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Street procession in a busy Indian town under a red umbrella with tassels held by a bald man in white dhoti with gold border. Central figure wears saffron ochre robe, long flower garland with white jasmine and red blooms, and a heavy gold necklace, with a head covering, walking forward. Other men in white dhotis and a maroon-clad man with a white beard follow. Background shows a colourful gopuram temple tower under a clear blue sky, with shop signs and wires overhead.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards. Central figure in the middle wears an orange saffron robe, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walking beside another saffron-robed man with a gold pendant and garland. Several saffron-clad men and figures in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside, some carrying long wooden poles of a ceremonial canopy overhead. Onlookers and a spectator with a camera stand at the right edge. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street, and a pink building appears in the background.2012-04-29A street procession in a Tamil town. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland stands centre, walking barefoot among devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long silver-tipped poles, and a man in saffron robes walks beside them. Behind them an elderly man in a white shawl and a bare-chested man with a white-striped cloth and red-and-gold border follow under a multicoloured umbrella. Shop fronts, signboards and a bystander crowd line the road.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession in daylight with a red umbrella and bunting overhead. A central man in a rust-red robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, hands folded in front of him as he walks. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe wears a gold-beaded necklace. On the right, an older bald man with a white beard and white tilak across his forehead is bare-chested, wearing a green and white dhoti and a white shawl over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange cloths surround them, and devotees stand along the street in the background. Shops line the roadside.2012-06-05Street procession in a busy Indian town under a bright blue sky. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange cloth wears a long white flower garland with red and orange blossoms and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. To his left, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold bead mala; to his right, a man in a maroon shawl with gold border and white dhoti carries a long wooden pole under a tasselled canopy. A multi-coloured gopuram temple tower rises behind, beside shop signs and tangled overhead wires.2012-06-05Outdoor street procession in a busy Indian town. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand at centre, each wearing a long garland of white jasmine and green leaves with red flowers, and heavy gold necklaces; the taller one on the right has a red-and-gold headband. Around them men and boys in white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, watch and assist; a man on the left in a white dhoti gestures toward the group. Onlookers crowd behind, and a parasol-like decorated canopy with colourful fabric is visible at the top corners.2012-06-03 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a busy Indian town with a camera operator filming at right. Three saffron-robed sannyasis walk centrally: the middle man wears a crown-like floral headdress, a long white and orange garland, rudraksha and gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, with a gold-bordered orange wrap. Flanking men wear orange robes, rudraksha malas and gold chains, one with a tilted tilak and a red-and-orange headpiece. Behind them, white-clad devotees in gold-bordered dhotis carry long wooden poles and walk along a roadside lined with shops and signboards, with a pedestrian crowd and a building with striped awnings beyond.2012-04-29A street procession in a busy Indian town with shopfronts and a temple gopuram behind. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of white jasmine, a multi-strand gold bead necklace, a headband and tilak, and holds his hands clasped at waist level. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold bead mala. To the right, a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth and mala stands next to a man in white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a red and gold ornate palanquin canopy is visible. a person at centre, shown in procession with devotees.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession in a busy Indian town, with several saffron-robed men walking under a decorated canopy at the top of the frame. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a gold crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala with gold beads, garlanded with white flower strands edged in red. Beside him, an older bald man with a white forehead mark and a dark bead mala with gold pendant also wears a garland. Men in orange and white stand behind and to the sides, one in white dhoti with gold border on the left, and a bald man in orange shawl with gold chains on the right. Shops, signboards and a Sri Thanga sign line the street.2012-04-29