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Outdoor procession in daylight. A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings and a white jasmine garland stands at the centre, wearing a rust-orange wrap and rudraksha-style brown beaded mala, holding a tall golden staff upright. Behind him, saffron-robed devotees with white and red forehead marks and beaded necklaces walk among the crowd. A red and white bus marked NITHYANANDAM with an orange flower decoration sits in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) leads the procession with the staff, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and orange wrap.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A 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.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +2 copiesA procession in an outdoor street setting. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark bindi has his eyes closed and smiles, holding a tall golden staff raised overhead. He wears a white flower garland and a rust-orange cloth wrap over his shoulders, with rudraksha malas and a gold chain. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing walk closely, one with a shaved head and a white dhoti and orange shawl, another in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a golden palanquin or decorated float with pink and yellow flower garlands is carried, and a bus is visible in the blurred background.2017-03-11April 09 20172017-04-09A bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a red vertical mark stands at the centre of a procession, smiling and holding a tall golden staff upright in his right hand. He wears a reddish-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulders, a white floral garland, and layered rudraksha malas. Behind him, a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and a third in reddish cloth look on, with a crowd and a vehicle in the background under yellow-flowered trees.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor procession in daylight with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, white vertical forehead marking and a red-brown robe wears a thick white flower garland and rudraksha mala, smiling and extending one arm forward. A raised golden pole or staff rises above him, and a yellow-brown vehicle with partial red lettering stands behind. Trees with yellow blossoms fill the background.2017-03-11A photograph of a procession outside an ashram. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala smiles while holding up a long gold-topped ceremonial umbrella with red tassels. Behind him, a bus with NITHYANANDAM painted on its top is partly visible. Men in cream and white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk on the left, one with a yellow-bordered cloth, and a man in an orange-brown shawl stands behind them. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white shirt and white dhoti wears a mala, and a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several devotees gather along the roadside.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11