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Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with trees and white poles. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and wrap, a white and green flower garland, gold necklaces and a green ornament at his shoulders, with a red forehead mark. Beside and behind him several men in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, one holding a mala and an older man in white walks at right. Pennants and banners fly in the background and a few onlookers stand nearby.

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A procession on a paved path lined with trees, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red bindi, a long white and multicoloured flower garland, a thick rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, and a saffron-orange robe with gold borders. Flanking him, two shaven-headed men in saffron robes wear gold-bead necklaces with gold pendants and walk with him. Four to six people are prominent in the foreground, with a larger crowd behind.2012-07-03Outdoor procession on a paved hexagonal walkway beneath green trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-and-beige border, a large rudraksha mala with gold ceremonial beads, a white and blue garland, and a gold pendant. Men flanking him wear saffron robes and gold bead necklaces; one at right has a shaved head with a red forehead mark. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts walk in the crowd behind, with other devotees in the background.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03A procession in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, shows a long-haired man in the centre wearing saffron-orange clothing, a dense multi-strand necklace of gold beads and rudraksha, and a white and blue flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Two green plastic birds are clipped to his garland. Around him, men in saffron wraps with gold necklaces and white dhoti-clad devotees walk along a paved path, with a hillside and orange containers behind. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-and-rudraksha adornment and saffron clothing, matching the swamiji cues. Several people are visible, a few partly cropped at the edges.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty path beside a row of orange shipping containers. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings waves his right hand and smiles, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long white flower garland with blue beads, and a heavy gold and rudraksha necklace. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes wear gold chains and rudraksha malas, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and shawls walk nearby. Banana plants and trees appear in the background.2012-07-03June 03 20122012-06-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor procession on a hexagonal paved path beneath green trees. A man in center-right wears saffron-orange robes, a long jasmine-and-multicolour bead garland, a thick rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with gold chain and pendant touches his ear. A man on the far right in saffron robes with gold beaded necklace and pendant walks nearby. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls and bare feet follow, some with bare shaved heads.2012-07-03Outdoor photo on a dirt path beneath large spreading trees. A bearded man in a brown robe and brown-orange head wrap wears a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and turns to smile at a man in a bright orange robe, orange turban and long beaded necklace with a gold pendant. Behind them, men in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces stand and walk, including a barefoot man at right holding a yellow cloth, and a bearded man at far right. A man at left in an orange shawl wears glasses and a long gold chain. The page excerpt describes Brahmotsav 2007 Day 9 with guests of honor, but the image itself shows no legible event text.2007-12-30