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A daytime street procession on a wide urban road in Salem, India. A large crowd of devotees walks in white clothes and orange-saffron flags, carrying banners and placards along the roadside. Many marchers wear white dhotis and shirts; some women wear white saris. Motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, trucks and a white van share the road, and a long median planted with low shrubs and advertising boards lines the route. A large billboard for Hotel Ganesh Mahaal and an Aircel sign are visible. a person's face is not clearly visible; no candidate is identifiable with confidence.

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February 05 20092009-02-05A wide daytime street in an Indian town shows a procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts walking in a road lined by a low median of shrubs and street bollards. Many carry orange flags, and some wear orange or saffron cloth. Traffic includes motorcycles, a white car, auto-rickshaws and trucks. On the right, a large billboard advertises Hotel Ganesh Mahaal with a rooftop flag display, and tall buildings with blue facades rise behind. Pedestrians walk on the left pavement and a cyclist rides near the bottom edge. A procession of this kind forms part of a ratha paada yatra or civic procession.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A busy city street during a ratha procession, viewed from an elevated angle. A decorated wooden ratha/chariot with gold-coloured ornamentation and a canopy moves down the right lane, followed by a large crowd of people in white clothes and many saffron-orange flags. Dense traffic of motorcycles, scooters, autorickshaws, a white van and a loaded flatbed truck fills the left lanes. Along the roadside are large blue and white hoardings, shop fronts and a tall hotel billboard. The procession is well attended by people walking in the street, though many are partially visible. No individual can be clearly identified.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Aerial view of a street procession in a town. A large gold-and-white ornate ratha (chariot) with a decorated canopy moves along the road at right, followed by a crowd of people dressed mostly in white with orange saffron flags. Marchers in front carry framed portrait placards on sticks. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, a white truck loaded with sacks and goods sits in the foreground, and police officers in khaki stand along the road. Shops with signboards and palm trees line the street.2009-02-02August 02 20082008-08-02A busy street in an Indian town during a procession. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry orange-saffron flags on poles, walking among traffic. Cars, a bus and many motorcycles with riders fill the road. Shops line the street, including a signboard reading Delhi Sweets and Bakery and a Nokia showroom. A uniformed traffic policeman in khaki stands at left. A man in a khaki shirt walks at right beside the flag bearers. No individual here is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows a street rally with orange flags and white-clad participants.2009-01-30