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Outdoor crowd of men and a few boys walking along a dusty path past a decorative arch of hanging green mango leaves strung overhead. Most wear white, pale blue or checked shirts and trousers; one bald man in front wears an orange shirt with a small tilak on his forehead, and another in a light blue shirt wears a beaded necklace. A man at right in a plaid shirt holds a mobile phone to his ear. Colourful rangoli or powder designs are on the ground at lower left, and a white building with a tiled roof stands behind the crowd.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road in a village setting, with many men walking in a crowd past a red and yellow draped banner. A large portrait on the banner shows a bearded man in orange robes seated beside a smaller image of a man in white with a turban. Green mango leaf festoons hang across the road above the crowd. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked or striped shirts. One man in the foreground wears a saffron/orange garment. A videographer with a camera is visible in the middle of the crowd. Small houses, a palm tree and a utility pole are in the background.2009-08-17A dense crowd of men gathers outdoors along a street lined with palm trees and a tiled-roof building, a yellow van at right. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear light blue, pink or checked shirts. Two shaved-headed young men in front wear saffron-orange cloths and white upper garments, one with a tilak marking on his forehead and a beaded necklace. Men in the foreground push forward and raise hands. A man in a white shirt stands at right. Several people on a raised platform or wall are visible at top left. No readable text is visible in the scene.2014-07-01August 17 20092009-08-17A large crowd of men walks along a dirt path beneath a broad shady tree at an outdoor event. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or lungis, and several carry white or pink cloth bags and small folders. A man in front wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Others wear lanyard badges, a pink shirt, and a striped navy and red shirt. A man at right wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. A blue and white flag is visible at the upper left. No individual is clearly identified as a person.2006-12-17July 01 20142014-07-01December 17 20062006-12-17May 09 20122012-05-09Outdoor welcome scene at a rural ground under an overcast sky, with a red and yellow striped canopy and banana-leaf decorations behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on a patterned rangoli-decorated floor. A man at center right holds a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped with a yellow-and-orange garland, and a man at left holds a long white flower garland. A man in a white shirt wears a long gold-coloured necklace with a large medallion, and women in colourful saris stand at the back. A drawn number-like rangoli pattern is visible on the ground. Many people are visible in the crowd, though the exact count is hard to determine.2009-08-17Outdoor festival scene on a paved ground beside a tent with coloured bunting and palm fronds. Several men crowd in the foreground, including a man in a cream polo shirt at centre and another in a checked shirt at left, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Behind them are banners with portrait photos of a shaved-headed man in saffron, with Tamil text, and a number of other people walk and stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in person; the banner portraits are depictions.2012-11-27December 17 20062006-12-17A crowd of devotees gathers in a paved courtyard beside a low white building with red-trimmed doorways and a tiled walkway. In the centre, a bald man in an orange saffron robe and a second bald man in white with a cane walk barefoot across the tiles toward a raised white-and-red platform at left. Young men in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow shawls, several with hands folded in greeting, and a young man in white with a saffron cloth over his shoulder stands near the front. Onlookers in white shirts and pink or khaki clothing watch from the right, and a camera operator with video equipment is visible at the edge. Potted plants and small stone sculptures sit along the courtyard.2010-07-04A street procession moves along a village road lined with low buildings and trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested or in plaid lungis, walk in a long line. A white cloth canopy is held aloft over the group, and a man near the front holds up a raised arm. A man in an orange shirt in the foreground and another in a purple striped shirt walk at the front. A brass pot is carried near the middle, and a man wears a garland of pink flowers. Shrine-like ornate architecture and a yellow signboard appear at the right edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2012-05-09