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Outdoor street procession under bright sunlight. Several decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue panels, gold finials and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. In the centre, a bearded man with a long grey beard wears a saffron-orange garment and a gold-beaded necklace with a large pendant, walking beside a man in saffron robes with a red rudraksha mala and an orange head wrap. Another saffron-robed man with a gold necklace walks in front. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and in saffron scarves carry orange flags and umbrellas. Trees and a building with a blue signboard are in the background.

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Outdoor street procession in daylight with a crowd walking barefoot along a road. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap and long dark rudraksha mala beads walks with raised hands. Around him, devotees in saffron and white dhotis and shawls carry colourful striped and fringed ceremonial umbrellas on poles. Several men wear rudraksha malas, and one wears a large gold pendant necklace. Roadside signs and parked vehicles are visible behind, with palm trees overhead. Visible people number about 15-20.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, flanked by saffron-clad attendants. Several bystanders wear white dhotis and shirts, and an attendant in orange at right raises his hands in greeting. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed borders and orange flags are carried above the group. A man at left in a white shirt and dark trousers wears an identification badge. Several people in white are visible in the crowd.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road beneath three large multicoloured parasols with fringed edges, decorated with emblems. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, several with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands; one wears an orange turban and another carries a blue folder. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis and shirts walk with the group, and a crowd lines the roadside. Orange flags and bunting hang in the background, and a poster with a portrait is visible at upper left. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the candidate is marked unsure.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a road with many people walking under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas, each with a red, yellow, green and blue canopy and a white-blue emblem. Many men carry orange flags on poles. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe, orange turban and a long dark rudraksha mala walks forward with one hand raised in greeting, flanked by a man in an orange shirt with a yellow-orange garland and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl. Others wear white and saffron. Trees and parked vehicles line the background.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a paved road in bright sunshine, with a crowd of devotees walking behind and beside a group of saffron-clad sannyasis. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicolour panels and tassels are held above the group. Several people carry orange flags bearing a blue emblem. In the centre, an elderly man wears an orange shawl over saffron robes and carries a yellow-covered book, walking beside a tall figure in a deep orange robe and orange turban wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a small object. Other men wear orange shawls and garlands, while many devotees wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls. Roadside stalls and trees are visible in the background.2009-01-12A street procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees walks along a palm-lined road under colourful striped umbrellas. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long rudraksha mala, walks smiling; he is a sannyasi, and the page's appearance-based cues are insufficient to name him. Around him, orange-clad young men with orange shawls and devotees in white dhotis and white saris carry the umbrellas on poles. A yellow billboard with Tamil lettering stands at the right edge beside a building.2009-01-12A street procession in Tamil Nadu with devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking beside several large canopy umbrellas with red, blue and multicolored fringed tassels. At the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, flanked by a sannyasi in orange and men in white. Behind them a banner with Tamil lettering is strung across the street, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. Shopfronts and buildings line the road. A broad-faced older man in white with a rudraksha mala smiles in the foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala at the centre of the procession.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12December 27 20082008-12-27