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A street procession in a small Indian town, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and shirts, saffron and orange saris, and blue and pink sarees moving past thatched-roof shops. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels are held aloft over the crowd. A bus with the sign GURU SAKTHI passes on the right, and some marchers carry framed portrait photographs on sticks. A uniformed police officer stands near the left edge, and a decorated palanquin or float with marigold garlands is at the far left.

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A dense street procession moves through a town, with a crowd of many dozens of people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and orange saris, and colourful pink, blue and green saris. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and gold fringe are carried aloft, and saffron flags fly among them. A green bus with a sign reading Guru Sakthi and a placard showing a portrait photo are visible at right, and a green Nagappa bus stands behind. Shopfronts, a thatched roof and a van line the street. No individual can be confidently identified as a person.2009-01-21A large outdoor street procession crowded with devotees. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and multicoloured panels with gold motifs are held aloft over the crowd. Near the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl and a garland walks beside a man in saffron-orange robes. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in red sports shirts and a white cap, press around them. A tinted bus with a sign reading Guru Shakti is at left, and handheld placards with small portrait photos are visible in the background. Trees and a low yellow-roofed structure line the street.2009-01-21A dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris moving between shopfronts and parked autorickshaws. Above the crowd, an ornate golden ratha/palanquin with a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried forward under a canopy. Several large decorated umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed panels are carried by men in white. A few saffron-clad figures appear among the crowd. A large hoarding at top right shows a deity image and text dated 2006, and strings of pennants hang across the street.2006-09-24February 02 20072007-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21Aerial view of a dense street procession in a small town, with a crowd of mostly people in white clothes moving along a road lined with shops and parked vehicles. Several colourful umbrellas in red, orange and green are carried above the marchers, and white and blue flags are held along the route. Some onlookers stand on rooftops and at shop fronts, and a bearer near the front carries an ornate palanquin-like float. A vehicle at the right edge sits among the crowd, and a man in white stands on a brick structure in the lower right. Because the crowd is dense and many figures are partly hidden, the total is best described as a large crowd. Shop signage and walls are visible along the street.2006-09-24A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with decorated umbrellas in red, green and gold over devotees. Crowded men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, press along the roadside. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland walks at left. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street behind them, and a bus with a Tamil destination board is visible at left.2009-01-21January 12 20092009-01-12January 21 20092009-01-21Street procession in an Indian town with two large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas (chathris) carried on tall poles, their panels in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and fringed edges. Behind them a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in blue shirts, and women in saffron and white saris presses along a busy roadside lined with shops and signboards. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands near the center, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari with gold jewellery is at right. Vehicles and onlookers appear in the background, and a few men wave and raise their hands. This appears to be a ratha/padayatra-style street procession.2009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a town lined with shopfronts and strung bunting. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris fill the road. Ornate open palanquins with fringed canopies in red, orange and gold carry a deity murti dressed in ornaments, while ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and orange with gold fringe are held above the procession. Saffron flags and a large banner with a devotional portrait and Tamil text hang on the right. Spectators watch from balconies and the roadside.2006-09-24February 02 20092009-02-02