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A street procession in a busy Indian town, with people walking along a road lined with shops and signboards. Several people in white dhotis and shirts and men in saffron or orange cloths carry brass plates or trays. Three ornate umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed canopies rise above the crowd, and a man in an orange top stands at the centre near the umbrellas. A boy in a blue tracksuit stands in the foreground, and a woman in a cream patterned sari and a woman in a pink sari are nearby. Shop signs, a red cross sign and a Tamil-language banner line the street.

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Street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town at dusk. Three ornate parasols with gold and red fringed canopies, decorated with floral and blue motifs, are carried above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk alongside a young man in orange cloth and a saffron-robed figure. An older man in white with a mala is at centre right, and a bald man in a pink-and-beige wrap and beige dhoti faces the procession with hands raised. Shopfronts, signboards including an Airtel sign, and onlookers fill the background.2009-01-30Evening street procession in a crowded Indian town. Two large embroidered umbrella-like canopies with red and gold panels and blue emblems flank a central multicoloured parasol carried by men in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls. Around them stand white-clad men, women in bright saris including purple, yellow and blue, and children crowding the road. A signboard reads VKA with Tamil text, and shopfronts line the street.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in an Indian town at dusk, with a crowd of devotees walking past shuttered shopfronts and a tin-roofed building. A colourful striped canopy with tasselled fringe, red, green and blue, is carried on poles at upper left, with a yellow and red banner beside it. Women in saris, one in teal with gold border and one in red and white, stand near the centre, some holding flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at the lower left wears red and white bead bracelets, and an elderly man in white stands centre. A devotee in saffron-orange cloth stands in the middle distance. A boy in a blue shirt is held by a man in white.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession at dusk in a crowded Indian town. Three colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe and red, blue and green embroidered motifs are carried above the crowd, one with a bird emblem. A woman in an orange sari with a raised hand leads near the centre, while a woman in a grey-blue sari and an older man in white follow. Devotees in white and orange clothing, many women in saris and a girl in a red top and checked skirt, press along the road. Shop signs, including a partly visible milk shop sign, line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-30Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair walks at centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt reaches toward him with a hand. Around them a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, presses along the road. Above, ornate yellow and multicoloured umbrella-like canopies with tasselled fringes and emblem designs are carried on poles. Shops with colourful hanging garlands and toys line the street, and a red banner with white lettering appears at top right.2009-01-30August 01 20082008-08-01January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in a busy Indian town, with devotees in white clothes crowding a road lined with shops. Colourful decorated parasol-style canopies with red, green, yellow and blue panels and gold ornaments rise above the crowd. A bald man in white in the foreground holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, while nearby men wear white shirts, one wears a pink garland, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right. Shopfronts and signboards, including a yellow sign reading Akni Dar, line the street, and buses are visible in the background.2009-01-21A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.2008-08-01January 21 20092009-01-21