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Outdoor festival scene at a dirt-ground event area under a metal scaffold canopy. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair wears a white and multicolour flower garland and raises one hand in greeting while smiling; the page identifies this as Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept hair and saffron robe with garland. Around him, people in white dhotis and black shirts stand and watch, and a woman in an orange-gold sari with gold jewellery is seen from behind at the right edge. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers fills the background. A white banner reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation Chennai in English and Tamil, showing a portrait of a figure in orange headwear, with decorated floral arches visible at the back.

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December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor temple festival procession in a dirt yard. In the centre a young man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a white-and-pink flower garland pulls a thick rope tug-of-war style, flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a green shawl, and women in white saris with orange borders. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands near a metal scaffold frame and a decorated palanquin with a kalasha-like canopy. On the right a woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with a long braid and gold jewellery watches. On the far right a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing beside a printed caption.2006-12-25Outdoor photo of a tug-of-war or rope-pulling moment at an open ground beside a palm tree under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap, with a white and multicoloured floral garland around his neck, grips a thick rope with both hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green-and-white shawl stands behind him, one arm raised in a wave. Other men in white and saffron clothing, one wearing a dark shirt at the left edge holding the rope, and a crowd of onlookers line the background.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph of an outdoor festival scene on dirt ground beside a metal scaffold stage. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large white flower garland with pink and blue accents, leans forward gripping a thick rope, his arm extended and pointing. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a green shawl and several women in white saris and orange shawls pull the rope together. Other devotees in white and orange stand behind, with a decorated festival float and a crowd visible in the background under trees.2006-12-25A barefoot man in an orange saffron wrap stands on sandy ground holding a thick rope, a wooden stick in his other hand. He wears a long white and multicolour jasmine garland with rudraksha beads and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him a crowd of onlookers, many in white shirts and dhotis, watches under a clear sky with palm trees and a metal frame structure. A bystander's arm holds the rope at the left edge.2006-12-25Outdoor festival scene under clear sky with palm trees and a metal scaffold stage behind a large crowd. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment, a white garland of flowers with orange and blue ribbons, and is holding a thick rope and wooden pole in a tug-of-war style activity. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a green-and-white shawl waves. Men in white shirts and black clothing hold the rope on the left, and several onlookers in black and white stand in the background. The 'a person' presentation cues are a saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a floral garland, and the image shows a physical person with those cues.2006-12-25