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Street procession in a busy town market. A young man with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange robe and is surrounded by a dense crowd. Behind him a uniformed police officer in khaki and a peaked cap walks alongside. Many devotees in white shirts and saffron flags fill the street. Above, a decorated canopy hangs with orange, green, pink and purple tassels. A woman in white with a garland is smiling at left, and a devotee holds a small brass pot with flowers at lower right. Shuttered shopfronts and signboards line the road.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Many devotees wear white shirts and dhotis and carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a large red umbrella fringed with colourful tassels overhangs the scene. In the centre, a man in orange clothing with a red tilak on his forehead sits or stands with a white flower garland being draped around him by a man in white shirt and wristwatch. Nearby, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap watches the crowd. Shopfronts with signs line the street behind the procession.2009-02-05February 02 20092009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland around the neck walks forward, flanked by two younger sannyasis in orange robes and red-bordered cloth. Behind them, men and women in white clothes walk in the crowd, one man in white holds a bundle of yellow and red flowers, and saffron and yellow flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop fronts with blue awnings and large banners showing portraits line the street.2009-02-02December 27 20082008-12-27A festival procession outdoors under a bright sky with palm trees behind. At the left, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe, a purple orchid garland and gold necklaces, and gestures with his open hands while walking; beside him stands a figure in an orange robe with a beaded mala. Ceremonial red-and-gold parasols with floral medallions are held overhead. A woman in front carries a silver tray, and behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothing with orange and yellow shawls. Near the right foreground a woman in an orange robe with gold necklaces holds a silver kalasha topped with flowers and leaves. A decorated vehicle with banners and printed photographs stands in the background.2008-12-31January 21 20092009-01-21February 05 20092009-02-05January 21 20092009-01-21Street crowd during a procession in a town market. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands at the centre, surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis. Several hands reach toward them in greeting. Saffron flags on wooden poles appear at left, and a tasseled canopy hangs above. Shopfronts with signs line the street behind, and a tray of offerings is held at upper right.2009-01-21Outdoor procession crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and holds a small white item in his hands; he is a person (appearance-based: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style neck mala), walking among devotees. Around him are many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas with rudraksha malas, some holding wooden poles with banners and an orange flag. A second saffron-robed sannyasi walks at left, and an older bald man with white hair stands in the foreground. The scene is a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02Outdoor procession at a temple-style event where devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, surround a tall silver ceremonial staff. A deity murti decorated with garlands sits on a canopied palanquin behind them, under a colourful umbrella with yellow and orange fringed panels. Men and women in white and orange clothing clap and raise their hands in devotion, with many onlookers and a bearded sannyasi in orange among the crowd.2008-12-23