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Night-time photograph at an entrance beside an orange vehicle and a yellow bus. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a maroon-red robe, smiles with eyes lowered and wears a multicolour flower garland of white, red, green and purple blossoms. Around him, devotees in white tilak-marked headbands and maroon robes stand close, one at right holding a tray with a decorated pot topped with pink flowers and leaves. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold neckpiece and garland, maroon robe, and a welcome-reception role. Visible people: about six.

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A night-time photograph of a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long multicolour garland of white, red, green and purple flowers draped over his shoulders, smiling with eyes closed and one hand pressed to his chest. A red-and-brown van stands beside him, and a bus-like vehicle is behind. Around him, men in saffron and orange-trimmed dhotis and white sandalwood forehead markings stand close; one at right holds a golden pole and a brass-and-flower kalasha-style pot decorated with pink flowers and gold ornaments, and several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The bearded man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only loosely, with no crown, turban or saffron robe, so the identification is uncertain.2017-04-09A photograph at night beside an orange and yellow bus. A bearded man in a maroon robe, with long hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a multicoloured flower garland of white, red, green and purple around his neck, smiles with eyes closed while raising his right hand. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings stand near the vehicle, and a man at right holds a brass vessel with pink flowers. a person is the bearded man in the maroon robe with the flower garland, shown in person; he has long swept hair, a red tilak and a floral garland, though the image alone leaves his identity uncertain.2017-04-09A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard stands beside a brown vehicle door, wearing a maroon unstitched robe over a bare chest, a gold chain and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. He wears a multicoloured flower garland with white, green, purple and red blossoms, and gold and beaded bracelets on his wrist, while touching the garland with one hand. Behind him, saffron-robed and bare-chested devotees with tilak and beaded malas stand near a gold pole, and a brown vehicle and orange interior are visible. Appearance-based a person present, standing in the procession area.2017-04-09A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair, a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and a thick rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. He stands beside an orange bus with his eyes lowered. Behind him a man in white clothes with a white forehead mark and a cord around his neck smiles. In the foreground a hand holds a white flower garland, and other people in orange and white stand in the background under a red-tasselled canopy. A distinctive rudraksha mala and long swept hair are visible, so this is a person in person, with appearance-based identification.2017-03-11April 09 20172017-04-09A photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned unstitched wrap over his shoulders and a white, red, green and purple flower garland around his neck. He extends one hand toward a vehicle with a brown body. Behind him, two younger men with white tripundra forehead markings and gold-bead necklaces stand near a golden pole, one raising an arm to hold it. Warm evening light from a side lamp. The man's appearance, long hair and garlanded red wrap, is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the identity is uncertain, so the role is given as a bearded man in a red wrap.2017-04-09Outdoor procession outside a temple-side compound beside an orange-brown bus. Centre, a bearded man with a white tilak across his forehead and a red bindi wears a rust-brown robe, long rudraksha mala and a large white jasmine garland, and is seen with eyes lowered. Behind him, a man holds a tall golden staff upright, and to the right a woman in a maroon sari carries a brass tray with a pink-and-gold decorated kalasha and flower garland. Left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a red-covered object. Others in white dhotis and orange cloth surround the group, and a pink-and-green umbrella appears at right.2017-03-11June 06 20172017-06-06April 09 20172017-04-09A procession outdoors in Thiruvannamalai with a crowd behind and a white-and-orange bus marked NITHYANANDAM in the background. Centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a white flower garland smiles and holds a tall golden staff, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala. Around him, sannyasi in rust-red robes with white tilaka and rudraksha malas walk alongside; at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and spectacles; at right, a man in white with rudraksha mala. Yellow flowering trees stand behind the group. Appearance-based label: a person, walking in the procession as a figure with the ceremonial staff and garland.2017-03-11April 09 20172017-04-09Night procession on a street lit by string lights in the upper left. A bus with NITHYANANDAM painted in red on its front window is behind the crowd. A smiling bearded man in a maroon robe wears a long white, green and red flower garland with tassels and stands at the centre, carrying a tall gold staff. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with white tilak marks and rudraksha beads walk with devotees, and two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk beside him. Women in pink and red saris stand to the right.2017-04-09