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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard stands beside a brown vehicle door, wearing a maroon unstitched robe over a bare chest, a gold chain and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. He wears a multicoloured flower garland with white, green, purple and red blossoms, and gold and beaded bracelets on his wrist, while touching the garland with one hand. Behind him, saffron-robed and bare-chested devotees with tilak and beaded malas stand near a gold pole, and a brown vehicle and orange interior are visible. Appearance-based a person present, standing in the procession area.

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A 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.2017-04-09A photograph at night beside an orange and yellow bus. A bearded man in a maroon robe, with long hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a multicoloured flower garland of white, red, green and purple around his neck, smiles with eyes closed while raising his right hand. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings stand near the vehicle, and a man at right holds a brass vessel with pink flowers. a person is the bearded man in the maroon robe with the flower garland, shown in person; he has long swept hair, a red tilak and a floral garland, though the image alone leaves his identity uncertain.2017-04-09A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned unstitched wrap over his shoulders and a white, red, green and purple flower garland around his neck. He extends one hand toward a vehicle with a brown body. Behind him, two younger men with white tripundra forehead markings and gold-bead necklaces stand near a golden pole, one raising an arm to hold it. Warm evening light from a side lamp. The man's appearance, long hair and garlanded red wrap, is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the identity is uncertain, so the role is given as a bearded man in a red wrap.2017-04-09A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and a thick rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. He stands beside an orange bus with his eyes lowered. Behind him a man in white clothes with a white forehead mark and a cord around his neck smiles. In the foreground a hand holds a white flower garland, and other people in orange and white stand in the background under a red-tasselled canopy. A distinctive rudraksha mala and long swept hair are visible, so this is a person in person, with appearance-based identification.2017-03-11A 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.2017-03-11A 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 copiesNight-time photograph at an entrance beside an orange vehicle and a yellow bus. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a maroon-red robe, smiles with eyes lowered and wears a multicolour flower garland of white, red, green and purple blossoms. Around him, devotees in white tilak-marked headbands and maroon robes stand close, one at right holding a tray with a decorated pot topped with pink flowers and leaves. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold neckpiece and garland, maroon robe, and a welcome-reception role. Visible people: about six.2017-04-09A night-time photograph of a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long multicolour garland of white, red, green and purple flowers draped over his shoulders, smiling with eyes closed and one hand pressed to his chest. A red-and-brown van stands beside him, and a bus-like vehicle is behind. Around him, men in saffron and orange-trimmed dhotis and white sandalwood forehead markings stand close; one at right holds a golden pole and a brass-and-flower kalasha-style pot decorated with pink flowers and gold ornaments, and several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The bearded man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only loosely, with no crown, turban or saffron robe, so the identification is uncertain.2017-04-09A 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.2017-03-11Outdoor 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.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11June 06 20172017-06-06