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Outdoor procession on a dusty road with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a young woman in orange sari and orange shawl wears a long white and pink flower garland and bows her head. Beside her, a young man in orange and white holds a red-and-white flag area near a decorated umbrella with a tassel fringe. An older man with white hair in a white shirt and red mala faces the group in the foreground, while a woman in orange sari stands nearby. Men in white shirts and a man in a white cap and blue visor hold placards and banners with Tamil text and small portrait photos, and a saffron flag rises behind them. Green fields and houses lie in the background.

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January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees on a dusty roadside. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl stands at centre, with a man in a grey shirt beside him. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari and orange shawl wears a white and pink garland. A bald man in a white shirt faces away in the foreground. Several men in white shirts and a man in a white cap stand among the crowd. Behind them, white placards with Tamil text and framed photographs of a woman are carried on poles, and an orange pennant and a decorated umbrella with tassels are visible. A bus is visible at left.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. A central figure in an orange-red garment with long dark hair and a thick garland of white jasmine and pink flowers stands among followers. Beside them a man in an orange robe and a younger man in white hold procession poles topped with small yellow and orange banners. Several hand-held placards with printed photographs and Tamil text are visible above the crowd. An older bald man in white in the foreground and women with braided hair and rudraksha malas surround the central figure, some with flower garlands. A green field and brick buildings sit in the background.2009-01-21Outdoor street procession in a rural Tamil setting with a crowd of devotees gathered around a young man in saffron-orange robes with short dark hair. Several people press forward to touch his head and shoulders, and a woman in a white sari with a braid and orange border bows with hands raised. An older man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a rudraksha mala extends his hand toward the saffron-robed figure, and a garland of white and pink flowers hangs from the scene. Behind them are orange flags on poles, a red-and-gold umbrella, and placards bearing printed portraits and Tamil text, with dry grass and houses in the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside green scrub and palm trees. A woman in an orange sari with a white and green flower garland stands at centre, smiling and looking down, while men in white shirts and a few in orange scarves surround her. Behind them, a participant holds a placard bearing a framed portrait and Tamil script, and colourful ceremonial umbrellas with gold tassels and embroidered motifs shade the crowd. Several people wear white caps and a man in a red and blue jacket stands at the right edge. Crowd of many people visible.2009-01-21A crowd surrounds a procession at an outdoor street setting beside a large tree and a small shrine. Under a red ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels and a decorated canopy, a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among devotees. Around him, men in white shirts and saffron scarves, one in a white cap, and older people in white stand close, several with hands folded in greeting. Women in saffron and sarees are present. Some people hold up white placards with printed photographs and Tamil text. An orange flag is visible on the right. The scene is a public street procession with a shaded, crowded atmosphere.2009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02Street procession in a Tamil town crowd with decorated yellow, red and orange canopies overhead and saffron flags. A woman in a red-orange sari with a pink flower garland and a long beaded garland stands at centre, palms pressed together in greeting while a man in white shirt and mundu bows before her. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-robed youths, and devotees with rudraksha malas line the road. Hand-lettered banners in Tamil and portrait posters are held aloft in the background, and a bus is parked at left.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21