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Outdoor street procession on a paved pedestrian road lined with shops and signboards in Tamil script. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, walks among the group; a uniformed officer in khaki beside him holds a round handheld fan. Around him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border walks barefoot, a uniformed policewoman leads at left, and men in pink, white, and maroon shirts and white dhotis follow. A red-and-cream metal fence runs along the right side.

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A street procession in a busy Indian city market on a bright day. Central figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded garland walks barefoot along a paved pavement, flanked by devotees. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, one holding a folded cloth; a khaki-uniformed police officer at right gestures with a raised hand, and another uniformed officer stands at left. Yellow metal barricades line the path beside shopfronts, signboards and a red-brick wall. Some attendants wear saffron robes. Visible light sun-bleached street scene with shops and buildings behind.2012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil city. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron robes with a gold necklace, a garland of yellow-orange flowers on his head and a long saffron shawl across his chest walks forward. Above him an orange parasol is held by a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala. Other men in white and orange robes carry flower garlands and a white floral bundle, while women in saris and a cameraman with a video camera follow along a brick-paved road lined with shops and a scaffold tower. Probable Swamiji in the centre, identified by saffron robes, a gold necklace and a flower crown, with a parasol-bearer and devotees in white and saffron around him.2012-05-08 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11Street 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.2012-06-05A busy street in a South Indian town, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the background above overhead wires and shopfronts. In the center, a shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot among a group, flanked by two uniformed police officers, a woman in khaki on the left and a man in khaki with a belt on the second left. Other men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with a striped yellow shirt in front, and a woman in a red salwar kameez walks at right. Signboards in Tamil script line the street. The orange-robed figure shows no distinctive a person cues such as long swept hair, crown or rudraksha malas, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role only as a robed sannyasi-style walker.2012-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoors on a paved street in bright daylight, a group walks past a small red-roofed kiosk. In the centre, a woman in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and walks barefoot, her hair pulled back. Flanking her, men in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head, and several hold their hands together in front of them. To the left, a uniformed woman officer in khaki walks beside them. On the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti walks barefoot, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks beside a woman in a purple sari. The mood is an orderly public procession. a person's appearance is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role and attire only.2012-09-11A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a central figure in an orange robe wearing a long garland of white, yellow, pink and red flowers, smiling and raising both hands in greeting. Flanking him are two gold-topped ceremonial standards with red and gold embroidered canopies. Beside him a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, while men in saffron robes walk nearby and a uniformed police officer stands in the right foreground. Behind them a crowd lines the road, with shops, signboards, Tamil banners and a tall building in the background.2009-02-02A procession walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor, with a sign board and shrine-stall lights behind. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with gold border and long gold-and-beaded necklaces holds his palms together in namaskar, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears rudraksha malas. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a green sari follow, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge. Several men in shirts and trousers walk with them. The man in the centre shows cues consistent with the page's a person reference, but the identification is uncertain, so he is described by role as a sannyasi-robed devotee leading the procession.2012-09-11