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A street welcome in a crowded outdoor setting. A long-haired person in an orange shawl and white and red flower garland stands at centre, reaching toward a brass vessel held by a woman in a blue blouse and a white sari with a bright orange border. Around them, a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watches, several smiling. At left, a man in a pink striped shirt and a man in an orange shirt stand near an orange flag bearing a black emblem. Orange flags, a truck and roadside trees appear behind the crowd.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a large red and white flower garland, smiling with long dark hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, surround him, and an older man in a green shirt and white towel leans in at the front. A woman in a green blouse and white garland is embraced nearby, and a man in an orange robe stands at right. A white bus and a yellow Tamil-language signboard appear in the background on a street.2009-08-03January 21 20092009-01-21August 03 20092009-08-03Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd gathered around a young figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a large pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Behind the figure a bearded man in orange clothing and spectacles stands among devotees. Many men wear white shirts and orange shawls; some hold tall saffron-coloured poles. A bearded man in a white dhoti and bare-chested person near the right hold flowers and garlands; pink petals and marigolds lie on the ground. Above the crowd is a cream-coloured bus with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy fringed with tassels.2009-01-12January 21 20092009-01-21July 10 20092009-07-10August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a welcome procession on an outdoor road. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-pink flower garland stands with hands pressed together in namaste, smiling. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders and he holds a long wooden pole with an orange cloth. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing orange shawls, one holding a steel bowl and a white-and-pink flower bouquet. One man on the right wears rudraksha malas. An orange and yellow canopy and a bunting strung between poles appear overhead, with palm trees and a blue sky in the background.2006-11-13Crowded 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.2008-07-28Outdoor street scene in a crowded market lane with marigold garlands strung overhead and a parked white van behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears long white and red jasmine-and-rose garlands, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and is smiling with head bowed as people press around him. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stand close, and a woman in a purple shawl and blue top holds flower offerings nearby. Uniformed police are visible in the background. The garlanded figure shows distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and garland cues, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate being welcomed on the street.2009-07-14Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace with multiple gold pendants, standing amid a crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes. He smiles and gestures with his right hand toward a woman seen from behind with a hair bun and an orange-trimmed white top. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with vertical tilak marks and rudraksha malas, surround him. A mango tree and a thatched hut are in the background, and a table with flower garlands is at the right edge.2008-12-23August 03 20092009-08-03