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Outdoor street arrival scene with a central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold-toned necklaces, hands pressed together in greeting and a broad smile. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange-red neck cords, stand with palms joined in welcome. A white van and street traffic are behind, and a rangoli-style floral design in pastel colours lies on the ground. Foreground devotees hold white and red flower garlands. Lit by daylight with shop signs visible in the background.

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November 16 20032003-11-16A street procession in a crowded Indian town. On the left, a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands on a raised red-carpeted platform with folded hands in namaskar, wearing a long green leaf garland with white and yellow flowers and a gold necklace. Behind him, a cameraman in a white kurta holds a video camera on his shoulder. The large crowd below is mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, many with hands raised or palms pressed together. Orange flags, white and blue bunting, coconuts and banana stalks decorate the street, with shops and a temple gopuram in the background.2006-09-24Photograph of a street-side arrival and welcome outside a shop front. A central man wearing an orange turban and orange garment, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, smiles while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in front of him with palms pressed together. On the left a woman in a cream salwar with folded hands and a man in a white shirt stand near a dark stone pillar and a red-and-green cloth hanging. Behind them a crowd of men in white and light shirts watches, and red signage for a store and a Karur Vysya Bank ATM sign are visible above. The central figure wears saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with a sannyasi-style presentation, but the appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2003-11-16Outdoor procession on a paved road with a rangoli kolam drawn on the ground. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long white-and-red flower garland walks forward, palms pressed together in greeting; a woman in orange robes walks beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with folded hands along the roadside, while a cameraman in white holds a video camera overhead on the left. A white motorhome and a yellow bus are parked under trees, and a red-and-white canopy shades a table on the right. a person is the saffron-robed man with the garland, identified by saffron robe, flower garland and the walking procession role.2009-07-30January 12 20072007-01-12December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai with a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace standing barefoot at left, with a white horizontal forehead mark. Beside him a bald older man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass plate. A woman in white sari with glasses holds a tray of yellow and pink flowers, and another person in white holds a long pink-and-yellow flower garland aloft. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand around, one in a yellow shawl. Vehicles, motorbikes and a bicycle occupy the road behind, with shopfronts and hoardings beyond.2010-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photograph of a devotee welcome at a residential street. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-gold garland and long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a silver car decorated with a white and yellow flower garland and a small red flag. Behind them a man in white kurta and a gold necklace holds a brass tray of yellow flowers, and a man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak stands nearby. Along the street, many people in white shirts, checked shirts and saris stand with hands folded. Rangoli designs with oil lamps sit on the ground in front, and a yellow building with spectators on its balcony is visible at upper right. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person, shown with long swept hair, saffron robe and garland.2010-01-09A street scene at a roadside in a Tamil town. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a fresh magenta-and-white flower garland, walks with hands held together in greeting. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed in namaskar, while a man in a red checked shirt and a boy in white look on. A cameraman with a video camera films from the right, and a green-and-white bus and white cars line the street behind. Two of the white-clad men on the right stand with folded hands, and another man in a red shirt stands at the far right.2006-11-24July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesCrowded outdoor procession scene with many devotees pressing close. At centre, a smiling man in an orange saffron turban and saffron shawl with a yellow edge, wearing a green leaf garland and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold ornament, presses his palms together in greeting. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beaded mala, and another in white with a red-and-gold patterned shawl, stand among the crowd. A cameraman in a plaid shirt films with a handheld camera. A colourful festoon canopy with tassels hangs above, and the crowd holds up hands and phones.2006-09-24