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A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a tall black pillar with a flame at its top, a fire-lamp display in a festival procession. Many people raise their hands in the air, most wearing white clothing and some saffron-orange robes. In the foreground, several men with long hair and orange or white shawls face the pillar; one holds a small brass container. On the left, a silver trident and ornate red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella with fringe stand above the group, and a golden ceremonial staff with a finial is visible. Palm trees line the background. Readable banner text on the pillar appears in English.

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Photograph of a dense outdoor procession in misty palm-tree surroundings. A large crowd presses around a central figure in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala, while people in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis raise hands and palms together. A ceremonial silver staff with a trident-like finial and an ornate red, green and gold parasol appear at left. A tall brass vessel carrying a lit flame is held upright at centre, with a cameraman visible among the crowd. Many people in the crowd are visible, with many partially hidden by others in front.2008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a white and gold dhoti-style garment and a red floral garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him several men in saffron-orange robes and gold-bead malas walk; two carry tall golden tridents, and one carries a gold staff. A man in a maroon kurta with an orange shawl stands at right. A tinted banner and a bus are visible in the background.2009-01-01Outdoor festival procession with many devotees crowding around a central figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large white and red flower garland, smiling with hands together. Colourful ceremonial parasols with fringed tassels and a gold-tipped staff rise above the crowd, and a decorated vehicle with loudspeakers stands behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange and white saris, and monastics in saffron clothes surround the scene, many clapping and raising hands in celebration. Banana leaves and a small white building form the backdrop.2008-01-01Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered around a tall black pillar labelled Agarbathi, with a flame burning on top, under a misty sky with palm trees. Several saffron-clad men in the foreground hold ceremonial items; a ceremonial silver trident-like staff stands at left beside red and orange fringed parasols. A man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre; others in white and orange dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, raise hands in devotion. A young child sits on a man's shoulders at right. Dense devotees fill the frame, typical of a temple procession or puja.2008-01-01An outdoor festival procession in a dusty open field. Many devotees in white kurtas and orange-saffron stoles crowd together, with several people raising hands and smiling. Four large ceremonial parasols with multicolored striped canopies and silver-tipped poles rise above the crowd, and a silver staff is held in the foreground. Behind them a truck with loudspeaker stacks and a Velmurugan-related banner stands near a low boundary fence. A man with long swept-back hair and an orange stole stands center-right among the crowd, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm his identity. Crowd density is high, with more than twenty people visible.2008-01-01A festive procession outdoors in daylight, with a crowd of devotees behind and around the central group. In the centre, a smiling man in a white dhoti and a red-and-gold garlanded necklace stands between two saffron-robed sannyasis and a man with a long dark beard. At front left, a man in a white kurta applauds with raised hands. Several sannyasis in saffron robes hold a tall golden trident-topped staff and a gold-handled ceremonial staff. A man at right in a cream kurta and red shawl claps. A brass horn-shaped ceremonial instrument and a drum with yellow straps are at lower right. Ornate yellow and red parasols and tall saffron flags appear above the crowd, with banners behind.2009-01-01A photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered around a central figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold-tipped staff, holding a lit torch or flame toward a dark cylinder. Several people in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, raise their hands and cheer. A golden ceremonial staff stands in the foreground beside another figure in orange, and a red banner with a blue lotus design hangs behind. Smoke or mist drifts through the scene, and a few devotees wear orange sashes.2008-01-01Outdoor street procession with a large crowd pressing around a truck with a black speaker stack and a banner reading "VELMURUGAN". Above, a multicoloured canopy and tall poles topped with trident-like tips and a decorated flag mark the procession. At the centre, a long-haired man bare-chested in an orange cloth holds a ceremonial staff and a trident-shaped standard. Nearby, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk among devotees in white, and a bearded man in an orange shawl with a garland stands at left. Banana plants line the route and the scene is lit by low sunlight.2008-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession in bright sunlight at a crowded festival. Central figure in a white dhoti with gold border and a long red-and-white flower garland, with a gold necklace and long swept-back hair, smiling and gesturing with his hands while people around him turn toward him. Behind him a red and gold umbrella canopy with tassels is held aloft. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes and a long beard holds a gold trident (trishul) and wears a marigold garland; a saffron-robed man with long hair stands beside him. On the right a saffron-robed devotee wears a gold-bead mala, and an older man in a cream kurta with an orange shawl stands nearby. Several other saffron-robed attendants and devotees fill the background. Pictured at a procession.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a purple flower garland stands at centre, with a red bindi and gold chain. Behind him, orange-robed sannyasis carry tall golden staffs topped with trident-like finials beneath striped, tasselled canopies. The man at right holds a golden staff and wears a gold chain and beaded mala. In the foreground a grey-haired devotee in white bows low, wearing a rudraksha mala. Women in white and gold-bordered saris and a red-banded white dhoti appear at the edges.2008-12-31Outdoor ritual photo with a crowd of devotees pressing close. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland holds a lit torch-like flame, the fire rising from a tall black cylinder labelled with Agarbatti and Cycle Pure text, while a bearded man in orange with gold necklaces stands beside him. Other orange-robed attendants and a white-clad man with a garland hold a plate of offerings and incense sticks. A red and multicolour umbrella and a trident stand at the left, with palm trees behind in misty light. Several people raise hands in devotion. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with a white flower garland, performing the flame offering.2008-01-01