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A street procession in a busy Indian town during a ratha yatra. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland stands beside a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a garland. Two saffron-robed attendants hold a large orange flag with a blue emblem. Ornate gold-and-red parasols with tasselled fringes are overhead. Around them many people in white shirts, orange sashes, and rudraksha malas crowd the road, with banners in Tamil and a shop sign for a studio visible behind.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town under a bright sky. A bearded man with glasses in orange robes stands centre-left, beside a figure in orange holding a long white flower garland, with a tall orange-and-blue flag raised behind them. Several people wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in an orange cap is at the front. Ornate gold-and-red umbrella-shaped standards with blue emblems rise above the crowd. White placards with red and blue lettering, portrait photos, and Tamil text are held aloft. Shopfronts line the street, and a drum is visible at lower left among onlookers in shirts and lungis.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street crowd in a Tamil Nadu town, with a procession moving along a commercial road. Two decorated parasols with multicoloured panels and tasselled fringes stand above the crowd. A robed figure in saffron/orange walks near the center, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a flower garland and a turquoise shawl. Several men wear orange scarves and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left. Handheld white placards with Tamil script and small portrait photos are raised over the heads of the crowd. Shop signs and balconies line the street.2009-02-02A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland around the neck walks forward, flanked by two younger sannyasis in orange robes and red-bordered cloth. Behind them, men and women in white clothes walk in the crowd, one man in white holds a bundle of yellow and red flowers, and saffron and yellow flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop fronts with blue awnings and large banners showing portraits line the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A 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.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane during a ratha yatra. A woman in an orange-red sleeveless blouse with a white flower garland and long dark hair smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in a white shirt, who has his head bowed. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white sarees with gold borders press close, some holding garlands and flowers. Behind them, a golden ornate ceremonial parasol with red and blue floral embroidery is held on a pole. Printed banners and placards with portrait photographs are raised above the crowd, and shop fronts with hanging bags line the street. Devotees wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21January 12 20092009-01-12