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Outdoor procession in daylight with a central man in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders, his face and forehead marked with white and red tilak, his long dark hair swept back. Behind him a young man in an orange shawl over white clothes holds a long wooden staff. Around them devotees walk: a woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a woman in orange-yellow with a yellow scarf, a fair-skinned woman in white with an orange scarf, and an older woman with a red bindi in a patterned sari. A yellow placard reads 'BE BLISSFUL' and 'MY MESSAGE' with Kannada text beneath.

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February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16A man with long dark hair swept back stands at the centre of a crowd in an orange-red saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with a red bindi and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him, a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a long wooden staff, and other people in white and orange clothing stand around them. A woman in white with a gold necklace appears at the right edge, and a figure with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering in the evening.2009-02-16January 20 20092009-01-20A large outdoor procession on a dusty road, with many participants in white ritual clothing and orange or saffron shawls. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and a red tilak mark wears a flowing orange-red robe and walks with his hands folded. Around him, a young woman in a lime-green sari with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with a long mala, and men in white and saffron move forward. A handheld sign reads BE BLISSFUL IS MY MESSAGE with a Kannada line beneath it, and a yellow banner with a red emblem is visible at the top edge. Several people carry long wooden poles.2009-02-16Outdoor procession with a central man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, wearing a red tilak on his forehead, walking beside a bearded man in orange who holds a tall wooden pole with a decorated orange canopy. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and garlands of white flowers and beads follow, one woman carrying a tray of white cloth with pink and red flower offerings. The a person candidate has a presentation with a gold necklace and saffron robes, but the appearance is uncertain, so the identification is unsure.2009-06-09February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Outdoor procession on a paved road with a dense crowd. Centre, a young man in an orange-red saffron wrap and tilak walks forward. Around him devotees wear white kurtas and sarees with orange shawls, many with rudraksha malas, some holding long wooden poles. In the foreground a musician in a white shirt plays a brass shehnai-style horn, and a woman in a yellow saree with a red bindi walks beside. A small orange banner with Kannada script is visible at the top. No clear appearance-based cues for the central figure as a person, so identity is uncertain.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16January 20 20092009-01-20