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A dense street crowd surrounds a procession under a decorated canopy with red, green and purple fringed tassels, a red Vodafone-style billboard and multi-storey buildings behind. At centre, a bearded older man with a shaved head wears saffron-orange robes and walks among other saffron-clad sannyasis; a shaved-headed monk in orange follows beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, one holding a white cloth, while a man in a navy shirt and a man in a yellow t-shirt guide the way. A photographer with a flash-mounted camera on the left documents the scene. Several people are perched on a wall and balconies in the background. The moment is a public procession with devotees crowding close.

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A dense outdoor street crowd surrounds an older bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, bald-headed, walking through a busy town road. Behind him an orange and yellow fringed umbrella canopy is held aloft, and a man in an orange robe with a red turban stands near him. Several men in white shirts and dhotis press close, some holding hands or steadying the group. Background shows multi-storey concrete buildings, a red Vodafone banner, a banana plant and a palm frond decoration. The mood is a procession-style public walk.2009-07-23A photograph of a dense street crowd moving in a procession under a large multicolored parasol with tassels and painted tree motifs. At the centre, a bearded, bald man with a red tilak wears a saffron robe and walks among several other saffron-robed sannyasis, one of them bald and another with a shaved head. Many men in white shirts and dark trousers press around them, and one raises a clenched fist at right. Multi-storey buildings, Vodafone signs and a flagpole fill the background. The bearded central figure has a presentation consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance is only partly distinctive, so the identity remains uncertain.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A dense street procession moves through a crowded town road under a large colourful ceremonial parasol with a multicoloured canopy and fringed tassels in purple, pink, orange and red. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk close together; one bald saffron-clad monastic in front has a white beard and an orange shawl. A bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks beside them. Men in white shirts and dark suits press around, some with raised hands, and a man in a straw hat stands at the rear. Shop signs and multi-storey buildings line the street behind the crowd.2009-07-23Street photo of a crowd moving along a town road beside a Vodafone store sign and a yellow-and-green-tinted building. In the foreground a man in a white shirt raises his arm. A bald, bearded man in an orange-saffron garment stands at the centre-left. To the right, a person in an orange turban and orange shawl with long dark hair faces away from the camera, while another man in white holds a video camera on a shoulder rig. A police officer in a khaki uniform and cap stands behind the crowd. Orange draped cloth and a red-and-gold canopy with tasselled fringe appear at the edges, with yellow flower garlands and a banana plant nearby.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A dense outdoor crowd at a procession, with a decorated canopy of red, purple and yellow tassels in the upper left and a red flower garland raised above heads at top centre. In the centre-right, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long gold-beaded necklace of ceremonial beads smiles broadly; he has long dark hair and wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and his appearance is a person candidate. Beside him stands an older bald man in orange robes with a shawl, smiling, with hands together. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a gold shirt, and uniformed police officers press close. In the foreground a white-haired man in a white shirt looks downward. The scene reads as a festival procession with devotees pressing in around the honoured figures.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor street scene during a procession-like gathering under a decorated canopy with orange and red tassels. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe stands beside a man in a white shirt who leans over a stone plinth, placing his hand on a flower-decorated red and white plate piled with white and yellow flowers. Marigold garlands hang on the plinth beside a dark stone inscription panel. A man in a bright orange turban and white clothing stands nearby, a man in a white dhoti-style outfit to the right, and a police officer in uniform at upper right. Crowds of men and women in colourful saris and shirts fill the street behind, and a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder films at top right.2009-07-23