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A bald, elderly man with a white sacred-ash mark on his forehead, a red dot at the centre, and a beaded headband sits bare-chested, speaking before a cluster of press microphones. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and bangle stands with folded arms. Several news microphones bear station logos including Mega, Makkal, Puthiya Thalaimurai, GTV and SPV.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes seated among a dense cluster of microphones held up by journalists. He wears a rudraksha mala with white beads, a multi-strand rudraksha necklace, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a red dot between his brows, and a bare shoulder with white ash markings. Behind him a second robed person in orange stands with arms folded and gold beads visible. Several microphones carry Tamil news channel logos including Puthiya Thalaimurai, GTV, Sun TV and Makkal TV, indicating a press interaction. Wooden panelling is visible at right.2012-05-18A bald, bare-chested man with a white ash band and red bindi on his forehead speaks into a crowd of microphones from several Tamil news channels, including Mayam, GTV SPV and Sun News-style logos. He wears a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, with white markings on his shoulders. Behind him stands a second person in saffron-orange robes, and a wooden wall is visible at right. a person: the seated speaker has a shaved head, rudraksha adornments and gold necklace, consistent with the page's attribution, though the appearance cues are limited. The microphones and press setting indicate a media interview.2012-05-18A bald elderly man with white vertical tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, and a beaded rudraksha headband sits in front of a cluster of news microphones, speaking. He is bare-chested with white ash markings on his shoulders and wears multiple rudraksha and bead malas, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and an orange saffron shawl. Behind him a person in orange robes stands at the edge of the frame. Several TV station microphone flags are visible, including Raj TV, Sun News and Jaya-style news logos.2012-05-18A photograph of an elderly, bald man with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a brown rudraksha headband and a long necklace of rudraksha beads and white beads, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold-colored shawl. He is speaking into a cluster of microphones from several Tamil news channels, including Raj TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and News channels. Behind him stands a figure in orange robes and a large gold pendant. a person: the candidate's appearance is consistent with the page label through the rudraksha malas, orange clothing and ceremonial adornments, but the identification is not certain.2012-05-18A press interaction in an indoor room with cream walls and a wooden door on the right. Two seated men in saffron-orange drapes face a cluster of media microphones. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair, a red headband, a red bindi and a white bead necklace, looks down, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain. The older bald man beside him wears a white tilak, a rudraksha headband and bead malas, and speaks into the mics. Behind them, another saffron-clad man in a gold bead necklace stands with folded arms. Microphones bear channel logos including Makkal, Mega, Imayam, Puthiya Thalaimurai and GTV SPV. Several reporters' hands hold the mics in the foreground.2012-05-18A shaven-headed man in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha band across his forehead, white vertical tilaka marks and a red bindi, speaks into a crowd of press microphones. Several microphone flags read GTV SPV, NEWS and ONE, held by hands at the lower edge. Behind him a standing figure wears saffron-orange robes with a gold pendant, and a gold-bordered white cloth hangs on the right. He wears multiple rudraksha and bead malas, but no crown, long swept-back hair, or saffron-dominated attire marks him as a distinctive candidate.2012-05-18A press scrum in a plain room with cream walls and wood panelling. Two saffron-robed men are at the centre. On the left, a man with a rudraksha band across his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a white pendant, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, and a small brooch, stands with eyes lowered. On the right, an older bald man with white vibhuti on his head and a red tilak, wearing rudraksha malas and beads, speaks toward the microphones. Behind them, two more saffron-robed men stand with arms crossed, one wearing gold necklaces. Many hands hold microphones with station logos including Makkal, Mega TV, GTV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and News. Several people are behind the microphones and a press-related scene is evident.2012-05-18A press scrum of saffron-clad sadhus facing a bank of microphones. In the centre, a young man in an orange wrap wears a red-beaded headband, a rudraksha mala, a white bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a beaded armband; he looks down at the mics. Beside him, an older bald man with white vibhuti stripes and a red bindi wears a beaded headband, multiple rudraksha malas and an orange wrap, speaking to the press. Microphones carry logos of Makkal, Imayam, GTV, SPV and Puthiya Thalaimurai. Behind them, two more orange-clad men stand near a wooden wall, one with a gold chain. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the young man in the centre shows some cues but the identification cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A press interview scene where a man with swept-back hair, a rudraksha headband, a red bindi and a bare chest wrapped in an orange shawl speaks into a cluster of microphones. Beside him stands a bald man in orange robes with a long gold-bead necklace, and an elderly woman in an orange garment with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on her forehead is also surrounded by mics. Several hands hold microphones toward them, with channel logos visible on the mics including GTV SPV and Mega TV. A man in orange at the far right wears rudraksha beads. The setting is a plain cream wall.2012-05-18A photograph of a bald, bare-chested elderly man seated and speaking into a cluster of news microphones, with several broadcaster mic flags in front of him. He wears a rudraksha headband, multiple rudraksha and bone bead malas across his chest, gold-rimmed orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a white tripundra on the forehead and a red bindi, with white ash markings on his arms and chest. Behind him, people in orange robes stand, one with a gold necklace. The flags show Tamil channels including Sun TV and Makkal TV.2012-05-18Photograph of two saffron-robed men seated close together while a press scrum of microphones is held toward them. The man on the left, wearing an orange robe, a rudraksha mala headband, a red bindi and a multi-strand rudraksha and bead necklace, speaks into the microphones. Beside him an older bald man with white forehead markings, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and white beaded necklaces listens. Standing behind them are several people in orange robes wearing large ornate gold necklaces. a person cues include the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklace on the man speaking to the press.2012-05-18