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Aerial view of a street procession in India during the Salem spiritual conference. A large multicolored canopy umbrella with fringe, red and orange, is carried over a central figure seated in the procession, surrounded by people in saffron and orange robes. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts; uniformed police in khaki walk alongside, and several people carry red and saffron flags on poles. Drummers in white clothes play at the left, and a roadside shop sign reads TATA. Crowds line the road in the lower and right areas.

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Aerial view of a street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with many devotees walking along a paved road lined with bushes and a drain. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry red and orange flags and small framed portraits. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe and red turban walks beneath a multicoloured ornate umbrella, with several saffron-robed attendants and women in saffron saris around him. A few people are seen on motorbikes and a passing auto-rickshaw at the top right. Someone at the upper left has a bicycle.2008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20April 27 20082008-04-27A dense street procession seen from an upper-floor vantage point, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and many people in saffron and orange. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella canopy shelters a decorated palanquin or ratha at the centre, with garlanded figures under it. Orange flags are raised throughout the crowd, and uniformed police officers walk along the procession. A drummer with a barrel drum is at the lower left, and people in saffron clothing are visible at the top right on a vehicle. Shopfronts, a billboard and banana plants line the street. A cropped billboard portrait also appears at the lower right corner.2011-12-20April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A crowded street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a large multicolored umbrella carried over a central figure in orange and red clothing. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some carrying saffron flags, and drummers in white play a drum at the lower left. Uniformed police officers in khaki move through the crowd near the procession. Shopfronts with grilled windows and a painted advertisement line the street, and a white vehicle is parked at the top right. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession through a town street.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20April 27 20082008-04-27A large street procession moves along a road lined with uniformed police officers in khaki and crowds of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella, a kalasha-style canopy, while others in orange and saffron clothing walk alongside. Many marchers carry red-and-orange flags, and musicians with long horns and drums play near the front. Banners and placards with printed text line the street, and a vehicle with a large portrait banner is visible at the top right. Roadside buildings and parked vehicles frame the scene.2008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees moving between khaki-uniformed police officers. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels and tassels is held above the group. Orange flags and framed portraits on poles are carried through the crowd, and a banner is visible in the background. Men in orange robes with rudraksha malas walk near the centre, while white-clad devotees with blue lanyards line the road. Shopfronts and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures appear at the right edge.2008-04-27