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A village street crowded with people during a visit procession. Several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes walk along the road, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and bangles. A woman in a white sari with jasmine in her hair stands in the foreground beside marigold garlands laid on the ground. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and a uniformed police officer in khaki, line the roadside. Mud-brick houses, a thatched roof, palm trees and parked vehicles surround the street.

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June 24 20142014-06-24Outdoor street scene in a rural Tamil village on a dusty road lined with brick houses, a thatched hut and leafy trees. A large crowd of men, many in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, presses along both sides of the road. Several bare-chested men in orange cloth stand near the centre. A uniformed police officer in khaki is visible at right. Vehicles, including a white van and a dark car, are parked farther down the road, and women in colourful saris stand at left near the house.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA village street crowded with onlookers lining both sides during a procession. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men wear saffron/orange cloth draped over their bodies, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one wears white cloth with a gold border. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge, and a figure in orange appears in a doorway of a brick house. Further down the road, a white vehicle moves toward the crowd, with more people in orange and white near it. Brick houses, trees and a pale sky frame the scene.2014-06-24Village street during a procession, with a large crowd of onlookers lining both sides of a dirt road under bright daylight. Saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas walk along the center, some with bare upper bodies, and several stand on green mats laid on the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and women in colourful saris, stand among the crowd. A black SUV follows behind the group, with a van and other vehicles visible further down the road. Thatched huts, a brick house and a painted building with trees frame the scene.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a dense crowd pressing around a saffron-robed monastic figure in a red turban and a large white-and-red flower garland, near a white van and a yellow-roofed vehicle under trees. Several saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas surround him, some with shaved heads. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding up phones and hands, press in around the procession, with a smoky haze in the air.2014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene with a crowd pressing close around a black car at left. A smiling figure in a rust-red robe and tall red turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala and bangles, reaches toward the car. Beside them a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange-and-gold sash walks among devotees. On the right, two shaved-headed young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand with raised arms near a small roadside shrine with a corrugated roof. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi is in the mix, and smoke rises in the background.2013-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor street procession under bright daylight with trees and bunting overhead. An orange umbrella is held aloft over a central group. Several men in orange and saffron robes with orange turbans walk along, one older bearded sadhu in orange robes at right and a man in an orange turban holding a garland of marigold flowers. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas accompany the group, some wearing gold-and-red garlands. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a pink head covering stands at left, and a camera operator with a video camera stands nearby. Corrugated metal fencing and a white tent appear at right, and a golden palanquin-like canopy is visible in the distance.2016-04-18A long procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with leafy trees on the left, with rustic huts and a parked truck in the background. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron-orange robes and shawls; some women wear saris in green, blue and pink. Some carry small brass pots and objects, and a man in front wears yellow. A decorated ceremonial cart or palanquin with colourful umbrellas moves at the head of the line, and a yellow ceremonial umbrella is held at right. Some people walk with hands folded in prayer. This appears to be a devotional procession.2013-12-27