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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Many devotees wear white shirts and dhotis and carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a large red umbrella fringed with colourful tassels overhangs the scene. In the centre, a man in orange clothing with a red tilak on his forehead sits or stands with a white flower garland being draped around him by a man in white shirt and wristwatch. Nearby, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap watches the crowd. Shopfronts with signs line the street behind the procession.

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Street procession in a busy town market. A young man with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange robe and is surrounded by a dense crowd. Behind him a uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap walks alongside. Many devotees in white shirts and saffron flags fill the street. Above, a decorated canopy hangs with orange, green, pink and purple tassels. A woman in white with a garland is smiling at left, and a devotee holds a small brass pot with flowers at lower right. Shuttered shopfronts and signboards line the road.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town with a crowd filling the road. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow and white flower garland walks at the centre, and a man in an orange robe with a grey beard walks at the left. Men in white shirts and rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a police officer in khaki uniform stands to the right. A large multicoloured ceremonial parasol with tassels and an orange flag rise above the crowd, and white banners with Tamil script are carried along the route. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a clear sky.2009-02-02Photograph of a dense street procession crowd of devotees in white shirts and orange saffron shawls, many holding tall orange flags on poles. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a white flower garland stands in the crowd. In front of him, a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti and gold-bordered cloth is turned away, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, held by supporting arms. A large orange umbrella-like cloth is in the lower right foreground, and a banner with Tamil text is above the crowd. Police officers in blue caps stand at the left edge.2009-02-05A street procession in an Indian town with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Two ornate ceremonial parasols with red, green and yellow panels and blue emblems are carried above the procession. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the road, surrounded by people in white. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt directs the crowd on the right, and a policeman in a peaked cap stands at the left edge. Shop fronts, a signboard and banners line the road behind the crowd.2009-02-05A street procession moves through a crowded urban road lined with multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Several decorated umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with tassels rise above the crowd, and many saffron-orange flags wave among the people. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press close together, several raising their hands, and a uniformed police officer in a cap stands at left. A garland of white and orange flowers is held aloft in the centre, and a man in a light shirt at right raises a yellow object overhead.2009-02-05Street procession in a Tamil town crowd with decorated yellow, red and orange canopies overhead and saffron flags. A woman in a red-orange sari with a pink flower garland and a long beaded garland stands at centre, palms pressed together in greeting while a man in white shirt and mundu bows before her. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-robed youths, and devotees with rudraksha malas line the road. Hand-lettered banners in Tamil and portrait posters are held aloft in the background, and a bus is parked at left.2009-01-21A 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 20092009-01-21A dense outdoor procession crowd moves through a street. Around him, men and women in white shirts and dhotis wear rudraksha malas and flower garlands. Saffron-orange flags on poles and decorated umbrellas with a green, red and yellow pattern and the word DhyanPeetam surround the group. An older woman in a red sari stands at the lower right, and a man in a light shirt stands at the bottom right, while a police officer in a blue uniform appears behind the front row.2009-02-05January 21 20092009-01-21