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Photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot outside a building with a Tamil and Hindi signboard reading Rameswaram (Agrawal Sabha, Madurai). In the centre, a man with a red-orange head wrap and a bare upper arm holds a pink lotus and wears layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas with a gold pendant and a tassel. To his left, a man in orange holds a silver trident staff. To the right, another orange-robed man walks with a towel. Behind them, a portrait on the doorway, marigold garlands strung across the entrance, and white-clad devotees.

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Photograph of a procession leaving the front entrance of Agrasen Bhavan in Rameswaram, a yellow-cream building with a sign reading AGRASEN BHAVAN, RAMESWARAM (AGRAWAL SABHA, MADURAI) and a swastika on the gate pillar. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with hands together, a garland of flowers around the neck. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a long white fly-whisk type staff, and other saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees follow. A woman in a green sari stands at right near a yellow auto-rickshaw. The crowd visible is about eight people.2009-07-13December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a procession entering a decorated hall with flower garlands and marigold festoons overhead. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robe, a white and red flower garland around his neck, and his hands are joined in namaste. He is flanked by several saffron-robed men wearing gold chains with pendants, and the man on the far left and another behind carry or hold a tall golden trident. Bearded and shaven-headed men in orange walk alongside, and onlookers in white stand near the doorway. The floor is bare concrete with a striped mat at the right edge.2008-07-17Outdoor procession on a paved path with trees and shrubs behind. Three men walk barefoot in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders. The man on the left carries a tall gold trident and wears a flower garland and beaded necklace. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a white and pink flower garland over several strands of gold and beaded necklaces, and walks with his hands clasped at his chest. The man on the right, shaved-headed with a white forehead mark and eyeglasses, carries a long gold staff with a finial and wears a flower garland. Other people stand partly visible behind them.2008-12-28Photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a marigold-and-rose festoon overhead. A central man in an orange turban, orange robe and a white and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, six men in orange robes with gold chains and pendants walk along a pale floor; the man on the far left has a full dark beard and holds a long gold trident staff, another behind him holds a gold staff, and the man at far right carries an orange cloth. Several white-clad figures stand behind them. a person appearance is uncertain for the central figure, so no identity is asserted.2008-07-1727 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள்December 27 20082008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28August 17 20122012-08-17July 13 20092009-07-13December 27 20082008-12-27A street procession moves through a crowd of onlookers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a vermilion tilak carries a brass kalasha wrapped in a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks with gold-rimmed glasses. Next, an elderly bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and smiles. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the background, and marigold garlands appear at the edge.2009-01-16