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A street procession moves along a wet road lined with small shops and buildings. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk in a crowd, several beating hand drums. A man in the foreground carries a yellow plastic pot. Orange flags and parasol-like umbrellas are carried above the crowd, and a blue and yellow Tata truck and a yellow vehicle stand at the right. A rooftop gopuram-like dome and power lines are visible in the background.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with small shops and signboards. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange saffron shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces; some beat drums, and a man in front carries a yellow pot. Orange flags and decorated canopies are carried above the crowd, and a blue and yellow Tata truck with a loudspeaker rides behind. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a temple gopuram is visible in the distance.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a road lined with low buildings, shops and utility poles under a partly cloudy sky. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk in a dense group, some playing hand drums. Orange flags and decorated ornamental umbrellas or float-like frames are carried above the crowd. A blue truck and a yellow auto-rickshaw sit at the roadside, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a street procession in a busy Indian town. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, walks down the middle of a road. Some carry saffron flags and colourful umbrella-like parasols. Trucks, auto-rickshaws and a cyclist line the road, with a multi-storey building and trees behind. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads walks toward the camera. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this scene.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with trees, thatched huts and a parked red-and-white truck. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several in saffron/orange cloth, some carrying drums and flags, with orange and red flags raised above. Onlookers stand along the roadside and on motorcycles at left, and a figure in orange appears in the middle distance. The scene reads as a ritual street procession with drummers and devotees.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves along a road lined with trees and buses. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, walk in the foreground, some carrying small drums and one holding a water bottle. Saffron flags and decorated umbrella-style canopies in orange, yellow and blue rise above the crowd. Behind them, a row of buses and trucks is parked along the roadside, with a multi-storey building and power lines on the right.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.2008-08-01