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Evening street procession in a town with shops and street lamps. A crowd of saffron-clad marchers, many in orange and red garments with orange head cloths, surrounds a dense line of people holding red flags and large printed portrait placards on sticks. Two women in orange saris wear beaded necklaces near the front, and uniformed police officers walk among the crowd. A striped canopy and lights stand at the left edge.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with gold trim stands on a raised white-draped vehicle, holding a long ornate pole beside a lantern-style light. Behind him a woman in orange clothing sits on the platform, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the street. Red and orange flags wave above the crowd. A printed portrait banner hangs over the street with a caption in Tamil. The man on the vehicle has distinctive saffron turban and robe cues, so this is a person candidate in a procession; the crowd is large and visible.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town with shopfronts and utility poles. In the left foreground, a man stands on an elevated float or vehicle platform draped with orange cloth, wearing an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a rudraksha-style mala, hands folded in greeting. A gold ceremonial staff rises beside him. Below, a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and some women in orange saris moves along the road, many holding red and orange flags. A row of orange and red flags lines the street, and a vehicle and a large banner appear in the background.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 copiesA street procession at dusk in a South Indian town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange, many holding saffron flags bearing a black emblem. In the right foreground a man in a saffron turban and orange robes, a person, grips a tall gold-painted staff and holds up a large saffron flag with a black emblem and Tamil lettering. Police in khaki stand among the crowd, bunting strings and a portrait-bearing shop board line the roadside, and palm-like trees and low buildings fill the background.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk on a city road in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shirts. Beside him a woman in orange sari and a woman in orange robes with a gold ceremonial necklace stand on the float. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange and red flags on poles; a banner shows multiple portraits of women with Tamil text. A street lamp, shops and buildings line the road.2008-04-27Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe sits on an open white-canopied vehicle, one hand resting on a red banner with a black emblem. Behind, many people in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-clad marchers carry saffron flags and placards bearing printed portrait photographs, with Tamil script on the banners. Shopfronts, streetlamps and power lines line the road.2008-04-27April 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.2008-04-27