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Street procession at dusk in a town, with a large crowd of devotees filling the road. On the left, a raised stage with a canopy shows a figure in an orange turban and saffron robes beside a standing attendant in white. Many people in saffron and orange clothing and white shirts crowd the road, and a large Indian tricolour flag with the word INDIA is held aloft. Orange flags line the road, shopfronts and streetlights frame the background, and a glittering ornamental border is at the right edge.

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Evening street procession in a town with shophouses and overhead wires. In the foreground, a figure with long hair and an orange-red turban and saffron robes sits on a raised float beside a white canopy, with a brass pole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads stand in the procession. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold a large Indian tricolour flag reading INDIA, with saffron, white and green bands and an Ashoka wheel. Crowds watch from balconies and rooftops.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and utility poles. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange turban and orange clothing stands on a raised platform with a gold-coloured pillar, near a flag-bearing crowd. Several women in orange saris with rudraksha-style beads walk in a line along the road. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a large Indian tricolour banner reading INDIA, while other men in white and cream clothes walk beside him. Orange saffron flags line the street and people watch from upper floors. Lamps on a stand illuminate the scene.2008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, lined with orange saffron flags and orange-and-white bunting strung across the road. On a raised red-carpeted platform at left, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands with hands folded in greeting, with a shorter man in orange beside him. Further right, a figure in orange robes with a long mala stands among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps line the roadside, and a large ornate ceremonial canopy is visible down the street. A tall billboard at upper right shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban.2008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and flowering garlands strung on pillars. At the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban stands on a raised float under an awning, hands pressed together in greeting; he appears to be an ascetic leading the procession, with an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder. Around him, crowds of devotees in orange and white clothing walk and hold up red and orange flags, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts follow along. Floral garlands decorate the shop facades at the right, and people watch from a rooftop. Overhead lights and streetlamps line the road.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with gold trim stands on a raised white-draped vehicle, holding a long ornate pole beside a lantern-style light. Behind him a woman in orange clothing sits on the platform, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the street. Red and orange flags wave above the crowd. A printed portrait banner hangs over the street with a caption in Tamil. The man on the vehicle has distinctive saffron turban and robe cues, so this is a person candidate in a procession; the crowd is large and visible.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27