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A large outdoor crowd gathers before a decorated raised platform at a temple-town festival. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a red garland and gold armlets, stands barefoot holding a saffron flag on a pole. Beside him women in white saris with red borders stand on the red carpeted dais, and a golden trident-topped staff is visible at right. Saffron flags wave among the crowd, a flower-garlanded canopy with string of marigolds and banana leaves overhead, and a gopuram tower rises in the background. A seated man in orange robes sits at the platform edge. A person in white stands near the staff.

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Outdoor photo of a large crowd at a temple-side event. On a red-carpeted platform stands a man in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-white flower garland, bare-chested with gold armbands, raising a large red flag with a dark emblem. Beside him a man in white dhoti stands with hands clasped. Many people in the crowd wave orange and yellow flags, hold up phones and cameras, and a man on the left blows a horn. A drummer in white and red appears at the lower left. Behind them stand temple gopurams, a mountain, flower and leaf decorations and bunting.2011-12-20Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a red and white flower garland holding a large saffron flag with a red Om symbol on a pole, standing on a red carpet under a decorated canopy of banana leaves, flowers and garlands. Beside him a bald man in orange robes also grips the flag pole and a cameraman films. Below, a crowd of devotees watches, including women in white and cream saris with gold borders, a woman in a white head covering, and children. Gold armlets and bangles adorn the central man.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a decorated platform. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, holding a large orange flag on a pole with both hands while smiling. Behind him a zebra-print sofa sits on a red-carpeted dais under a canopy of marigold and leaf garlands and coloured bunting. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, fills the street below, with orange flags, a multi-tiered coloured temple tower and a gopuram visible in the background. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and garlands on a ceremonial platform.2011-12-20A dense outdoor procession crowd surrounds a decorated float under a canopy of white jasmine garlands, pink and red flower strands and banana leaves. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a red and green flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a tall trident. Beside him, another saffron-robed attendant wears a beaded mala and stands near a figure in a light orange shawl, while a white-robed priest stands at the right edge. Orange flags with a dark emblem wave in the foreground, and uniformed police stand among the people. Coconuts and a brass pot sit at the left. A white banner with a printed portrait is partly visible at left.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photo of an outdoor stage with a red carpet and yellow-and-white flower-garland border, under a decorated canopy hung with banana leaves, garlands and red-and-white bunting. A central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red flower garland and a long rudraksha-style necklace, stands barefoot, one arm raised, holding a tall golden trident. Around him, a zebra-skin-patterned seat with a colourful rayed backdrop; several orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendants sit or kneel, one holding a saffron flag and a trident. Women in orange and white saris sit in the lower rows, and photographers with cameras and a videographer stand at the edges. Several other people are visible in the foreground audience. a person is the central figure with raised arm and long hair, shown as a person on stage. Background banner shows a portrait and Tamil text.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy of coloured bunting and banana leaves. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and rudraksha-style beads and garlands, raises one arm and holds a tall saffron flag on a pole, smiling. Garlands of red and white flowers hang around his neck. Behind him stands a zebra-striped throne-like seat, and tridents and staffs are fixed nearby. Seated around the red-carpeted platform are women in orange saris and men in saffron robes with beaded necklaces, some holding objects. A cameraperson filming stands at the left edge. Ceremonial gold necklaces and bangles are visible. The scene looks like a procession or jayanthi celebration.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20