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A street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town. In the foreground, a man with long hair and a red-brown floral headband wears a saffron cloth, a red tilak, and heavy gold beaded necklaces; he stands beside a saffron umbrella held on a pole. Next to him, a bald elderly sannyasi wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala with a golden ornament is in the centre. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray on a white cloth. Behind them a dense crowd of men and women in white shirts and saris watches, with a yellow shop sign reading Raiyal and a blue shutter visible. Several older men wear white shirts with glasses.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor street procession in front of a blue shuttered shop with bright Tamil signboards. Five prominent men stand close together in saffron and orange robes. On the left, a smiling man with a long gold-bead necklace and a large ceremonial gold pendant wears an orange wrap and gold armlets, with a red bindi and a floral head garland. In the centre, an elderly bare-chested sannyasi with rudraksha mala beads and a saffron shawl stands with hands folded. On the right, a bald man in an orange and yellow robe holds a ceremonial staff and a gold ornament. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some holding long poles and an umbrella, walk in the crowd. A decorative umbrella canopy is visible at the top left.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +2 copiesOutdoor street procession in a town market. A young man in orange robes with a gold garland and beaded necklace stands centre-left, hands folded, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Beside him an elderly shaved-headed man in orange cloth holds a mala and folds his hands. On the right, a man in orange and yellow robes with a gold chain and rudraksha mala holds a cane-like staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the street beneath a yellow umbrella held over the group. Shop signs in Tamil line the background.2012-06-05Photograph of a dense crowd in a narrow street-front setting with shop signage in Tamil behind. Two saffron-robed men in the foreground, both with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha malas and garlands, are bowing or receiving offerings; the central-right man wears a long garland of white and red flowers and a gold-coloured necklace. A man with a shaved head in a saffron cloth wears a beaded headband and a garland of white and pink flowers. A flaming oil lamp or aarti is held aloft in the upper centre, and devotees in white shirts stand around, one holding a brass bowl near the bottom right. Some pilgrims raise hands in worship.2012-06-05A street procession in a crowded Indian town. An elderly bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha malas, with a tilak, walks at the left, holding up a large yellow umbrella over the group. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears rudraksha malas and holds a white cloth-covered tray. Beside him, a woman in white sari and a man in white dhoti with gold ornaments walk together. At the right, a bare-chested man with a grey beard and white tilak carries a silver plate. A cameraman films at right, and the crowd and shopfronts with a jewellery signboard fill the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy market lane. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a long gold-bead necklace and a white band on his upper arm holds his hands together in devotion. Beside him an older man in orange with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and white forehead markings stands with hands folded. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border carries a silver pot of flowers and a tray, and another similarly dressed man wears a gold necklace. Shopfronts and a jewellery sign line the background, with onlookers in the crowd behind.2012-06-04 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05