-28January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoors at a temple entrance, a crowd presses around a central figure in a rust-orange robe with a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in greeting while flower petals fall. Shaved-headed men in orange robes and rudraksha malas flank him, and a uniformed officer in khaki with shoulder insignia stands at right. Women in white saris are among the devotees. Behind them are a painted boundary wall in red, cream and teal stripes, a gopuram with lion sculptures, and large banana leaves framing the foreground. a person is the central figure in orange robe with rudraksha and garland, presented here as the honoured guest; appearance cues are a rudraksha mala and orange robe, but the face and hair are not clearly distinctive.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor street scene in a town with a red roadside banner showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron head covering, with Tamil text on the banner. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long garland of white and red flowers. A woman in a cream saree with gold border carries a brass vessel with flowers, and another woman in a teal blue embroidered saree carries a silver plate with food and a lamp-like offering. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around them, with a yellow vehicle partly visible at right and a crowd behind. The scene resembles a devotee welcoming ritual procession.2014-07-01January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair on the left, facing a smiling man in a white shirt wearing a long garland of white flowers with orange, green, blue and pink ribbon accents. An older white-haired man in white shirt and trousers presses his palms together and reaches toward the garlanded man in greeting. Several onlookers in white shirts, khaki and checked clothing stand behind, with a white vehicle at the left edge and a yellow-walled building with a small shrine structure in the background.2009-07-30August 06 20092009-08-06