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A street procession on a town road in the late evening. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders walk alongside a white-clad man with a tilak on his forehead; the men wear beaded necklaces and bangles. Behind them, black and silver SUVs and a yellow-and-white truck follow along the road. Shops with red signboards, a blue building, palm trees and a few pedestrians and motorcycles line the street.

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June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22A street photo at dusk in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a paved road running toward palm trees. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold border walks in the centre of the road, his hands together in front of him, beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a dark car with headlights on approaches. On the right, a row of people stands at the roadside, including an older man with spectacles, a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, and a man with a shaved head and white forehead markings in white ceremonial clothing with gold-coloured beads. Shops with red KOSAMATTAM FINANCE signboards line the street, and a green-railed building stands on the right. The saffron-robed man matches the page's a person cue only by robe and head shape, and his face is not visible enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role.2014-06-22July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; one at the centre-right wears a long dark red-orange robe, a large dark rudraksha-style mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and smiles while looking upward. Behind him a sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and pink flowers. Others wear orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, and some men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a decorated stall with striped cloth and garlands stand at the left and right edges, and a white building with a cream arched facade appears behind.2009-07-13Outdoor street procession under an overcast sky with utility poles and wires overhead. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk along a road; the central figure in deep red-orange robes wears a large gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead garland and waves to onlookers. To the left, a man in orange holds a tall staff decorated with white and orange flower garlands, while men in yellow shawls and white dhotis walk alongside. Parked vehicles and shopfronts line the street, and a sign reads Ananth. A fair number of participants are visible, counted as roughly six to twenty people.2009-07-13Village street during a procession, with a large crowd of onlookers lining both sides of a dirt road under bright daylight. Saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas walk along the center, some with bare upper bodies, and several stand on green mats laid on the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and women in colourful saris, stand among the crowd. A black SUV follows behind the group, with a van and other vehicles visible further down the road. Thatched huts, a brick house and a painted building with trees frame the scene.2014-06-24 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesNight street procession in a busy Indian town market lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A group of men walks along the road; several wear saffron-orange monastic cloths with rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces, while others wear white shirts and white dhotis with mala beads. A central figure in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a red-and-white headband walks at the front, with a white-clad devotee beside him. Onlookers in the background and a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stand at the left edge. Shop signboards in Tamil and English light the scene.2012-05-07May 08 20122012-05-08