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A street procession in front of a temple gateway with a small shrine-like structure above it. Several banners on the left and right show portraits of a saint: one bearded smiling man in saffron, one with white hair and glasses holding a sceptre-like staff, and a red-and-yellow Tamil poster with a green-and-white-clad figure. In the centre, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl walks with palms together, flanked by men in white dhotis with saffron cloths and a woman in a green sari. Saffron-robed figures carry lamps and move behind, and a cameraman in a pink shirt films at left. Numerous onlookers line the road.

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A street outside a temple gateway at dusk, with a crowd gathered on the roadside. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron garments and a white-clad man in white dhoti and shirt stand among several ochre-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendants, with a lit flame in the middle of the group. A photographer in a pink shirt shoulders a camera on the left, and a woman in a green sari stands on the right beside a man in a brown shirt and dhoti. Uniformed police stand behind a dark car and a white vehicle. Large banners on the left and right show a portrait of a smiling elderly man in saffron robes with text in Tamil. Several people wear saffron and white ritual clothing near a stone temple wall with a tall gopuram tower.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01Street scene in front of a temple-style building with carved pillars and a dark vehicle in the foreground. Several uniformed police officers stand in a line behind a group of devotees. A man in a saffron/orange robe with white sacred markings on his arms and chest walks at left, with long hair and a mala. Two men in white dhotis with sacred cord stand center, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl, and a man in white clothing with a camera-holding bystander is at right. Two large printed banners on the left show a smiling elderly saffron-clad religious figure and Tamil text honoring a Shankaracharya, with a flower garland on the portrait. A camera and phone are visible at right.2018-03-01A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30August 06 20092009-08-06A dense outdoor crowd presses along a tree-lined road in what appears to be a procession or welcome. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange garland and long dark hair stands out above the crowd, with hands raised and a smiling expression. Around him, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls and orange cloth, reach toward him and clap or wave. Several bald and white-clad attendants move nearby. Behind the crowd, large banners with portraits and printed Tamil text hang from poles and a small pale structure is visible. Some people wear vibhuti and red tilak marks. The central figure has long dark hair, orange robes and a garland, which is a probable Swamiji appearance cue.2010-12-29June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a street outside a temple gateway with ornate carved stone walls and a blue-painted upper tower. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace walks barefoot down the middle of the road toward the viewer. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered pallu follow. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold border stands near a striped awning, and a red sign with a vertical stripe of text stands at the right edge. Parked white cars line the road in the background. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, but his face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so this is a person candidate only by compatible presentation.2009-08-01A photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow courtyard lane outside a building with painted walls and hanging banners. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair, a large orange-beaded necklace and a long red-and-white flower garland, walks forward with bare feet. Around him are men in white shirts and white dhotis, several with orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari near the right edge. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers at right gestures toward the group. Behind them are colourful posters with figures in saffron turbans and a green banner. Visible cues are consistent with the a person candidate's presentation, so the figure is identified as a person leading the procession. Around 30 people are visible.2007-01-12A crowd escorts a young man in saffron-orange robes with a thick white jasmine garland draped to his waist and a red flower garland at the chest; his eyes are lowered and his palms are pressed together. A bald man in orange and a long-haired bearded man in orange stand beside him, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his chest steers the group forward. Men and women in white garments watch from a concrete courtyard with a yellow-washed wall, a staircase, a parked white SUV, and a red-and-white garland-decorated doorway behind them. A large poster on the wall shows a smiling woman in a red top with Tamil text. Count of visible people is roughly 15-20 in the frame.2009-07-17September 26 20112011-09-26