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Outdoor street procession in bright daylight with a dense crowd moving beneath multicoloured parasol-style canopies in yellow, red, green and blue with peacock-like motifs and fringed edges. Many men wear orange or saffron robes, garlands and orange turbans, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. A bearded man in a white dhoti and an orange-and-white turban stands near the centre, holding a rudraksha mala. Orange flags and a photographer's camera are visible in the foreground, with shop stalls selling clothing on the right and a sea horizon behind.

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Outdoor procession on a sunlit road lined with roadside stalls selling colourful fabrics and clothing under blue tarpaulins. Many devotees walk in a dense crowd, most wearing white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Several saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis walk among them, one with a long dark braid and an orange garment. Above the group, several large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with decorative tops are held aloft on poles. Orange flags and a banner appear along the roadside. Several people are visible and the procession is large; a crowd of roughly twenty or more walks in the frame.2009-01-12Outdoor procession on a village road lined with stalls and tents, with several decorated parasols in red, green and blue overhead. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside robed monastics in saffron and orange, some holding yellow booklets and a saffron flag. A sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala on the right holds a flag, and a figure in a bright orange turban and white dhoti walks at centre. Some participants hold yellow papers and a road sign reads Traffic Police. a person cues are not clearly established in this crowd; no individual is confidently identified.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor street procession under bright sunlight on a Tamil Nadu road. Three colourful umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges are carried above a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees. A man in a saffron-and-white robe holds a bunch of papers near the center, while a long-haired figure in a bright orange robe with a crown-like orange head covering and a rudraksha mala walks at the front-right with a bundled item. Other men in orange robes wear garlands and carry folders, and many white-dressed devotees and saffron flags fill the street.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with a crowd of devotees walking along a road lined with market stalls and colourful cloth. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and fringed edges are carried on poles above the group. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron and orange robes, with rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in a saffron robe at the right holds an orange flag aloft. In the centre, a bald figure in an orange robe and a figure in a white dhoti walk holding books, and a man in an orange turban and red robe walks nearby. A blue signboard reads Traffic Police with a phone number.2009-01-12A street procession moves through a busy market road with crowds lining both sides. Devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron shawls walk with drummers at left and a tall decorated parasol with floral and bird motifs held aloft. Multicolored striped umbrellas and orange flags line the route, and stalls with blue tarpaulins and white garments crowd the right side. A traffic police sign and a roadside advertisement board are visible. Many people fill the frame, several wearing orange caps or saffron scarves.2009-01-12December 27 20082008-12-27A festive outdoor procession under bright sky with palm trees and strings of colourful bunting. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and gold fringe, decorated with blue lotus-like emblems, are carried above the crowd. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a purple flower garland, holding his hands together in a greeting gesture. Nearby, saffron-robed men wear rudraksha-style beads and gold chains, and women in white saris walk with brass plates holding oil lamps and offerings. Red and orange flags fly at right, and a video camera operator films at the edge of the frame. The crowd is dense, with many people visible on the path.2008-12-31A street procession moves along a paved road beneath three large multicoloured parasols with fringed edges, decorated with emblems. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, several with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands; one wears an orange turban and another carries a blue folder. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis and shirts walk with the group, and a crowd lines the roadside. Orange flags and bunting hang in the background, and a poster with a portrait is visible at upper left. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the candidate is marked unsure.2009-01-12