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A festive procession crowd outdoors in bright sunlight. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and layered gold beaded necklaces with a pendant, raises one arm high while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Beside them, two men in rust-orange robes and gold necklaces stand close, one holding a small red cloth bundle. A man in a white shirt with a purple lanyard and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, and a man in white shirt sits at lower right. Behind them, a large black speaker stack and a banner reading 'SRI VEL' are visible. Two decorative fringed parasols in red, green and purple rise above the crowd, and a silver trident appears at right. Visible physical people number roughly six to ten.

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Outdoor procession at a festival. A man with long swept-back dark hair, red bindi, white and red floral garland, heavy gold beaded necklace and an orange robe with yellow border stands centre, smiling. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and gold beaded necklace with a red bindi holds a pole, below a red and gold ornate canopy. A man in a white shirt raises one hand in the foreground. Stacked black loudspeakers and a truck with a red banner stand behind, with a crowd and palm fronds around.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A street procession in a town, with a central figure in orange-saffron garments walking under a large red and blue ceremonial umbrella topped with a gold lotus emblem and trident finial. He wears a long dark swept-back hair style, a multi-strand gold necklace and red-and-green flower garlands, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces walk beside him, one holding the umbrella pole. Orange-robed devotees, including women in orange saris, fill the road, and a white fan-like chamara appears at the right edge. Shops, a Vodafone banner and multi-storey buildings line the street under a pale sky. Whether the central figure is Swamiji is an appearance-based judgement only: he has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, garlands and a ceremonial gold necklace, so this is a probable identification. Visible people number roughly 6-20.2011-12-20January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession with devotees in saffron and orange clothing walking beside a gold-topped ceremonial pole and a decorated canopy. A central man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red and white flower garland and an orange shawl smiles and gestures with raised hands. Around him, young men wear orange shawls, rudraksha-style necklaces and gold ornaments, and one holds a gold staff. On the right, an older bearded man with a red forehead mark and orange robes raises his hand. Some watchers stand in the background near a vehicle. a person is the central man with long hair, saffron shawl and floral garland, shown in procession.2008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with saffron-robed devotees and sannyasis walking under colourful fringed umbrellas, with a red umbrella and yellow-banded silver staffs visible. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl, a large white and red flower garland, a gold pendant and gold necklace, and smiles while clapping. Men around him in orange robes with red borders wear gold necklaces and clap; a bearded man at right in orange dress also claps. Dusty ground, banana leaves and a stage speaker stack are in the background. a person candidate is present, with long swept hair, gold necklaces, a garland and saffron-ornate clothing.2008-01-01Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. Two large umbrella-style canopies with colourful striped and tasselled fringes are carried on poles above the procession. Orange saffron flags hang at left. A man in orange robes with a white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded mala smiles and waves near the front. Behind him a man in an orange robe with a red tilak and beaded necklace raises his hand while others in white and orange clothes walk with the crowd. A vehicle with loudspeakers and a sign reading Sri Velmurugan passes behind them. Bright hazy sky and houses with a water tank in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty road with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi raises both hands with eyes closed in ecstatic devotion, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment and a white and red flower garland with gold beads. Behind him, two large decorated umbrellas with orange, green and yellow tassels shade the crowd. Women in white saris with red borders and rudraksha-style beads stand around him, and a man in cream clothing stands on a truck decorated with a banner reading Sri Velmurugan, operating a camera. Many people raise their hands in celebration.2008-01-01