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Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with a crowd of devotees walking along a road lined with market stalls and colourful cloth. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and fringed edges are carried on poles above the group. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron and orange robes, with rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in a saffron robe at the right holds an orange flag aloft. In the centre, a bald figure in an orange robe and a figure in a white dhoti walk holding books, and a man in an orange turban and red robe walks nearby. A blue signboard reads Traffic Police with a phone number.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves through a busy market road with crowds lining both sides. Devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron shawls walk with drummers at left and a tall decorated parasol with floral and bird motifs held aloft. Multicolored striped umbrellas and orange flags line the route, and stalls with blue tarpaulins and white garments crowd the right side. A traffic police sign and a roadside advertisement board are visible. Many people fill the frame, several wearing orange caps or saffron scarves.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a village road lined with stalls and tents, with several decorated parasols in red, green and blue overhead. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside robed monastics in saffron and orange, some holding yellow booklets and a saffron flag. A sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala on the right holds a flag, and a figure in a bright orange turban and white dhoti walks at centre. Some participants hold yellow papers and a road sign reads Traffic Police. a person cues are not clearly established in this crowd; no individual is confidently identified.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a sunlit road lined with roadside stalls selling colourful fabrics and clothing under blue tarpaulins. Many devotees walk in a dense crowd, most wearing white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Several saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walk among them, one with a long dark braid and an orange garment. Above the group, several large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with decorative tops are held aloft on poles. Orange flags and a banner appear along the roadside. Several people are visible and the procession is large; a crowd of roughly twenty or more walks in the frame.2009-01-12A street procession in Tamil Nadu with many devotees. In the foreground a large orange flag reads Dhyanapeetam beside a man in orange robes with a gold-tone necklace. Behind him, a man in orange holds a vertical banner, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl walks near an orange-clad sannyasi holding a staff. Several sannyasis in orange robes and orange headwear walk among white-clad devotees. Above them, four large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, green, blue and yellow panels and tassels are carried on poles. Roadside signs, a traffic signal and a temple gateway with deity figures are visible, and a musician in white plays a horn at lower right.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with a large crowd. Three large colourful umbrellas (yellow, red, green and blue with star and emblem motifs) are held aloft by men in white dhotis. Several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes walk at the front, one in a deep orange wrap with a bare head, another wearing an orange turban and carrying a yellow booklet. A man in a white shawl and orange turban walks in front, and a bearded sadhu in a white robe holds a yellow pamphlet. An orange flag with a blue emblem is raised at the right. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, and market stalls with hanging cloth stand at the back under blue tarpaulin, making this a rath yatra style walking procession.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road beneath three large multicoloured parasols with fringed edges, decorated with emblems. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, several with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands; one wears an orange turban and another carries a blue folder. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis and shirts walk with the group, and a crowd lines the roadside. Orange flags and bunting hang in the background, and a poster with a portrait is visible at upper left. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the candidate is marked unsure.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a paved road in bright sunshine, with a crowd of devotees walking behind and beside a group of saffron-clad sannyasis. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicolour panels and tassels are held above the group. Several people carry orange flags bearing a blue emblem. In the centre, an elderly man wears an orange shawl over saffron robes and carries a yellow-covered book, walking beside a tall figure in a deep orange robe and orange turban wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a small object. Other men wear orange shawls and garlands, while many devotees wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls. Roadside stalls and trees are visible in the background.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor street procession under bright sunlight on a Tamil Nadu road. Three colourful umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges are carried above a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees. A man in a saffron-and-white robe holds a bunch of papers near the center, while a long-haired figure in a bright orange robe with a crown-like orange head covering and a rudraksha mala walks at the front-right with a bundled item. Other men in orange robes wear garlands and carry folders, and many white-dressed devotees and saffron flags fill the street.2009-01-12