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Outdoor street crowd in a Tamil Nadu town surrounds a central woman with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron-coloured sari or top and a large garland of red and white flowers. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around her, one man in front wears a wooden rudraksha-style mala and pendant. A woman in an orange sari reaches toward a man in a light jacket who holds a green leafy garland. A white bus and a yellow shop sign with blue lettering stand in the background. Several hands are raised in greeting, and some figures wear glasses.

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Outdoor 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.2009-08-03A 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.2009-08-03Outdoor 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.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor 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.2009-08-03A 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.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a crowded street procession in front of shopfronts. At the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland and a gold necklace, smiles and is greeted by devotees. Behind him a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a yellow fruit and offerings. Dense crowds in white dhotis and shirts surround him, some in khaki police uniform, and a red-and-white banner hangs at top left. a person wearing saffron clothing with garland and gold chain, described as a central figure receiving a welcome from devotees in the street.2006-02-12Outdoor street scene beside a white van with blue stripes. A long-haired figure in saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland stands at the centre, smiling, with a small red tilak on the forehead. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes steadies the van door. Men in white shirts and white dhotis crowd around, reaching out to touch the robed figure. A billboard with faded portraits stands in the background against a blue sky with a utility pole. The robed figure's long hair, saffron garb, garland and tilak are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so this is a probable identification from appearance only.2009-08-08Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered beside an orange and white bus at a roadside. A man in the centre wears an orange-red turban, a long white and red flower garland, a saffron-orange cloth and gold armlets, and holds his hands together while a dense crowd of mostly white-shirted men presses in, many bowing or extending hands toward him. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand nearby, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban above Tamil text. The scene is bright and sunny.2014-07-01A crowd of men surrounds a bare-chested saffron-robed figure wearing a tall orange-red turban, rudraksha beads and ear studs, stepping down by an orange and red bus. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis reach out with raised hands, one holding a white flower bouquet. A red banner with white Tamil script hangs behind the bus. a person: the turbaned figure with rudraksha mala and saffron wrap fits the candidate cues and appears to be the central person being welcomed; treat as unsure given uncertain appearance and crowd obscuring details.2014-07-01