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A street procession in an Indian town, crowded with men and women in white shirts and dhotis. Several ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and gold panels, fringed with tassels and bearing lotus and bird motifs, are held over the crowd. At the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a pink flower garland, surrounded by devotees. Others wear saffron and yellow scarves, and a young girl with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. Shopfronts and trees line the roadside.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Street procession in an Indian town with two large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas (chathris) carried on tall poles, their panels in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and fringed edges. Behind them a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in blue shirts, and women in saffron and white saris presses along a busy roadside lined with shops and signboards. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands near the center, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari with gold jewellery is at right. Vehicles and onlookers appear in the background, and a few men wave and raise their hands. This appears to be a ratha/padayatra-style street procession.2009-01-21January 01 20092009-01-01A dense street procession moves through a town, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and men in red-and-blue uniform jackets walking near a large saffron-and-gold ceremonial banner on a pole. Colourful striped canopy umbrellas with golden finials rise above the crowd, and saffron flags are visible. At the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and walks among the devotees, while a shaven-headed man in a brown-orange robe walks nearby. Shops, buses and vehicles line the road behind the crowd, with campaign-style placards and portraits visible on the right.2009-01-21A street procession on a busy Indian road lined with shops and parked vehicles. A woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and a floral garland of pink and white flowers with a multicolour bead garland, smiling as she walks among devotees. Around her, people in white clothes and orange saffron garments crowd close, and several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue fringes are raised overhead. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a white cap stands at the left edge. A white banner is held up in the background beside a passing bus.2009-01-21A 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.2009-07-23January 21 20092009-01-21January 30 20092009-01-30January 12 20092009-01-12Street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large red, yellow and blue canopy with pink and green tassels is held on poles at the left edge. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment and a pink and white flower garland, his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands among devotees. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a man in a yellow shawl crowd the road, some raising hands. Shops and a tree line the street behind, and a banner hangs on a building. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra walk.2009-01-21