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A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a wet road lined with crowds and roadside shops. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and a large ceremonial gold necklace, and is. Around him, men in orange-saffron shawls and white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a wrapped object. Behind them stand an ornate ratha-style canopy with orange and red fabric and a blue-domed shrine structure. Hoardings and shop signs line the background, including a CIBI advertisement. Roughly a few dozen people are visible in the scene.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves along a road lined with strings of small pennant flags and tall temple gopurams with corrugated roofs. In the centre, a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban, a long gold-trimmed saffron shawl and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace walks at the front, Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and ornate saffron clothing. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas and white-and-gold-bordered shawls, walk barefoot in the procession. A man at the left edge in a red-and-gold bordered shawl and rudraksha mala looks ahead. Behind them, painted deity statues stand in a temple doorway and large commercial billboards hang above the street.2006-09-24Outdoor street procession with devotees in orange and white. A central figure with long dark hair, orange robes, a tall gold-and-beaded necklace and a vertical forehead mark walks forward with hands clasped, flanked by saffron-clad attendants. Devotees in white garments with orange shawls surround them, some women holding folded hands in greeting. Behind them ornate orange-and-red canopies or umbrellas on poles, a blue-domed shrine and a shop frontage with a painted arch. A black iron fire bowl stand sits in the foreground. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a long gold necklace and long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of his presence at this event.2008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02November 14 20052005-11-14January 12 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01A group of men walks barefoot along a dirt lane beside an old stone temple wall in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and walks ahead of the others. Several men flank him in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and shaved or white-marked foreheads. A tiled-roof house and a green-painted fence stand in the background.2006-09-18Outdoor street photograph of a procession in a Tamil town. In the centre a man wears an orange turban, an orange and gold-bordered shawl over a saffron garment, a heavy gold necklace of beads, and has long swept-back hair; his palms are joined in greeting. Around him devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with white and red forehead markings, stand close, and a man beside him wears a white shirt and dhoti. Behind them are a banana plant with large green leaves, market stalls with blue tarpaulins and signboards, and a temple gopuram with painted deity figures. The person in orange shows distinctive saffron clothing and long hair with a gold necklace, consistent with the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues.2006-09-24April 29 20122012-04-29November 14 20052005-11-14