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Outdoor street scene in bright sunlight during a procession. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron shawl over a red undershirt stands at centre, receiving a yellow coconut offered by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. A man on the left wears a white shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a red cloth. Behind them a woman in white with a small bindi and several men with raised handheld placards crowd the frame; the placards show Tamil script in red and pink lettering. a person in saffron shawl with long hair and bindi, receiving a coconut.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02Outdoor street procession in a city with signs and buildings behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his body and has a red tilak mark on his forehead; he looks downward and smiles while walking. To his left a man in white holds a tall wooden staff, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his neck holds a garland of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers on the right. Behind them devotees and onlookers crowd the street, and a yellow and red embroidered banner hangs above. Handheld banners read Nithyananda Youth Centre Kodumudi with portraits of a saffron-clad figure. a person is the central man, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and a procession setting. Visible people are about six or more in the frame.2009-02-02Outdoor street scene at a ratha yatra procession in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl over a red shirt smiles while holding a bundle of green-stemmed yellow flowers. Beside him a young woman in an orange shawl over white clothes with a gold border, with rudraksha bracelets and a red bindi, looks sideways. Behind them a crowd of men and women, some in white, watches; a woman holds a mobile phone. Above, white handmade placards carry Tamil script, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner. Bright daylight with sun glare.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daylight with a central man in a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red undershirt, long dark hair falling to his shoulders, a red bindi on his forehead, smiling and gently reaching toward a hand offering yellow flowers from a green plastic bag. Behind him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala and a red-and-orange cloth, and a crowd in white clothes follows. Above, red-and-yellow embroidered umbrella canopies on poles frame the scene. Handheld placards show portrait photographs of a saffron-turbaned man and printed Tamil text. Garlands of white jasmine and marigold hang nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, with at least six clearly visible.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a red undergarment walks forward in a street procession, head bowed slightly. Behind him, a man in white shirt, gold-rimmed glasses and a moustache, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands close. Several people hold wooden poles with placards, including a large sign reading Nithyananda Youth Centre Kodumudi and portrait photos of a figure in orange with a crown-like headpiece and gold necklaces. Tamil text is visible on the white boards. Sunlight and shadows fall across the crowd. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the page does not state he is present.2009-02-02Outdoor photograph of a street procession in a town setting. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a loose saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and walks beside a long wooden pole. Behind him, a man in white with an orange scarf holds a folded orange cloth, and a man in white shirt wears a dark rudraksha mala. Several participants in white clothing walk along, and some hold placards with photographs of a saffron-clad figure and printed Tamil text. A yellow and red ornamental canopy with floral embroidery appears at the upper left, and a multi-storey building stands in the background.2009-02-02Close photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a woman in a dark garment and gold earring is partly visible, and an ornate red and gold canopy edge appears at upper right. A small framed picture and a white signboard with Tamil lettering appear in the background, and a palm tree and building stand behind the crowd.2009-02-02