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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA large outdoor street procession crowded with men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white caps. Two tall umbrella-style parasols with red, green and blue panels lettered "Dhyanapeetam" stand over the scene, one held by a man in a saffron-orange garment near the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd, and a black van is parked behind. Banners with portraits and printed text hang from trees and poles, and a white decorated float stands at the left edge. Dozens of people fill the street, with the procession moving through a festival setting.2007-02-02Outdoor procession passing under a pink gateway with a painted banner reading Swagat Vandan Abhinandan (welcome, felicitation). Many people in white dhotis and sarees carry tall red flags on poles, and several decorative umbrellas in purple, red and green are raised. Saffron-robed sadhus walk near the right side, with a bearded man in a white robe and an older man with white hair among them. Uniformed police and security personnel line the route behind a dense crowd, and tents and a banner stand in the background.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor street procession moving through a crowded Indian town lane, with many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron scarves and rudraksha malas. A central figure wears a tall saffron-orange turban, an orange robe, a long ornate gold-and-bead necklace, and a red-and-gold shawl, with long dark hair, and walks among attendants. Nearby, a bare-chested man with white ritual markings on his body wears a white cloth and a green-bordered garment. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right, and a cameraman with a video camera films at left. Older women in saris and white-haired elders watch from the foreground. Shops, a tiled building and banners line the street behind them.2006-09-24A dense outdoor procession at a festival gate decorated with banners reading 'Swagat Vandan Abhinandan'. Men in white dhotis with red and saffron shoulder cloths lead a group, some holding red flags and ornate green and yellow parasols. A bald man in white garments walks near the center. Devotees in saffron and orange clothing and uniformed police and volunteers in yellow vests line the crowd, many holding phones. Tents and a painted pink structure appear in the background.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris walk in a crowd, many wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate decorated palanquin-style canopies in red, gold and blue are carried behind them. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in front, with shops, signs and parked scooters along the roadside. Drummers in white are visible among the marchers. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible, so no one is confirmed as a person.2008-08-01A dense crowd fills a dusty road during a festival procession at a Kumbh Mela site. Uniformed police in khaki and blue, some with caps, hold back the throng and help clear the path. In the centre a man in a red jacket and jeans walks beside a red cart, and a man holds up a red banner reading Bharat with Hindi text. Many devotees in white and saffron clothing wave, raise hands and film with phones. A white SUV moves slowly through the crowd, with yellow barricades lining the route and a green umbrella-like canopy at the right edge. Tents, flags and a tall orange structure appear in the background.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Crowded outdoor procession on a dirt road at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a golden palanquin topped by a canopy and flower garlands at upper left. Saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad men in dhotis walk among red flags carried on poles. Large pink gateway arches display blue welcome banners with portrait images and text. A man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala walks near the front. A line of people in white dhotis and red-bordered cloths moves forward. Many devotees and spectators line both sides, some holding phones, and a TV camera operator films from the right. Tents and red flags fill the background.2016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18