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Outdoor street scene at a ratha yatra procession in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl over a red shirt smiles while holding a bundle of green-stemmed yellow flowers. Beside him a young woman in an orange shawl over white clothes with a gold border, with rudraksha bracelets and a red bindi, looks sideways. Behind them a crowd of men and women, some in white, watches; a woman holds a mobile phone. Above, white handmade placards carry Tamil script, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner. Bright daylight with sun glare.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street scene in bright sunlight during a procession. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron shawl over a red undershirt stands at centre, receiving a yellow coconut offered by a man in a white shirt in the foreground. A man on the left wears a white shirt, orange shawl and rudraksha mala and holds a red cloth. Behind them a woman in white with a small bindi and several men with raised handheld placards crowd the frame; the placards show Tamil script in red and pink lettering. a person in saffron shawl with long hair and bindi, receiving a coconut.2009-02-02Outdoor street scene in a crowded market area with a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing flower garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red blooms, smiling and extending an arm to greet a man in white in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace stands at left, another woman in white with a red bindi watches, and onlookers and a man with glasses stand behind. Handwritten white placards with Tamil script and an orange flag appear in the background, with shop signs overhead.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor procession on a sunny street during a ratha yatra. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, men and women in white and cream clothes, some holding long wooden poles, press close in the crowd. A woman on the left wears a white sari with gold border and a red bindi. Partly visible text on a pink banner is in Tamil script.2009-02-02Outdoor street procession in a city with signs and buildings behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his body and has a red tilak mark on his forehead; he looks downward and smiles while walking. To his left a man in white holds a tall wooden staff, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala on his neck holds a garland of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers on the right. Behind them devotees and onlookers crowd the street, and a yellow and red embroidered banner hangs above. Handheld banners read Nithyananda Youth Centre Kodumudi with portraits of a saffron-clad figure. a person is the central man, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and a procession setting. Visible people are about six or more in the frame.2009-02-02Outdoor crowd scene during a procession. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a large garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his right hand raised in greeting. Around him, many people in white shirts and white sarees press close, including a woman in a saffron-bordered sari beside him, a woman in a white sari with a dark mala, and a small child held up near the top centre. A yellow-and-red ornamented canopy pole and white banners with Tamil text rise above the crowd. The appearance of the central man matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, and he is in a crowd greeting people.2009-02-02