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A dense street crowd during a house visit procession in Tamil Nadu. At the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a rust-red wrap, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, smiling and reaching out to people on both sides. He appears to be a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a distinctive wrap, and is in person. Around him, shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas press close, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand among the crowd. Orange flags and striped bunting hang from a balcony above, where people look down, and palm fronds decorate the street under a tiled roof.

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