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Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A red tractor in the foreground has a garland of orange and white flowers draped on its front. A man in a white shirt sits at its wheel. Behind it, a decorated float with white flower-covered sides and a row of small lamps carries a banner in Tamil script. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, and saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand near a canopied stage on the left. A man in an orange turban is visible among the saffron-clad group. Orange flags and a police officer in khaki uniform are also present, with multi-storey buildings behind.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession at dusk. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, with a long shawl and a bead necklace, rides atop a red tractor-cart decorated with a flower-covered float at right. Around the vehicle, men in white shirts and trousers pull and steer, one holds an orange flag on a pole, and a row of onlookers stands on the left beside a tin-roofed stall. A banner on the stall shows a portrait and reads a devotional satsang notice. A decorated float with white flower garlands and a sign in Tamil stands at right, with an orange flag raised beside it.2008-04-27Evening street procession in a crowded Indian town. A man in saffron robes with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads stands on a red tractor, holding a long staff and raising one arm. In front, a man in white shirt and trousers drives the red tractor, while another man in white stands beside it. Several saffron-clad devotees with orange flags are behind them. On the right, a float is decorated with rows of white flower garlands and a red-and-white canopy, with a banner in Tamil. On the left, a shop front displays a large banner with a woman's photo and Tamil text for a meditation satsang. Multiple people with orange flags line the street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A photograph of an outdoor street procession at dusk in an Indian town. A red tractor is in the foreground, driven by a man in a white dhoti and shirt, with another man in white beside him. Behind them a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing stands on an elevated platform beneath a white canopy, flanked by saffron flags, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the chest. Several men in white clothes stand around the vehicles and along the road, and a floral-decorated float with a rounded, flower-studded canopy is at right. A banner on the left shows a portrait and Tamil lettering advertising a spiritual satsang event. a person cues: the orange head covering, saffron robe and beaded mala on the figure standing on the platform.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a decorated float or palanquin-like carriage drawn on a tractor-style vehicle, its canopy hung with white and gold festoons and draped in garlands, moving along a road lined with shops and roadside stalls. Saffron and orange flags fly from poles along the route. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the left edge holding a long staff, while crowds of devotees in orange and white walk beside the float. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and baton walks in the middle of the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange saris line the route. Overhead power lines and street lamps cross the scene.2008-04-27A street procession on a town road lined with shops and hanging saffron and red flags. At left, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban stands on a raised white-canopied platform, one arm raised. A flower-decorated float with a white-and-garland canopy is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in white clothes; a banner strung on the float reads in Tamil. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange saris, one wearing a gold necklace, walk alongside. A man in a white shirt in the foreground raises a hand.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27