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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu setting. In the centre, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, a red-and-gold headband and a gold bracelet extends his hands toward offerings of bananas and coconuts on silver plates. A white-clad man on the left wears a large gold-and-orange ornate necklace over an orange shawl and holds a long wooden staff with a metal tip. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis with rudraksha malas press forward, one holding a blue-and-gold embroidered shield-shaped tray. A police officer in khaki stands at the upper left. Signboards and shopfronts line the street behind the crowd.

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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town. In the centre, an elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala, and carries a tray of offerings. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a heavy gold beaded necklace and a rudraksha headband stands with arms at his side. Behind, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a phone up to record, a priest in white holds a plate, and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is raised above. Many onlookers in white and light clothing fill the background, with shop signs on the left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at dusk with robed sadhus and attendants surrounding a central figure in saffron robes and an orange turban, hands joined in greeting, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace. Behind him, attendants hold large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and gold fringed borders and emblems. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair and a white tilak wears a white dhoti, gold beaded necklaces and an armband; a shaven-headed attendant in white and gold stands at right. Some attendants wear maroon robes and trident-marked staffs. The scene is a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession.2016-04-22June 05 20122012-06-05Street procession in a crowded market lane with shopfronts and green and orange banners. At centre, a man with a black hair bun and a decorated headband wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over bare shoulders, a white floral garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, and holds a long wooden staff upright. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in saffron cloth and white-garlanded ritual attire walks. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas surround them, along with a uniformed policeman in a cap, and onlookers and women in saris line the street, some with hands folded in namaskar.2012-06-04Outdoor festival procession under a red and white fringed umbrella. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with heavy gold necklaces and a red tilak on his forehead stands at centre-right, smiling and holding white powder in his palm while a shaved-head devotee in saffron bends forward to receive it. Beside them a young woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala and a smiling young man in orange cloth stand among a crowd of white-clad devotees. A gold-tipped trident rises at the top right, and a brass tray of white powder and yellow marigolds sits in the lower right. The appearance-based candidate matches the page's probable identification by long swept hair, saffron robe, and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the printed a person reference.2008-12-23Outdoor street procession in a town market. A young man in orange robes with a gold garland and beaded necklace stands centre-left, hands folded, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Beside him an elderly shaved-headed man in orange cloth holds a mala and folds his hands. On the right, a man in orange and yellow robes with a gold chain and rudraksha mala holds a cane-like staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the street beneath a yellow umbrella held over the group. Shop signs in Tamil line the background.2012-06-05A crowded outdoor procession in India. In the foreground, a bald man with a head garland and white-and-gold dhoti stands at center, offering a plate of fruit and coconuts, with a gold-and-orange-robed figure beside him wearing a gold necklace of beads and rudraksha. A man in orange robes on the left wears a gold bead necklace and a beaded headband. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and shirts press forward, and a tall wooden staff and a decorated umbrella are raised. Fruit and coconuts sit on trays at the bottom right.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05September 12 20122012-09-12