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A procession on a blue-carpeted path. A bearded man with a shaved-looking head and a broad smile, wearing a rust-orange robe with a long white flower garland and a red flower at the bottom, walks barefoot under a tasselled canopy held on a gold pole by a raised hand. Around him, saffron-robed attendants in orange dhotis walk; one at left wears a beaded necklace and dark bead mala with a painted face. Several more people in the background stand among the crowd beneath trees.

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March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07Outdoor procession scene on a street beside a large orange-and-white bus. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band and a central dot stands at the centre, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while holding a tall golden staff upright. He wears a rust-brown robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a white jasmine garland. Behind him a woman in a pink sari carries a brass tray on her head with a decorated pot and floral garland. A man in a white dhoti and glasses walks at left, with more devotees in the background. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable): a bearded figure with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe, shown in a procession with a golden staff.2017-03-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA procession outdoors in Thiruvannamalai with a crowd behind and a white-and-orange bus marked NITHYANANDAM in the background. Centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a white flower garland smiles and holds a tall golden staff, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala. Around him, sannyasi in rust-red robes with white tilaka and rudraksha malas walk alongside; at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and spectacles; at right, a man in white with rudraksha mala. Yellow flowering trees stand behind the group. Appearance-based label: a person, walking in the procession as a figure with the ceremonial staff and garland.2017-03-11A street procession of saffron-robed devotees walking through a crowd. In the foreground, two men in orange-red dhotis and shawls wear multiple rudraksha malas and gold pendant necklaces; the taller man on the right has a headband and wears a white thread across his chest. Behind them, a man in white holds a long pole beneath a red and gold canopy, and other saffron-clad devotees and onlookers in white fill the background. Several people are visible in the frame, and a smaller number of identifiable figures are fully in view.2012-05-18A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a white-and-pink flower garland stands smiling outdoors in a maroon-red robe, with a gold chain at his neck. Beside him a man in white dhoti and gold-trimmed red pooja wear with a braided ponytail and a sandalwood-marked forehead carries a tray of red roses on a red and gold cloth, and a woman in orange sari holds a wooden tray of offerings. A gold umbrella with red tassels is held above, a grey van and a red-pillared shelter appear behind.2017-04-17May 06 20172017-05-06A procession scene in which a man with long dark matted hair piled high on his head stands centrally, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, red and white flower garlands, gold armbands, and a sandalwood-and-vermilion forehead mark. He holds a long golden staff topped with a crescent moon. Flanking him are a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holding a staff, and an older man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark. Behind them rise green-and-white decorated parasols and an orange ceremonial banner. The man in the centre matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, a crown-like crescent ornament, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial staff, shown as a procession participant.2016-07-19Outdoor procession on a roadside with a bus behind. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe, large rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, smiles and raises one hand in greeting beneath a tall ornate golden umbrella with red, white and black tassels. Men in white dhotis with golden borders and rudraksha malas walk around him, and others wear rust-brown robes with white tripundra markings on their foreheads. A red-and-white bus with the printed word NITHYANANDAM stands in the background with saffron flags.2017-03-11 +1 copiesPhoto 11743465Photo 11743625 +2 copies