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Street crowd during a procession in a busy Indian town, with auto-rickshaws and shopfronts behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange sannyasi-style garment over a red top and reaches out toward the crowd. Nearby, a bald man in an orange robe walks among devotees. Others wear white shirts, orange sashes and rudraksha beads, and women in saris and salwar kameez watch closely. A child in white leans forward holding a paper, and a man in a striped shirt gestures. Tall umbrellas with gold tops rise above the crowd.

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January 30 20092009-01-30January 21 20092009-01-21Dense street crowd during a procession in a town street lined with shops and a large tree. A yellow and blue canopy with tassels stands at upper left. At centre, a young man in an orange-saffron garment with a sash stands among devotees, and a woman in orange with a flower garland stands beside him. Many men in white shirts and dhotis reach out, raising hands and touching people, while women in saris and children press in around them. Shops and signboards with Tamil text line the background. Several men at left wear orange and white with rudraksha-style beads. The scene conveys a crowded ratha paada yatra walk.2009-01-21A street procession crowd in a Tamil town market area. At centre, a young woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron garment and wears a garland of yellow and pink flowers, smiling and extending her hands. Men in white shirts surround her, one raising an arm, and an older man in glasses and white shirt stands at right with a pink garland. Shopfronts behind display signs and colourful goods, and a temple-style doorway with painted columns is visible. A red and orange canopy edge appears at left.2009-01-21A dense street procession in a busy Indian market town, with crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis and people reaching forward. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron sari with a flower garland and a red-and-white flower at her hair is being embraced at the head by a man in white shirt and dark rudraksha mala, who bends forward with his hands on her head. Other devotees in white and orange shoulder cloths press around, and a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala stands at the right. Shopfronts behind display Tamil signs, an Elfi and advertising banners, and a long wooden pole with an orange flag rises at the left.2009-01-21Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town lane with many onlookers. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a yellow-and-pink flower garland, smiling while a woman in a yellow sari with a white dhoti-clad man beside them receives marigold petals from a brass tray. Other devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and an orange-robed attendant stands at right. Above, orange and yellow festoons hang from bamboo poles and handwritten placards are held aloft. Shops line the roadside behind the crowd.2009-01-21Photo of a street crowd during a visit in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a long-haired figure with dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange wrap over a red top and sits facing the crowd, with hair swept back and a dark beaded necklace visible. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and orange sashes; a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands pressed in anjali. Several other people, including women and older men, stand close together near a granite pillar, with vehicles and market stalls behind them.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21August 03 20082008-08-03