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Street procession in an Indian town with saffron-robed devotees walking among uniformed police officers in khaki uniforms with brown belts and caps. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-red wrap stands near a tall golden staff, and several men wear orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Men in white dhotis walk among them, and red-orange flags are carried on poles above the crowd. A parked vehicle with an ornate decorated front and a shop sign appear in the background.

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A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with saffron-robed devotees walking behind a central figure in an orange turban and saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in greeting. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the foreground, one with a name badge. Saffron flags, a large loudspeaker stack and a tall gold-topped staff are visible, with a long-haired devotee in saffron beside him and bearded men in ochre clothing. A man holds a portrait-style banner in the background. The central figure has distinctive long hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate saffron clothing, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues, shown in the procession.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees moving between khaki-uniformed police officers. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels and tassels is held above the group. Orange flags and framed portraits on poles are carried through the crowd, and a banner is visible in the background. Men in orange robes with rudraksha malas walk near the centre, while white-clad devotees with blue lanyards line the road. Shopfronts and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures appear at the right edge.2008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town with uniformed police officers walking alongside saffron-robed devotees. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, a man in orange robes wears a long ceremonial gold necklace, and another in orange robes on the right wears a similar gold necklace and glasses. A tall gold staff topped with a fabric banner and red flags are carried nearby. Shops with signboards and a decorated ratha or palanquin with fringed canopy appear in the background.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing walking beside uniformed police officers in khaki. A tall figure in an orange robe and a bright orange turban stands centre-right, holding a long staff topped by a brass finial, with a richly fringed red-and-multicolour canopy overhead. Saffron flags on poles line the street, with banners and signboards behind, and a decorated palanquin-style canopy is visible in the distance among power lines and palm trees.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.2008-04-27Street procession with a decorated temple chariot on the left, draped in red cloth and white and orange flower garlands. Beneath a multicoloured fringed parasol, a man in a red-orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, flanked by saffron-clad companions and a white-shirted man. Uniformed police in khaki caps stand along the crowd, and orange and saffron flags fly overhead. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on a pole at right. Crowd fills the street behind.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with saffron-robed sannyasis walking under large ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels and decorated staffs. In the centre, a smiling figure with long hair, an orange turban and a mala presses palms together in namaste; he wears an orange shawl and a gold necklace, and a gold-topped staff rises beside him. Surrounding sannyasis wear orange robes and gold pendant necklaces. Police in khaki uniforms walk alongside, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right edge. Orange flags fly along the street and shopfronts line the background, with a crowd behind.2008-04-27