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Outdoor photo of a central man in saffron-orange robes speaking to a cluster of news microphones, with logos for Vasanth TV, Jaya TV, Captain TV, GTV SPV, Sun TV and Tamil news channels. He wears a red-and-white forehead marking, a rudraksha mala with skull-bead ornaments, dark hair with a rudraksha band, and a gold chain. Around him, a bald priest in saffron to the right wears a rudraksha mala, and an older man at left in green garments and a white flower garland holds a microphone. Crowd members in white shirts and saffron stand behind on a dusty path with trees and dry grass. A and

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A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold beaded headband, white vibhuti lines and a red bindi speaks before a cluster of microphones. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and a heavy necklace of gold and amber-coloured beads, with a rudraksha mala. Flanking him, a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with beaded gold necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, and another bald man in orange with gold beaded necklaces stands at right. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with red-and-orange sashes, watches in an open outdoor field with trees. Microphones bear Tamil channel logos including Vasanth, Gn SPV and Tamilan. a person cues are the swept-back hair, crown-like headband, ornate beaded adornments and shawl at the centre of the press gathering.2012-05-18Photo 11731364A man with short dark hair wearing a rudraksha mala headband, a red bindi and tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha necklace over bare skin with an orange-saffron cloth draped on his body, speaks at a press gathering in an outdoor setting with trees behind. A cluster of television microphones with station logos is pushed toward him, held by reporters' hands. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and orange-robed monks, one bald with a red bindi, and a crowd of onlookers. The mood is that of a media interview at an open-air site.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA press scrum outdoors where a man in orange and white ritual clothing speaks into a cluster of microphones. He wears a red and white flower headband, a red bindi, white tilak marks, and a beaded necklace of rudraksha. Several saffron-robed men stand around him with beaded malas, and a crowd of onlookers in white shirts and dark clothing stands behind. Many news microphones bear logos including Jaya TV, Raj News 24x7, Sun TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and GTV SPV, and trees and flat land appear in the background.2012-05-18A smiling man with eyes closed stands at the centre of a crowd surrounded by press microphones from multiple Tamil and Indian TV news channels, including Raj News, Win TV, Sun TV and Jaya TV. He wears a gold-beaded headband, a red bindi and white sacred markings on his forehead, and beads with skull-shaped pendants around his neck, with saffron-orange cloth visible at his shoulders. Around him, devotees in red and orange clothes with rudraksha and tulsi beads, several with red forehead marks, stand close together outdoors among bare trees.2012-05-18A photograph of a press meet inside a temple hall with stone pillars. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala, speaking into a silver microphone. Surrounding him, several men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads, stand close together. Multiple news microphones are held toward him, including ones labelled GTV, Vasanth and Sun TV-style logos, while a police officer in uniform stands in the background. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch from behind.2012-07-24May 18 20122012-05-18A press interview at a temple colonnade with stone pillars. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white urdhva tilak wears an orange robe, layered rudraksha malas and a white-and-beaded neck ornament, smiling as he faces microphones. Beside him an elderly, bare-chested, shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a yellow-and-orange shawl, rudraksha mala with a rudraksha crown, white tilak and red bindi speaks into a microphone. Several orange-robed men and onlookers in white stand behind. Microphones from Vasanth, Sun TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and other channels are held toward them. The young man with long hair has distinctive presentation cues, so he is a person candidate; the elderly man is a sannyasi.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A 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 press interview inside a temple hall with stone pillars and carved columns. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders and layers of rudraksha malas, speaking while several microphones are pushed toward him. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and beads listens attentively, and other men in orange and white clothing stand behind. Microphone flags read GTV, SPV, Vasanth and others. Several devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts stand in the background.2012-07-24