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Night street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a pink flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, hands pressed together in greeting, with a saffron-clothed attendant beside him. Two elderly saffron-robed sadhus walk nearby, one with a grey beard and orange shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing round rosette badges, walk alongside, and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop signs, a hoarding with a woman's portrait and a passing auto-rickshaw line the street under streetlights.

Night procession moving down a narrow street lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags raised above the crowd. In front, a bearded man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace holds a book. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland and gold necklace walks at the front. Behind them, a shirtless older man in a red dhoti and an older man in orange robes walk among men in white shirts and dhotis wearing round rosette badges. Strings of paper lanterns hang from a building on the right, and a Tamil-signed shop displays a sign. Many people are visible, mostly men in white, with a few women.

A night procession moves down a narrow street lined with onlookers and shopfronts. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe wears a large pink-and-white garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot among other saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow-and-black rosette badges, walk alongside and carry saffron flags on poles. A bare-chested man walks at left and a man in a blue shirt stands at the edge. Several portrait photos hang on the shop walls behind the crowd.

Night street procession in a crowded Tamil town. In the centre, a young man in saffron robes wears a long pink garland and a gold necklace, hands joined in greeting, walking ahead of the group. Beside him, an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a book. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts with round rosette badges and saffron-robed sadhus walk under raised orange and saffron flags on poles. Shuttered shops, a colourful signboard and a parked silver car line the street, and a bare-chested man in a red-bordered white dhoti walks at left.

Night street procession in a town with shuttered shopfronts and signboards. A central saffron-robed figure with long dark hair, a pink-and-orange flower garland, and a gold necklace walks at the front, hands folded. Beside him, a saffron-clad man with a shaved head and white beard walks, and an older white-haired saffron-clad man walks in front. Orange flags on poles are carried above the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis wear rosette badges, and devotees fill the road. A bearded saffron-robed man with glasses and a garland holds a book at lower right.

Night street procession with a crowd of men. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban wears a long red-and-maroon flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, walking beside a red ceremonial flag. To his left, a man in orange robes holds the arm of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks in the crowd, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-gold shawl stands at the edge. Behind them, a canopied palanquin or ratha with fringed red decoration and a glowing lamp. Shopfronts and string lights line the street, and a banner with Kannada script hangs above.

January 15 2009

A night street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town. At centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a long white-and-red flower garland and has long swept-back hair and a beard-like shadow; he is surrounded by devotees. Behind him, a man in white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha-style mala lays a hand on his shoulder, and a woman in white reaches toward him. Around them, people in white and orange clothing press close under strings of fairy lights and hanging green banana leaves. A framed portrait of a man in a white head covering is held aloft at right, and a red-and-white backdrop hangs behind the crowd beneath a striped awning. White flags are visible at right, and an illuminated street sign with Tamil text is on a pole.

Night street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town lane lit by street lamps and shop lights. Saffron flags on poles rise above a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. At centre, a figure in orange robes with a long pink-and-white garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad companions, one holding a bundle. Several men wear round rosette badges with portrait prints. Shops with signboards line the street behind.

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A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.

A nighttime street gathering of devotees in a crowd. At centre stands a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with an orange shawl over his shoulders. Around him, men and young women in white dhotis and kurtas, and in orange shawls and saffron scarves, with rudraksha malas, stand close together. Some hold white and blue flags on poles. Behind them are illuminated shop signs and a lit digital display board.