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A press interaction in an indoor room with cream walls and a wooden door on the right. Two seated men in saffron-orange drapes face a cluster of media microphones. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair, a red headband, a red bindi and a white bead necklace, looks down, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain. The older bald man beside him wears a white tilak, a rudraksha headband and bead malas, and speaks into the mics. Behind them, another saffron-clad man in a gold bead necklace stands with folded arms. Microphones bear channel logos including Makkal, Mega, Imayam, Puthiya Thalaimurai and GTV SPV. Several reporters' hands hold the mics in the foreground.

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A press scrum in a plain room with cream walls and wood panelling. Two saffron-robed men are at the centre. On the left, a man with a rudraksha band across his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a white pendant, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, and a small brooch, stands with eyes lowered. On the right, an older bald man with white vibhuti on his head and a red tilak, wearing rudraksha malas and beads, speaks toward the microphones. Behind them, two more saffron-robed men stand with arms crossed, one wearing gold necklaces. Many hands hold microphones with station logos including Makkal, Mega TV, GTV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and News. Several people are behind the microphones and a press-related scene is evident.2012-05-18A press scrum of saffron-clad sadhus facing a bank of microphones. In the centre, a young man in an orange wrap wears a red-beaded headband, a rudraksha mala, a white bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a beaded armband; he looks down at the mics. Beside him, an older bald man with white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears a beaded headband, multiple rudraksha malas and an orange wrap, speaking to the press. Microphones carry logos of Makkal, Imayam, GTV, SPV and Puthiya Thalaimurai. Behind them, two more orange-clad men stand near a wooden wall, one with a gold chain. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the young man in the centre shows some cues but the identification cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-05-18Photograph of two saffron-robed men seated close together while a press scrum of microphones is held toward them. The man on the left, wearing an orange robe, a rudraksha mala headband, a red bindi and a multi-strand rudraksha and bead necklace, speaks into the microphones. Beside him an older bald man with white forehead markings, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and white beaded necklaces listens. Standing behind them are several people in orange robes wearing large ornate gold necklaces. a person cues include the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklace on the man speaking to the press.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A press conference in a plain cream-walled room. On the right, a bare-chested, white-marked elder with a rudraksha mala sits before a gold-framed panel, answering questions from a cluster of microphones bearing Tamil news channel logos such as GTV, Vasanth, Raj and Makkal. On the left, a younger man in an orange-red wrap, gold necklace and armbands, with a headband, sits with his hands folded and watches. A photographer's hands with a camera appear in the foreground. a person cues are the rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold adornments on the figure at right; his role is the speaker answering reporters. The left man is a companion seated beside him.2012-05-16A press interview scene where a man with swept-back hair, a rudraksha headband, a red bindi and a bare chest wrapped in an orange shawl speaks into a cluster of microphones. Beside him stands a bald man in orange robes with a long gold-bead necklace, and an elderly woman in an orange garment with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on her forehead is also surrounded by mics. Several hands hold microphones toward them, with channel logos visible on the mics including GTV SPV and Mega TV. A man in orange at the far right wears rudraksha beads. The setting is a plain cream wall.2012-05-18A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes seated among a dense cluster of microphones held up by journalists. He wears a rudraksha mala with white beads, a multi-strand rudraksha necklace, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a red dot between his brows, and a bare shoulder with white ash markings. Behind him a second robed person in orange stands with arms folded and gold beads visible. Several microphones carry Tamil news channel logos including Puthiya Thalaimurai, GTV, Sun TV and Makkal TV, indicating a press interaction. Wooden panelling is visible at right.2012-05-18A bald, elderly man with a white sacred-ash mark on his forehead, a red dot at the centre, and a beaded headband sits bare-chested, speaking before a cluster of press microphones. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and bangle stands with folded arms. Several news microphones bear station logos including Mega, Makkal, Puthiya Thalaimurai, GTV and SPV.2012-05-18May 16 20122012-05-16A press scrum inside a plain room with wood-panelled lower walls. In the centre, a man with long hair swept back, a red bindi, a beaded headband and layered rudraksha and bead malas, wearing saffron-orange robes, speaks toward a cluster of microphones and recorders. Beside him, an older bald man with white ash markings and beaded necklaces sits in orange cloth. Behind them, three saffron-robed men in orange wraps stand with rudraksha and bead malas; one has a large gold pendant. Reporters and cameramen hold microphones bearing channel logos at the lower right and left. The central figure's appearance matches the appearance-based cues of a person, so the label is used.2012-05-18