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Outdoor street scene in front of shopfronts with green and red Tamil signage. A bald man in orange ochre dhoti and shawl, with a dark rudraksha-style headband and a white flower garland with red blooms, leans forward with his head bowed. Facing him, a smiling man wearing an orange wrap, a thick gold bead necklace, a white beaded necklace and a red floral headband stands bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms. Onlookers stand behind them, including a man in white shirt and a bald man in white dhoti holding a yellow cloth, while a woman in a yellow sari watches from the background.

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May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a street-side procession welcome in front of shopfronts with a green-and-red Tamil signboard. A man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha beads, wearing a long white-and-green flower garland and a rudraksha headband, stands centre-left with a hand over a brass kalasha on a tray. The kalasha is decorated with white flowers and green mango leaves. A younger bald man in white dhoti with a gold border and sacred ash markings holds the tray, and another saffron-robed man stands behind. Onlookers in the background, including a woman in a red headscarf, watch. Ritual puja at the entrance.2012-05-28 +1 copiesStreet procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane lit by shop lights, with shop signage above. Several orange-robed sannyasis walk together. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown cloth, a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, a gold necklace, and a red headband, and holds his hands together at chest level. To his right, a bearded man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads is seen with a green cloth in hand. On the far right, a figure with long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace wears an orange robe and holds his hands clasped. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange and white, stand around them. Background shop displays show red and orange cloth goods.2012-06-05April 29 20122012-04-29Outdoor 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.2012-06-05Outdoor procession in a crowded market street lined with shops and hanging red and orange cloth. A man in a rust-orange sannyasi cloth with a red-and-white flower garland and a long gold bead necklace stands centre with palms joined. Beside him on the right, a bearded man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold coin necklace, hands clasped. On the left, a bald man in orange robes and a gold chain gestures with joined palms toward others. Other men in orange robes, white shirts and white dhotis walk nearby; one held an orange ceremonial umbrella overhead and another stands at the far right in khaki uniform.2012-06-05Outdoor street scene in a busy Indian town with shop signs behind. Two shaved-headed or short-haired men in saffron-orange robes stand close together; the man on the right has a bald head, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-bead mala and multiple gold chains, a large gold earring and a gold bangle, and holds a long wooden staff. The younger man beside him wears a saffron cloth, a red bindi, a beaded headband and gold necklaces, and gestures with his hand while smiling. Several onlookers, including a child at left and men in white shirts and dhotis, crowd around them.2012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOutdoor street photo at a shrine entrance with a blue-and-white painted doorway and banners. Three saffron-robed men in orange cloth stand on a striped red-and-white runner; the centre man in saffron has a red-and-gold crown, a pale-yellow and red garland, and a rudraksha mala, with hands in anjali. The man on the left in orange has a shaved head, white tilak markings, and bangles. Beside them, a man in an orange garment with a white-and-yellow garland and a beaded mala raises his hands in namaste. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stand at right, with a crowd of devotees behind, some in white and some in saffron. A green-draped table with flowers stands at left, and a red portrait poster hangs on the wall. Visible people are around twenty; the scene is a public welcome or darshan.2012-06-04 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a dense crowd in a narrow street-front setting with shop signage in Tamil behind. Two saffron-robed men in the foreground, both with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha malas and garlands, are bowing or receiving offerings; the central-right man wears a long garland of white and red flowers and a gold-coloured necklace. A man with a shaved head in a saffron cloth wears a beaded headband and a garland of white and pink flowers. A flaming oil lamp or aarti is held aloft in the upper centre, and devotees in white shirts stand around, one holding a brass bowl near the bottom right. Some pilgrims raise hands in worship.2012-06-05