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A street procession outside a temple gate in daylight. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban with a red bindi, a saffron shawl, and dense red and white flower garlands with gold ceremonial necklaces; his palms are pressed together in namaste. Above him a red canopy with tassels and a gold trident-topped finial shades the procession. To his left, a bald man in saffron robes also holds his hands in anjali. Uniformed police in khaki stand at the edges, and a man in a grey shirt and gold wristwatch holds a phone. Marigold garlands hang overhead and a crowd fills the background.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil town, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the left foreground, wearing a name badge and holding a cap. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange sannyasi cloth stands with hands folded. At right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange turban with a red tilak, a red flower garland and gold ceremonial chains, with an orange garment and gold armlets; a person candidate with long hair, orange turban and ornate gold adornments, described as a visible honoured guest in the procession. Behind them, orange-and-gold umbrellas and ceremonial fans are held aloft under a red canopy with tassels. Several people in orange and white crowd the street, and a shop sign reads Tamil text on the building behind.2011-12-20A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red jewel, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, standing under a large red and multicolour fringed umbrella outdoors near a temple gopuram. He wears layered red and green flower garlands, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and gold armbands. Around him a uniformed police officer in khaki stands on the left, a bald man in orange cloth and a man in white dhoti with gold border and gold necklace stand beside him, and several onlookers crowd behind. Yellow flower petals cover the ground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style necklace and ceremonial gold ornaments, being honoured under a ceremonial umbrella.2011-12-20A photograph of a street procession outside a temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a red jewel, wearing a long red and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A large red and multicolour umbrella with tassels is held over him. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a shaved head also has palms joined. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, and a man in grey shirt and sunglasses is at right. Yellow flower petals cover the ground. The setting appears to be a temple street with onlookers behind.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Photo of a festival procession outdoors at a temple entrance under a red umbrella. A man in saffron-orange clothing with a tall orange turban, long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and a long red and green flower garland stands smiling in the centre, with a red umbrella overhead and an orange ceremonial fan with a bird emblem raised behind him. Uniformed police officers in khaki and beige stand nearby, and an orange-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and white beaded necklace faces him in the foreground. Other people in white and orange clothing crowd the background, and a yellow banner is visible behind them. Probable Swamiji is identified by the orange turban, long hair, saffron clothing and garlands; the central figure is shown in a procession with uniformed officials.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession photo on a busy street. A man in an orange turban, long swept-back dark hair, orange garment, and layered red-and-green flower garland with gold bead necklace and gold armlet walks smiling at centre, with a red umbrella with tasseled fringe above. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red-striped shawl and forehead marking walks under the same umbrella, and a woman in a white garment stands at right. Pink and white buildings and signage line the street behind them.2011-12-20A photograph at an outdoor temple procession. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a jewelled ornament at the forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, with long dark hair, layered gold necklaces, gold armbands and a red and green garland of flowers. Above him a red, green and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held over the procession. To his left a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl also folds his hands. To the right, two men in a blue shirt and khaki uniform stand watching, one with red tilak on the forehead and one holding a dark cap. Temple gopuram towers rise in the background.2011-12-20