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Outdoor street procession under a red canopy with tasselled fringe and wooden poles. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a pink-and-purple flower garland stands smiling at the centre, hands pressed together in greeting while a man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses clasps hands before him. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in saffron cloth holds the canopy pole, a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, and a woman in a purple sari with a gold bangle and a man in white shirt with spectacles stand in the crowd. Several people hold placards and saffron flags are raised in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a crowd on a roadside during a procession, with a red and orange canopy with tassels overhead and orange flags visible. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a red cloth and beaded necklaces stands at left. An older bearded man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-coloured necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands centre, holding an orange-cloth umbrella pole. Beside him a monk in orange robes and a woman in orange shawl face each other. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, stand around them, with a man in a light green shirt at right holding up his hand. Printed banners with portrait images are behind the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor photo of a roadside procession with red and gold ceremonial umbrellas overhead. At centre, a long-haired man in saffron robes and a pink flower garland stands smiling, facing a woman in a magenta sari with folded hands. Beside him, a younger man in orange dhoti and saffron shirt holds a phone. On the left, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and gold beaded necklace, and an older man in an orange dhoti has a white arm bandage. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around, with orange flags and banners in the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession of many people in white dhotis, mundus and saris with rudraksha malas, alongside saffron-clad figures carrying orange flags and a decorated umbrella with coloured tassels. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a older man in white who also greets with folded hands. Other devotees in white and orange scarves surround them on a paved road, with a vehicle visible behind the crowd.2009-01-20Outdoor procession under a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe, with a crowd of devotees on both sides raising their palms in greeting. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala raises one hand, smiling, as he walks forward. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl and red-tipped object in hand walks ahead. Another man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style necklace walks in the foreground. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants, palm trees, a decorated ratha-style structure, and banners bearing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Banner text includes Tamil writing. a person candidate is uncertain; the orange-turbaned figure's cues are not sufficiently distinctive.2010-02-18Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21