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A dense street procession moves along a roadside lined with shops and multi-storey buildings at dusk. Crowds of devotees fill the road; many wear saffron and orange clothing and white kurtas. Several people hold up large printed placards and portrait banners showing a man with long swept-back hair, an orange turban and ornate clothing, with Tamil and English lettering on the boards. Saffron flags are raised along the route, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the crowd. Strings of saffron bunting hang across the street on the left, and a person on the right holds a tall banner portrait. Some people in the foreground hold up cameras and phones.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession at dusk in a busy Indian town, with a large crowd of marchers moving between shopfronts and street lamps. Many carry saffron-orange flags and tall banners. The largest banner on the right shows a man in an orange turban and ornate necklaces, and several banners show similar orange-turbaned portraits labelled "Nithyananda Youth Center" and "Kerala". Marchers wear white dhotis and saffron shawls, and some wear orange headbands. Uniformed police officers walk alongside the crowd, and a dark-uniformed officer stands at the lower right. Tamil banner text is visible in several places.2008-04-27A street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walking along a road lined with multi-storey buildings and overhead wires. Many carry red-and-black KAILASA flags with a black circular emblem, and some hold a yellow banner and a white placard. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Large printed banners on the right show portraits of several men beside a deity image in red and gold, and a man in orange at the centre background appears to be a monk. Overcast sky above.2008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a town, with a crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers in khaki around a central figure. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and an orange turban stands on an elevated platform with his back partly turned, a rudraksha-like necklace not clearly visible. Many people in white shirts and dhotis carry saffron-coloured flags and long banners with Tamil script and portrait photographs of a smiling woman. Roadside shops, a Kodak signboard, and strings of saffron bunting line the street. The orange-robed figure's face is not clearly visible and appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27