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Street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large red, yellow and blue canopy with pink and green tassels is held on poles at the left edge. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment and a pink and white flower garland, his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands among devotees. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a man in a yellow shawl crowd the road, some raising hands. Shops and a tree line the street behind, and a banner hangs on a building. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra walk.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town, crowded with men and women in white shirts and dhotis. Several ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and gold panels, fringed with tassels and bearing lotus and bird motifs, are held over the crowd. At the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a pink flower garland, surrounded by devotees. Others wear saffron and yellow scarves, and a young girl with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. Shopfronts and trees line the roadside.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in a crowded Indian town market. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a garland of pink and white flowers, raises one arm and smiles at the crowd. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and mala walks among devotees in white shirts and white caps. Behind them red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes are carried on poles. Many people, mostly men in white and women in saris, press close on both sides; shopfronts with signboards line the street under a large tree.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 20092009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a procession at an outdoor festival. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a broad smile wears orange-saffron robes and a garland of orange and white flowers, holding a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes carries a long wooden pole with a brass finial. Several men in orange and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and gold chains, walk among ornate colourful banners and a large yellow, red and green canopy with tasselled edges. Behind them, many people in white, cream and patterned shirts press forward, several with palms pressed together in greeting. The scene suggests a ratha or street procession with banners and staffs.2009-01-01Outdoor procession under a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe, with a crowd of devotees on both sides raising their palms in greeting. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala raises one hand, smiling, as he walks forward. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl and red-tipped object in hand walks ahead. Another man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style necklace walks in the foreground. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants, palm trees, a decorated ratha-style structure, and banners bearing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Banner text includes Tamil writing. a person candidate is uncertain; the orange-turbaned figure's cues are not sufficiently distinctive.2010-02-18