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A crowd procession with many people in white and orange clothing, many holding orange flags and staffs. At the centre, a man with long black hair and a white urdhva-style tilak on his forehead wears an orange robe and a thick white and red garland, smiling. Beside him, a man with a moustache and red tilak wears a white garland with red flowers and a white shirt. Around them devotees wear white shirts, orange shawls and rudraksha malas. The scene is an outdoor procession with flags and a crowd.

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February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre of a dense crowd, wearing a white floral garland with red flower accents and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He smiles and faces forward. Around him, men and women in white shirts and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, press close. A man in a white shirt on the right wears a white garland. Behind them, a large orange flag bears a purple emblem. A wooden staff is held at the left edge. Several people in the front foreground have red tilak marks.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange saffron wrap and a white garland with red accents. He smiles and raises his right hand in greeting while others in the crowd wave or look on. Men and women in white shirts and orange shawls surround him, with an orange flag and a wooden staff visible at left.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor procession on a dusty path beside a grey block wall, with palm and leafy trees behind. A long-haired man in a loose saffron-orange wrap, with a small red mark on his forehead, holds a tall wooden staff upright and smiles softly. Around him, devotees in white shirts and orange or saffron shawls walk and smile, and some wear red and orange cloth. Several orange flags on poles, one bearing a dark emblem, and a blue and yellow decorated banner rise above them. At right, a devotee in orange holds a garland of white flowers and a small brass pot. The scene reads as a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage.2008-08-07February 05 20092009-02-05A procession crowd in an outdoor festival scene. In the centre, a smiling person with long dark hair, a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and body, and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands among devotees, appearing to be a person figure with long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, in the role of procession participant. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees carry large lavender-and-white canopies with red tassels on poles, and orange flags are raised. Several men in white shirts and dhotis raise hands and cheer; an older bearded man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl stands to the right, and a man in sunglasses points. Lower right, a silver ritual vessel is visible.2005-12-31Photograph of a dense street procession crowd of devotees in white shirts and orange saffron shawls, many holding tall orange flags on poles. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a white flower garland stands in the crowd. In front of him, a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti and gold-bordered cloth is turned away, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, held by supporting arms. A large orange umbrella-like cloth is in the lower right foreground, and a banner with Tamil text is above the crowd. Police officers in blue caps stand at the left edge.2009-02-05