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Outdoor procession crowded with devotees under colourful striped umbrellas with tassels and painted fabric canopies. Men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside women in white saris carrying brass trays with oil lamps and flowers. A tall trident-topped staff is visible at centre, and a man in orange with long hair and a garland stands near the middle. Palm trees and a truck with a sign are in the background.

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December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival procession on a sandy beach lined with palm trees under bright sun. Several large ornate parasols with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold fringe are carried above the crowd. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a purple flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds a ceremonial staff. Around them, many devotees in orange and white clothes walk closely together, some carrying brass pots and trays of fruit, including pineapples. Bunting in orange and blue strings across the top of the frame. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, orange clothing, a garland and a beaded necklace, consistent with the page's a person claim.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dusty road lined with trees, with a large crowd of devotees. Several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with gold fringe and red, blue, yellow and teal panels are carried on tall poles above the marchers. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A few women in orange and saffron saris walk among them. In the centre, an older man with white hair wears a white kurta and a beaded mala and walks with hands folded in greeting, flanked by others in saffron. A banner reading VELMURUGAN and red and orange flags are visible in the background. Other participants blow long horns and carry tall pennants, marking a festival procession.2009-01-01A festival procession on a dirt path under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a purple flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, walking between two attendants in orange robes who carry tall ceremonial staffs with ornate tops. Behind them, women in white saris with orange borders and devotees in white and red saris walk among a crowd. Above, colourful decorated umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue are held up, and a vehicle with 'VEL MURUGAN' text sits behind the umbrellas. Several women wear rudraksha-style beaded malas.2008-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession crowd at an ashram-style event under orange flags and a colourful canopy umbrella. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange garments, with a garland of white flowers, stands at the centre; a person candidate with orange turban, garland and orange clothing, though appearance is uncertain. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes fold their hands in namaste or reach toward him, and a senior disciple in orange stands nearby. A tall ornate gold-topped staff with a decorative finial rises at right. Speakers and a vehicle marked VELMURUGAN stand behind, with orange and blue flags and a peacock-feather fan visible. Many spectators crowd the foreground, mostly in white and orange.2007-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession with large crowds in white and orange clothing. Central figure wears orange robes, a long purple-pink flower garland and gold necklaces, with a visible hand raised in greeting. Behind him, a figure holds a golden trident-topped staff. Flanking him, a girl in red and gold attire with a gold crown and white flower garland stands near a trident. Attendants in white saris and white shirts walk alongside. Above them, colourful ceremonial parasols with floral and bird motifs and orange tassels shade the procession. Several people carry umbrellas and staffs; people in white with rudraksha malas fill the foreground. Sunlit dusty ground and festive flags in the background suggest a festival parade.2008-12-31January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession with many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis, some in white garments with orange borders. Two large umbrellas with colourful tassels, one in red, green and yellow, are held aloft over the crowd. A man in the foreground with a long beard and rudraksha mala raises his hands in namaskar, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland smiles. Silver trishul-topped staffs and a truck with partial lettering appear behind the crowd, with banana plants and a building in the background.2008-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31