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Outdoor procession scene in daylight. A long-haired figure in orange robes, with a red tilak on the forehead and a rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a tray of fruit and a folded white cloth. Facing him, an older bearded man with glasses, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, holds his hands together in greeting over the fruit. Behind them, men in white shirts and trousers hold orange flags and placards, and orange banners flutter overhead. Pictured placards show portraits of a woman with Tamil captions. The setting appears to be a roadside gathering with a yatra crowd.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street procession under a red canopy with tasselled fringe and wooden poles. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a pink-and-purple flower garland stands smiling at the centre, hands pressed together in greeting while a man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses clasps hands before him. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in saffron cloth holds the canopy pole, a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, and a woman in a purple sari with a gold bangle and a man in white shirt with spectacles stand in the crowd. Several people hold placards and saffron flags are raised in the background.2009-01-21A procession on an open street lined with palm trees and colourful bunting. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and raises one hand in greeting. He has long swept-back hair and a distinctive saffron ensemble, a person by appearance. Beside him a younger man in orange with long hair holds a brass plate of flower petals and rice. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts press forward with folded hands, and an officer in a khaki uniform stands behind. Behind the crowd are a golden palanquin and a decorated ratha with red-and-gold canopies and flags. A small poster with a saffron-robed portrait hangs on a pole at left. Multiple people are visible, roughly 20 or more.2010-02-18A street procession of devotees in white and orange walks along a road in Rajapalayam. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala gestures while speaking with an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl who holds a pole of an orange canopy. To the left a bare-chested young man wears a white dhoti with a red sash and sacred thread. Around them, white-clad participants carry long poles with orange and yellow streamers, and a man in a white shirt on the right holds a pole. A framed portrait of a woman with a printed Tamil caption is held aloft at the top right.2009-01-21Outdoor 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 procession scene with a crowd. A central figure in an orange turban and orange saffron wrap wears long rudraksha mala beads and a red tilak, smiling and raising one hand. He has long dark swept-back hair and distinctive ceremonial appearance; this may be a person, with appearance-based uncertainty. To his left, a man in orange robes with a shorter hairstyle holds a wooden staff. To his right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers wears a beaded mala. Behind them, police and onlookers stand near a golden ratha/chariot canopy and red-and-gold decorated umbrellas, with palm trees and a tiled roof in the background.2010-02-18January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor festival scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace with a crystal mala smiles broadly and leans toward a tray. In the centre, a man in white garments wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red, yellow and pink blossoms and a rudraksha mala hands over or receives a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a white moustache and shirt has palms pressed together. A decorated ornate wooden cart or palanquin with a deity murti and yellow garlands is visible at top right.2006-12-23