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Outdoor procession on a paved road with a dense crowd. Centre, a young man in an orange-red saffron wrap and tilak walks forward. Around him devotees wear white kurtas and sarees with orange shawls, many with rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles. In the foreground a musician in a white shirt plays a brass shehnai-style horn, and a woman in a yellow saree with a red bindi walks beside. A small orange banner with Kannada script is visible at the top. No clear appearance-based cues for the central figure as a person, so identity is uncertain.

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January 20 20092009-01-20A street procession moves along a paved road with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a young man in a loose saffron-orange wrap and bare shoulders walks with a vermilion/red tilak on his forehead, appearing as a sannyasi-style participant; no distinctive a person cues such as crown, long swept-back hair or ceremonial gold necklace are clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, devotees wear white kurtas and sarees with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings. A man at lower left plays a wind instrument, and a woman in a yellow saree stands in the foreground. A banner in the upper area carries Kannada text. Several devotees hold a long wooden pole.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16January 20 20092009-01-20February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk with a crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the centre a young man in a full orange-saffron robe with a shaved head and a tilak mark walks forward, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. Beside him an older man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing white clothes and an orange shawl, walks among the others. Behind them a man in orange robes holds a camera, and a red-and-yellow canopy with tassels rises at the top left. Spectators line the background.2007-12-07Outdoor street procession under shady trees, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Orange flags with a dark emblem are carried high, and several ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold finials and a square embroidered banner move above the crowd. Musicians in the foreground play a long brass horn and a drum, while a few men in orange robes and garlands walk near the centre. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head walks near the centre-left; his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is only a sannyasi in procession. Men in white shirts with orange shawls, and women in white saris, follow along the road.2008-08-01Street procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with devotees walking on a paved road. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a red-orange garment and walks barefoot, with a crown-less appearance and distinctive long swept hair and saffron robes; the sole visible cues are saffron clothing and long hair, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear black-and-white rudraksha-style malas, and a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border carries a bag. A man on the left holds a garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind them, people hold up printed portrait placards on sticks, and a banner of a deity-style emblem rises above the crowd, with a large statue visible in the background.2009-02-02August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor festival procession in bright daylight under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe wears a white flower garland with a tricolour-striped ribbon and a rudraksha mala, smiling as she walks. Behind her, ornate red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges are held aloft, and orange flags and a trident-topped staff rise above the crowd. Saffron-robed ashram members and men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman with a red bindi and gold nose ring plays a wind instrument into a microphone at right. Several other people are partly visible in the background.2007-12-25January 18 20092009-01-18December 23 20082008-12-23