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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. A central figure in saffron robes and a long white garland with red flower garlands stands raised among the crowd, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala visible. Colourful fringed parasols with blue, red and yellow patterns are held aloft around him. Behind, a truck bearing a red and yellow signboard and a palm-lined landscape frame the scene. Many people raise their hands in greeting and devotion.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor festival procession with many devotees crowding around a central figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large white and red flower garland, smiling with hands together. Colourful ceremonial parasols with fringed tassels and a gold-tipped staff rise above the crowd, and a decorated vehicle with loudspeakers stands behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange and white saris, and monastics in saffron clothes surround the scene, many clapping and raising hands in celebration. Banana leaves and a small white building form the backdrop.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees raising hands and cheering. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white garland with pink flowers, raising his hands in greeting. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe holds his palms together, and several women in orange and saffron saris stand nearby. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed borders and a decorated ratha-style float appear behind them, with a truck reading VELMURUGAN and a loudspeaker stack in the background. A cameraman with a flash camera is in the lower right.2008-01-01Outdoor procession with many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis, some in white garments with orange borders. Two large umbrellas with colourful tassels, one in red, green and yellow, are held aloft over the crowd. A man in the foreground with a long beard and rudraksha mala raises his hands in namaskar, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland smiles. Silver trishul-topped staffs and a truck with partial lettering appear behind the crowd, with banana plants and a building in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession at dawn or dusk with many people crowded together on a dirt road. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland with a red-and-white garland, walking among devotees. Behind, several ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and red, yellow and blue panels are carried aloft, and a bus with partly visible lettering stands in the background. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, and women in saris and white shawls surround the central figure, many raising hands, clapping and cheering. A man in the foreground in white holds up a small object while people around him smile and gesture. Banana leaves decorate the scene. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange garment and a flower garland, which are the visible cues for this candidate, and the person is walking in the procession.2008-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01An outdoor festival procession in a dusty open field. Many devotees in white kurtas and orange-saffron stoles crowd together, with several people raising hands and smiling. Four large ceremonial parasols with multicolored striped canopies and silver-tipped poles rise above the crowd, and a silver staff is held in the foreground. Behind them a truck with loudspeaker stacks and a Velmurugan-related banner stands near a low boundary fence. A man with long swept-back hair and an orange stole stands center-right among the crowd, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm his identity. Crowd density is high, with more than twenty people visible.2008-01-01