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A blurred street photograph of a procession moving through a crowded market lane. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing gold necklaces, carries a tall golden trident staff; beside him another white-robed man holds a golden staff. Behind them, a crowd of people, many in saffron/orange shawls, walks along the street past shopfronts, a cyclist and a motorbike. Dozens of people are visible in the procession and surrounding crowd.

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A blurred street procession moves through a narrow market lane lined with shops and hanging signboards. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls and gold garlands; two carry tall golden trident-topped staffs and one carries a golden ceremonial staff topped with a feathery plume. Behind them a long line of devotees in orange and white follows along the street, with pedestrians, a cyclist and scooters passing through. Shop fronts display strings of beads and religious goods. A ceremonial procession moving through town is the visible scene.2010-09-24Street procession in a town lane with buildings and market stalls. Two bald men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders walk barefoot, carrying tall gold-finished staffs: the nearer one holds a golden trident and the other a twisted gold staff topped with a finial. Both wear heavy gold bead necklaces with a central pendant. Behind them, other participants in white and orange-red shawls follow, and another golden trident is raised further back. Shops and onlookers line the road.2010-09-24A street procession in a hillside town. Two shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders walk barefoot at the centre, each carrying a tall golden staff; the left one holds a golden trident and the right one a golden staff with a finial. Both wear gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. Behind them, more white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow. On the right, a man in a grey shirt with an orange shawl walks past. A red-and-orange cart stands on the left, and multi-storey buildings and power lines line the road.2010-09-24A procession descends a narrow stone-paved lane beside the river in a temple town. Two bald men in white dhotis with red borders and gold bead necklaces raise tall golden staffs, one topped with a trident and one with a bird finial. Behind them, men in white and orange shawls and a line of devotees follow, some with yellow and orange cloth. A photographer in white with a camera walks on the left, and a woman in an orange shawl is at the lower left. Pale temple structures, a yellow sign reading a Hindi devotional inscription, and a wide river appear behind the procession.2010-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12May 08 20122012-05-08A street procession in a hilly town moves past a pink multi-tiered shrine topped with deity statues and a golden trident-topped flag, with forested mountains behind. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border and a gold-bead garland walks carrying a gold trident-topped staff, followed by others in white holding gold staffs. Behind them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk, and brown cows cross the road at right. Roadside shops with garlands and goods line the left side.2010-09-24September 15 20152015-09-15September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesJuly 10 20162016-07-10Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. At centre, a man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a white turban and a long garland of white flowers with red accents, and holds his hands together at his chest. Beside him, a man in white with a red and gold shawl carries a long wooden pole, and another man in white holds a similar pole at right. Behind, white plumes or chamaras are carried aloft, and an orange vehicle with decorations stands at upper right. Several people wear rudraksha malas and an orange-robed man stands at left. A procession with ceremonial poles and fans, consistent with a conference-day walk.2005-12-09Outdoor street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards. Central figure in the middle wears an orange saffron robe, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walking beside another saffron-robed man with a gold pendant and garland. Several saffron-clad men and figures in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside, some carrying long wooden poles of a ceremonial canopy overhead. Onlookers and a spectator with a camera stand at the right edge. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street, and a pink building appears in the background.2012-04-29