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Outdoor street scene during a procession. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a white cloth draped over the head, is showered with pink and white flower petals and looks down. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses holds his hands together in greeting. Behind, a woman in white with a gold necklace presses her palms together, and young men in white shirts smile and cheer. A portrait poster on a stick and a shop signboard are visible in the background.

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February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor crowd scene during a procession. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a large garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his right hand raised in greeting. Around him, many people in white shirts and white sarees press close, including a woman in a saffron-bordered sari beside him, a woman in a white sari with a dark mala, and a small child held up near the top centre. A yellow-and-red ornamented canopy pole and white banners with Tamil text rise above the crowd. The appearance of the central man matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, and he is in a crowd greeting people.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daylight with a central man in a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red undershirt, long dark hair falling to his shoulders, a red bindi on his forehead, smiling and gently reaching toward a hand offering yellow flowers from a green plastic bag. Behind him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a mala and a red-and-orange cloth, and a crowd in white clothes follows. Above, red-and-yellow embroidered umbrella canopies on poles frame the scene. Handheld placards show portrait photographs of a saffron-turbaned man and printed Tamil text. Garlands of white jasmine and marigold hang nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, with at least six clearly visible.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street scene in a crowded market area with a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing flower garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red blooms, smiling and extending an arm to greet a man in white in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace stands at left, another woman in white with a red bindi watches, and onlookers and a man with glasses stand behind. Handwritten white placards with Tamil script and an orange flag appear in the background, with shop signs overhead.2009-02-02Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02Outdoor street scene at a ratha yatra procession in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange shawl over a red shirt smiles while holding a bundle of green-stemmed yellow flowers. Beside him a young woman in an orange shawl over white clothes with a gold border, with rudraksha bracelets and a red bindi, looks sideways. Behind them a crowd of men and women, some in white, watches; a woman holds a mobile phone. Above, white handmade placards carry Tamil script, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner. Bright daylight with sun glare.2009-02-02Outdoor crowd at a ratha yatra procession in Tamil Nadu. At centre, a woman in an orange-and-red top with an orange shawl stands garlanded with thick chains of yellow marigolds and white flowers, while devotees around her in white shirts and dhotis press close. A man in a white shirt holds an orange-tipped pole nearby, and a photographer with a backpack in the foreground is taking pictures. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left, hands joined in greeting. Behind them, handheld placards with Tamil text are raised above the crowd, and a red-and-gold embroidered banner hangs at upper right.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02