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Outdoor street scene in a crowded Tamil Nadu town, with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a central figure. A woman in a green blouse and white sari with green border, her long braid decorated with white flowers, stands in the foreground, while behind her a figure wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland of white jasmine and red roses smiles. Several men in white reach toward them, and an elderly woman with white hair and an older man in white stand nearby. A white van and a yellow signboard with Tamil lettering appear in the background, and a child is held at the lower right.

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August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor street crowd greets a white-haired man in white clothes at the centre of the frame, who is being garlanded with white jasmine flower garlands and receiving a green leafy garland from a man in olive shirt and a woman in a green blouse with a white sari. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis press close, a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace stands nearby, and a young child is held at lower right. A white bus or van with a blue striped awning stands behind, with a yellow and blue Tamil signboard to the left. Dress colours are white, orange, green and olive. The white-haired central figure has a grey-haired appearance with glasses on a sunny street.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor 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.2009-08-03A photograph of a crowd gathered beside a white bus on a roadside. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, seen from behind, leans forward to place a large garland of white flowers and red roses around the neck of a person near the bus door. Around him, many devotees in white clothes press in, some with hands folded in namaskar, and a woman in a yellow-orange sari and white flower garland stands at right. A yellow and blue signboard with partial Tamil lettering is visible at left. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2009-08-03A 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.2009-08-08January 21 20092009-01-21July 10 20092009-07-10Outdoor 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 procession crowd beneath red and orange ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringe, held up on poles. A woman in an orange sari with a garland of pink flowers and a wide smile raises her hand toward the crowd. Around her, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a man with a bare upper body wearing a sacred thread and beaded necklace, and a woman in a yellow and orange sari with a long braid and jasmine flower stand close together. A man in white with a yellow shawl is seen from behind at right. Printed posters and flags with portrait images appear in the background, along with saffron flags and a painted yellow emblem on a flag.2009-01-21A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and long hair, wearing a white jasmine-and-marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking at the centre of a tight crowd. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; one man in a yellow shawl and another with a red tilak stand nearby. The street is decorated with marigold garlands, green leaf festoons and pink and yellow ribbons strung across the road. A white car with flowers on its roof sits behind, and a uniformed police officer stands on the right. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street, and a man holds a tray of pink petals.2009-07-14A crowd gathers around a central figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a red top, smiling and raising one hand. A man in a white shirt and a visible rudraksha mala holds up a garland of white flowers and red roses toward them. Behind and around, men in white shirts, a few in orange, and women in saris press close, with white vans parked behind. Several people are visible in the crowd, and the scene is an outdoor roadside arrival with garlanding.2009-08-03