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Outdoor street procession on a sunny day beside a white vehicle. An elderly bearded man with a shaved-looking grey head, wearing an orange dhoti and a gold necklace, stands with his back to the camera, bowing or reaching toward a smiling young man in saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red kumkum forehead mark, hands folded in greeting. Beside them a clean-shaven man in white dhoti wears a beaded necklace and vibhuti-marked forehead, looking at a mobile phone, and a man in orange clothes stands at the right edge. Behind them red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with tassels, orange saffron flags and devotees under banners and portraits. A loudspeaker stands on a tall platform in the background.

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January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street procession on a paved road under trees. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks smiling, his hand extended toward a companion. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a notepad and pen. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas carry large red, blue and yellow umbrellas fringed with colourful tassels. Handwritten and printed placards with portrait photos are visible in the background, and a blue bus stands at left. Several people in white stand along the route.2009-01-21Outdoor procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a white and red flower garland and gold necklaces stands center-left, his hands joined and held near a silver vessel of flowers. Facing him on the right, a man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing orange robes, gold bracelets and a beaded necklace, holds a kalasha-like silver pot of orange and white flowers. A red, yellow and blue striped parasol is held overhead by attendants in orange robes with long staffs. A woman in white with an orange shawl and gold bangles smiles on the right, and children and devotees in orange and white line the background.2008-12-28Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a white bus with large devotional portraits on its side and a palm tree overhead. A tall man in orange robes with a sash walks barefoot at the centre, with a bare-headed man in orange robes beside him under a red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella with tasselled edges. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white garments follow, and a woman in a yellow sari with hands pressed together walks at left. A small child in brown stands at left among onlookers. Colourful festival decorations and a figure in orange are visible in the background.2009-01-02A photo of a crowd gathered outside a silver minivan on a street. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange wrap, with long dark hair, smiles and wears a white and red flower garland, rudraksha beads and a dark mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around him with folded hands, while a man in glasses and an orange shawl stands behind. A pink building with a balcony and a shop sign are visible in the background. a person is the central figure in orange robes, turban and rudraksha, greeted by devotees.2008-07-28A procession outdoors on a dirt path beside palm trees. A man in the centre wears saffron robes, a long white and pink flower garland and gold ornaments, and has long swept-back hair; he is handing a garland to a smiling man on the right, who wears saffron cloth, a rudraksha-style necklace and bracelets and has a white forehead mark. A red umbrella with tassels stands above them. On the left, saffron-robed men hold long golden staffs. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a saffron border smiles, and a red-and-orange festival banner hangs in the background.2008-12-28August 03 20092009-08-03January 01 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 21 20092009-01-21A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a parked silver car. In front, a devotee in white dhoti and yellow shawl carries a tall wooden staff topped with a golden finial and a yellow pennant with floral and bird-emblem embroidery. A bearded devotee in saffron robes and gold necklace holds a golden staff. To the right, a smiling devotee in saffron robes and a long black rudraksha mala walks barefoot with long dark hair, while another in saffron behind him carries a bowl of flowers and garlands. Another devotee in saffron holds a round yellow parasol-shaped fan with a blue emblem. Gold and white garlands and orange cloth mark the ceremonial welcome.2009-07-07Outdoor welcome on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a large white-and-red flower garland stands under a red parasol with fringed tassels, receiving a yellow-and-red flower garland offered by a younger saffron-robed attendant with shell-bead necklaces. A bearded attendant in saffron robes holds a silver vessel with mango leaves and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a man in white kneels and bows. A silver car with its headlights visible sits behind them, decorated with flower garlands.2008-12-25Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02