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Street procession in a crowded market lane with shopfronts and green and orange banners. At centre, a man with a black hair bun and a decorated headband wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over bare shoulders, a white floral garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, and holds a long wooden staff upright. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in saffron cloth and white-garlanded ritual attire walks. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas surround them, along with a uniformed policeman in a cap, and onlookers and women in saris line the street, some with hands folded in namaskar.

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Street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town with shopfronts behind. Central figures are saffron-robed sannyasis wearing white sandalwood stripes on their foreheads and arms and long garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. The taller man in front has a dark cap-like headwear and a rudraksha-style mala with gold necklace ornaments, and holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, a bald saffron-robed priest with a white forehead band folds his hands in reverence. Behind them, women in white and green saris and saffron shawls clasp their hands in prayer, and a uniformed police officer stands among the onlookers. A long wooden staff is raised near the center.2012-06-04A street procession in a busy market lane. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a long gold-bead necklace and a white band on his upper arm holds his hands together in devotion. Beside him an older man in orange with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and white forehead markings stands with hands folded. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border carries a silver pot of flowers and a tray, and another similarly dressed man wears a gold necklace. Shopfronts and a jewellery sign line the background, with onlookers in the crowd behind.2012-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession under a large red umbrella with tassels. A man in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine garland and red and orange flower garlands, a gold bead necklace, and a dark beaded headband walks at the centre, holding a red umbrella pole nearby. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a red-and-gold shawl and a dark rudraksha mala walks alongside. Other participants wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange robes and sacred ash markings on their foreheads. Shops and buildings line the street behind them.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19A street procession in a crowded Indian town lane. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left grips a tall silver pole. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange floral garland, forehead marking and ornate beaded necklace walks barefoot, smiling. Beside him, bare-chested older men wear white and green dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls, with ash and tilak markings. Right foreground, a bearded elder in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Behind, women in cream and brown saris and men in white follow. Shops with signs line the street and a red and gold palanquin canopy appears above the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copiesStreet procession in a Tamil town with a crowd walking along a road lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long white and orange flower garland and a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands folded. Beside him, an elderly sannyasi with a bare chest, white beard and white vibhuti marks wears a white dhoti and white shawl, with rudraksha mala beads. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the sides holding long silver poles. Other devotees in saffron and white follow. Pedestrians and a building with a tiled facade appear behind.2012-06-05Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane with shopfronts and onlookers behind. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long flower garland of white and red blossoms and a red-and-gold beaded necklace walks barefoot, hands joined near his chest. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange wrap holds a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Behind, an older bearded man in a pink-red shawl and white dhoti walks next to a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holding a long wooden staff. At right, a man in white kurta with a dark necklace pendant walks with others in white.2012-06-05Crowded street-side photograph of a religious procession in Madurai. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wearing a crown-like headpiece of beaded garland, an ornate gold necklace and a white flower and pink rose garland, dressed in orange-saffron robes, is being greeted by devotees. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead mark and red bindi, and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white tilak bows forward. Behind them a crowd presses in, a man raises a silver or brass vessel overhead, and a red shop sign and colourful banners appear in the background. Devotees in the foreground hold flower garlands.2012-06-05September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor street scene in a village lane with white-washed walls. An orange umbrella is held overhead above a central figure wearing a red-orange turban and a large garland of white and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala visible at the neck. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and forehead markings stand near a man in a white shirt with glasses and a rudraksha mala who bends forward. Women in white and green saris with gold jewelry and flower garlands crowd close, one holding a brass vessel with petals and flowers. Villagers press in behind in the sunlit lane.2014-07-03