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A street procession moves through a narrow town road lined with multi-storey buildings. Umbrella-shaped canopies with striped green, blue and yellow fringed panels are carried overhead, and many red-orange flags are held aloft. Men in white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk alongside, several with arms linked. A woman in orange sari with a white and red flower garland stands near the centre. A person in an orange robe and saffron shawl walks at right with bare feet, and a figure in orange clothing appears centre-right. Shop fronts, a balcony and a shuttered storefront with Tamil signage frame the scene.

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A street procession in Tamil Nadu with devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking beside several large canopy umbrellas with red, blue and multicolored fringed tassels. At the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, flanked by a sannyasi in orange and men in white. Behind them a banner with Tamil lettering is strung across the street, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. Shopfronts and buildings line the road. A broad-faced older man in white with a rudraksha mala smiles in the foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the long-haired figure in orange with a rudraksha mala at the centre of the procession.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a town with a crowd of devotees. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe walks with his hands clasped, smiling. Flanking him, devotees wear orange shawls and white clothing, and a man in orange dhoti carries a staff. Red and multicoloured fringed umbrellas are held overhead, and orange flags are visible in the background. A banner in Tamil script is strung across the street above the crowd, and shopfronts line the road.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession on a sunny day, people walking barefoot along a paved road. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks at the front, flanked by orange-robed sannyasis and men and women in white dhotis and shirts. Several attendants hold multicoloured ornate umbrellas with tassels, and orange flags wave at the right edge. Shops and buildings line the street in the background, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border walks at the right. a person cues: the central figure wears an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala. Note: the figure is presented as a procession leader, with rudraksha and saffron attire.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing with orange shawls walks past colourful umbrellas and orange banners carried on poles. Two figures stand prominently in front: a young man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot, and beside him another robed devotee in orange. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. In the foreground a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a bald man in a turquoise shirt stands nearby. Bystanders in blue and khaki line the foreground, and an umbrella with an embroidered emblem is visible at left. a person is the young man in the orange robe with long hair and rudraksha mala, walking in the procession.2008-08-01Outdoor procession on a rural road lined with trees and utility poles. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange trim, walk alongside orange-and-white-ringed flags bearing a blue emblem and several multicoloured decorated umbrellas held aloft. At the centre, a central figure in an orange robe, orange head wrap and rudraksha mala walks with others in orange and white garments, reflecting a religious padayatra. Some participants wear lanyards. Seen in the picture is a bus-stop sign and a green road sign.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession in an Indian city with many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland and walks between two colourful umbrella canopies with tassels, one reading Nithyananda Peetham. Beside him on the right, another man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a small yellow cloth. Saffron flags and a few signboards line the road behind the crowd, and a man in dark glasses and a white shirt walks in front.2009-02-05Outdoor procession on a paved road at dusk with a line of devotees walking past roadside trees and a utility pole. Several large canopy umbrellas with multicoloured fringed tops, orange and red, are carried on poles above the crowd. Red-orange flags are held aloft at left. Many men wear white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls or orange sashes, and others wear saffron-orange robes. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange head wrap carries a small figure, a deity murti or statue in orange cloth, decorated with a white flower garland, in a procession. Other marchers hold flower garlands and bouquets in white and orange. The scene looks like a pada yatra, a foot pilgrimage.2008-08-07Outdoor procession on a paved road with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti on their foreheads. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe with gold border and an orange turban walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a gold necklace and long hair; a probable Swamiji by these cues, leading the procession. Two large orange, green and blue decorated parasols shade the group, and roadside signboards and utility poles appear behind. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2007-01-12A street procession in an Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange robe walking at centre, barefoot and smiling, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls. Two decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold emblems rise above the crowd, and a devotee in white at left holds a brass plate with offerings. A woman in a pale peach sari and a young girl in a tan dress stand to the right while a man in white reaches toward the girl. Shops line the roadside and onlookers fill the background.2009-01-30A street procession in a hilly town. At centre, a man with a swept-back orange turban, orange robe with gold trim, multiple flower garlands and a gold necklace walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls walk alongside; a woman in white with an orange shawl appears near the left centre. Orange and red ceremonial fans with blue emblems and a pink umbrella with fringe are held overhead and at the edges. Shops, flags and bunting line the road behind, with green hills in the background.2006-09-24