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A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with small shops, palm trees and utility poles. At the front, several men in saffron-orange robes walk, one bare-chested man in orange cloth at center with a rudraksha mala, followed by a group of women and young people in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls and garlands. A man in white shirt and dhoti walks on the left, and a seated vendor sits by a roadside stall with trays of sweets. A rickshaw and a billboard with Tamil text appear in the background. No deity or ritual object is clearly visible; the scene reads as a walking procession.

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July 13 20092009-07-13January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession moves down a busy town road on a dusty surface. In the foreground, a group of men walks barefoot wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in front wears a full saffron orange robe. Several walkers carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, more participants in white and orange follow in a long line. Traffic passes alongside: motorcycles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaws, and a woman in a purple sari riding a scooter with bags. Shopfronts with painted signs and hoardings line the street, with palm trees and power lines overhead.2008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13August 02 20082008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; one at the centre-right wears a long dark red-orange robe, a large dark rudraksha-style mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and smiles while looking upward. Behind him a sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and pink flowers. Others wear orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, and some men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a decorated stall with striped cloth and garlands stand at the left and right edges, and a white building with a cream arched facade appears behind.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor 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.2009-01-12A street procession of barefoot people in orange and saffron robes walks along a dusty town road lined with shops and a tiled-roof temple building. A man at the front in orange dhoti and shawl, with a red-orange head covering and a large orange-and-gold garland, carries a staff or sceptre. Behind him, a younger man in orange clothes with a rudraksha-style garland and a bowl-like vessel is followed by women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A TIFFIN sign and a yellow auto-rickshaw stand at the right edge, and a film camera operator is visible at the far right.2009-07-13