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A street procession moves through a busy Indian town lined with shops and signboards. Two decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and red and teal panels shade the path, and a green auto-rickshaw-style vehicle sits at the right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside saffron-clad people wearing rudraksha-style beads, and a long-haired figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the crowd, surrounded by devotees and photographers with cameras. Many people fill the street, with more heads visible in the distance.

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A street procession in an Indian town. A figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, with a bare-headed woman in orange and a garland beside them. Around them, many people in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, some with orange shawls. Two colourful striped umbrellas with gold-embroidered panels and a decorated ceremonial standard with a red fringe are carried overhead. On the right, a gilded palanquin or ratha panel with garlands rolls along. Behind them, shop fronts, a parked auto-rickshaw and tall printed banners of standing figures in dark clothing line the street.2009-01-21December 20 20112011-12-20January 30 20092009-01-30December 20 20112011-12-20January 30 20092009-01-30February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with decorated umbrellas in red, green and gold over devotees. Crowded men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, press along the roadside. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland walks at left. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street behind them, and a bus with a Tamil destination board is visible at left.2009-01-21January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession at dusk in a crowded Indian town. Three colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe and red, blue and green embroidered motifs are carried above the crowd, one with a bird emblem. A woman in an orange sari with a raised hand leads near the centre, while a woman in a grey-blue sari and an older man in white follow. Devotees in white and orange clothing, many women in saris and a girl in a red top and checked skirt, press along the road. Shop signs, including a partly visible milk shop sign, line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-30December 20 20112011-12-20Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane during a ratha yatra. A woman in an orange-red sleeveless blouse with a white flower garland and long dark hair smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in a white shirt, who has his head bowed. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in white sarees with gold borders press close, some holding garlands and flowers. Behind them, a golden ornate ceremonial parasol with red and blue floral embroidery is held on a pole. Printed banners and placards with portrait photographs are raised above the crowd, and shop fronts with hanging bags line the street. Devotees wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks.2009-02-02A large street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with parked buses, vans and shops, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely together, many holding saffron-orange flags bearing a small emblem. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk among them. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is pulled forward, with ornate ceremonial staffs and umbrellas raised above the crowd. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front. Orange and gold flags flutter overhead, and the setting is a festival procession.2011-12-20