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Photograph of a dense street procession crowd of devotees in white shirts and orange saffron shawls, many holding tall orange flags on poles. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a white flower garland stands in the crowd. In front of him, a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti and gold-bordered cloth is turned away, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, held by supporting arms. A large orange umbrella-like cloth is in the lower right foreground, and a banner with Tamil text is above the crowd. Police officers in blue caps stand at the left edge.

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February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A crowd of devotees in white and saffron moves through a procession, many holding long poles with orange flags. At the center, a person with swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiling as a man in white hands them a purple shawl. Surrounding people wear white kurtas and saffron scarves, with a few in yellow shirts at the lower right. a person appears in the center, identified by the long hair, saffron robe and garland, and the procession setting.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A procession crowd in an outdoor festival scene. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and body, and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands among devotees, appearing to be a person figure with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, in the role of procession participant. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry large lavender-and-white canopies with red tassels on poles, and orange flags are raised. Several men in white shirts and dhotis raise hands and cheer; an older bearded man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl stands to the right, and a man in sunglasses points. Lower right, a silver ritual vessel is visible.2005-12-31A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre of a dense crowd, wearing a white floral garland with red flower accents and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He smiles and faces forward. Around him, men and women in white shirts and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, press close. A man in a white shirt on the right wears a white garland. Behind them, a large orange flag bears a purple emblem. A wooden staff is held at the left edge. Several people in the front foreground have red tilak marks.2009-02-05December 23 20072007-12-23February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A dense outdoor procession crowd moves forward beneath multicoloured striped umbrellas with tasselled fringes, held on tall poles. Many people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear orange or saffron clothing and some hold large orange saffron flags with a dark emblem. A man in a white shirt with a bald head stands at centre, and several people nearby reach out toward him. Some saffron-clad participants carry white placards in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-02-05A large crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing walks in a procession, many holding tall wooden poles topped with orange and yellow flags and ornate fringed canopies. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair and a white and red flower garland, wearing saffron/orange robes and a tilak on his forehead, raises one hand in greeting while smiling and holding his other hand in namaste. Around him devotees wear white shirts and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas. A man in saffron robes stands at the right foreground beside people wearing orange shawls, and several women in white and saffron are visible in the crowd. Many orange flags bear printed text.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05