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A street procession in a crowded Indian town lane. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left grips a tall silver pole. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange floral garland, forehead marking and ornate beaded necklace walks barefoot, smiling. Beside him, bare-chested older men wear white and green dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls, with ash and tilak markings. Right foreground, a bearded elder in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Behind, women in cream and brown saris and men in white follow. Shops with signs line the street and a red and gold palanquin canopy appears above the crowd.

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Street procession in a Tamil town with a crowd walking along a road lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long white and orange flower garland and a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands folded. Beside him, an elderly sannyasi with a bare chest, white beard and white vibhuti marks wears a white dhoti and white shawl, with rudraksha mala beads. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the sides holding long silver poles. Other devotees in saffron and white follow. Pedestrians and a building with a tiled facade appear behind.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession in a Tamil town. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland stands centre, walking barefoot among devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry long silver-tipped poles, and a man in saffron robes walks beside them. Behind them an elderly man in a white shawl and a bare-chested man with a white-striped cloth and red-and-gold border follow under a multicoloured umbrella. Shop fronts, signboards and a bystander crowd line the road.2012-06-05Street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. Central figure in the middle walks in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long white flower garland, wearing a red tilak and a crown-like headdress, with a red-orange garment and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk beside and behind him, several holding tall metal poles or staves; one wears a rudraksha mala. Bare-chested older men with white shoulder cloths and sacred threads walk nearby. A multicoloured canopy umbrella is visible above. The person in the centre matches the page's a person reference only by role and ceremonial dress, so identity is uncertain. Several people visible in the procession, with more in the background.2012-06-05Outdoor street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards. Central figure in the middle wears an orange saffron robe, a long white and red floral garland, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walking beside another saffron-robed man with a gold pendant and garland. Several saffron-clad men and figures in white dhotis with gold borders walk alongside, some carrying long wooden poles of a ceremonial canopy overhead. Onlookers and a spectator with a camera stand at the right edge. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street, and a pink building appears in the background.2012-04-29A street procession in a busy Indian town, with shops and signboards including Mercury Cards behind. A man in a white shirt on the left grips a long silver pole. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and crown-like headband walks, with a red-and-white garland and a rudraksha-style necklace; his appearance is consistent with a person candidate, though the cues are only partial. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash and a green-and-white cloth walks, and another bare-chested man in a maroon cloth wears a rudraksha mala. Women in saris and men in white dhotis follow along, with a decorated silver palanquin visible in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Street procession in a busy Indian town with a paved road, shuttered shops, scaffolding and signboards in Tamil. Central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold crown-like headpiece and a long gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot and smiling among followers. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare chests walk beside him; a man on the right wears orange robes with beaded gold necklaces and a pendant. Women in saris and salwars walk behind, and a woman on the left in an orange sari holds a camera.2012-05-08A street procession in daylight with a red umbrella and bunting overhead. A central man in a rust-red robe wears a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, hands folded in front of him as he walks. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe wears a gold-beaded necklace. On the right, an older bald man with a white beard and white tilak across his forehead is bare-chested, wearing a green and white dhoti and a white shawl over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange cloths surround them, and devotees stand along the street in the background. Shops line the roadside.2012-06-05Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane with thatched roofs and shopfronts behind. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a white garland with red flower accents, a gold necklace, bangles and a red-and-gold headband, with white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him an older bearded man with bare chest, white shawl and white-and-green dhoti applies a mark or adjusts something at his neck. Another bare-chested man in a green-bordered white dhoti and white shawl walks nearby, and a robed man in red and white stands behind. Several men in white shirts and dhotis fill the foreground, with a silver-coloured pole visible at the top left.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05