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Street procession in an Indian town with a crowd of devotees and uniformed police in khaki. At centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long ornate rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, walking beneath a large orange-and-blue ceremonial umbrella with peacock and floral motifs carried on a gold pole. Beside and behind him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in orange and white walk along the road. A man in a white shirt wears a beaded necklace at right, and shop signs in Tamil script line the street with flags and framed photographs visible above the crowd. Some people are visible in the procession, with partial faces at the edges.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in a Tamil town with a crowd on a roadside. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a man in saffron robes wears glasses and a long ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant. Both walk under a large orange-and-yellow canopy umbrella printed with partial text. Behind them, a man in saffron holds a tall gold-tipped staff, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks alongside. Several people in white and orange shirts line the street, with shops and a decorated palanquin-style canopy ahead. Orange flags and banners fill the background.2008-04-27Street procession on a town road with a large ornate canopy umbrella in orange, red, and green fabric with tassels, held aloft over a central group. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with folded hands is walking at the front center, with a bearded man in orange robes beside him and another robed figure behind. Several people wear orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, one wearing a cap, and a cameraman with a video camera is at the right. Orange and yellow flags and banners fill the background, with shopfronts and a radio tower behind. Prominent figures show devotion in a public procession; the central front robed figure with folded hands is a probable match for the a person cues of long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, described here as a sannyasi in procession.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in a busy Indian town with saffron flags and a large ceremonial red-and-gold umbrella with a gold finial carried overhead. A central figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks smiling, flanked by uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and a man in white shirt and dhoti. Nearby, a woman in orange sari and a figure with long hair wearing orange clothing walk among the crowd. Shopfronts, a multi-storey building and a large street banner with portraits and deity images line the road behind the crowd of devotees.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in an Indian city with a crowd moving between buildings. A large ornate umbrella with red, orange and green tassels rises above the scene, with a golden finial visible. Two uniformed police officers in khaki caps and tan shirts stand in the foreground, with another officer on the right. A man in a white shirt walks among them with hands near his chest. Behind them a figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a bright orange turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, next to a woman in orange clothing with a mala. Many orange-saffron flags hang from poles along the street, and a large portrait banner is visible at the upper right edge. Buildings with balconies line the road.2008-04-27