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Outdoor street scene with a crowd of men and women in white shirts and white clothes, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground on the left, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a white plastic chair, her face turned away from the camera. A woman in white holds a bunch of flowers and fruit, and a person kneels at the bottom right, bent forward with a flower garland in their hair. A roadside tree, a white building and a parked vehicle with loudspeaker boxes appear behind the crowd, under bright daylight.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street-side photo of a seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl over a red top, with long, swept-back black hair, facing a crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward with his head lowered toward the seated figure's hands, while another devotee in white kneels beside him with hands raised. A woman in a white sari with gold border and beaded necklace stands nearby, and a plastic white chair sits in the foreground. Behind them, a larger crowd presses together along a roadside with a metal pole and parked vehicles. a person: the seated figure wears an orange shawl, red top and long swept-back hair, with rudraksha-style beads visible among the devotees.2009-02-02Outdoor photograph at a street gathering in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees pressing close. A long-haired figure in an orange and red shawl sits on a white plastic chair at left, extending a hand and rudraksha mala to a young boy in white shirt and dhoti who is being given the blessing. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a small blue basket of offerings beside them. Behind, men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing beaded malas, look on, and a yellow truck stands in the background. A middle-aged man in a light green shirt helps guide the boy's hand toward the mala.2009-02-02A street crowd in daylight near a roadside building with a red sign in Tamil script above a shop front, with a white van behind. In the foreground a woman in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, seen from behind, hands a yellow fruit to a woman in a blue sari with a light border. Around them men and women press in, including a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a man in a blue checked shirt. A woman in a yellow-and-cream sari reaches forward with bangles on her wrist. Several people are visible, some partially, as the crowd pushes toward the distribution.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Photo of a street crowd during a visit in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a long-haired figure with dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange wrap over a red top and sits facing the crowd, with hair swept back and a dark beaded necklace visible. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and orange sashes; a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands pressed in anjali. Several other people, including women and older men, stand close together near a granite pillar, with vehicles and market stalls behind them.2009-02-02A large outdoor crowd presses toward a raised seat where a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy pink flower garland sits, extending his right hand toward a woman in a purple blouse and purple shawl who holds a baby wrapped in a yellow blanket. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis crowd close, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another with a pink badge and green ribbon reading volunteer. Bamboo poles, a white draped platform and a loudspeaker frame the scene under green trees. Photo credit overlay reads2006-11-13April 19 20082008-04-19