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Street procession in a crowded Indian town road lined with people. A central figure wears an orange saffron robe and a large garland of white, yellow and red flowers, with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Beside him, a man in an orange kurta and matching orange shawl walks with a folded cloth in hand. Around them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, follow closely. On the left, a drummer in a white and green striped shirt plays a drum slung over his shoulder. Handheld poles carry an ornate red and gold canopy and a yellow banner. Behind, held placards show portrait photos of smiling people and printed Tamil text. Police officers in khaki stand along the road. Shops with signage line the street.

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Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees on a paved road during a ratha yatra. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-pink flower garland with long dark hair stands smiling in the middle of the road. Around him men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and women in a bright green sari and a maroon-and-cream sari cluster closely. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers on the right looks down toward the centre. Scattered grains or petals lie on the asphalt, and a banner with photographs and a painted wall are visible behind the crowd.2009-02-02A street procession on a sunny day. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long white and red flower garland, a tilak on the forehead and long dark hair walks barefoot and smiles, with hands clasped at the chest. Behind him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls and a woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace follow. On the left a drummer plays a drum, and at right a man in a striped shirt beats another drum. Above the crowd, golden decorated banners on poles and white placards with Tamil text and portrait photos are carried, with a yellow bus and power lines in the background. A uniformed police officer stands among the marchers.2009-02-02 +1 copiesA 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.2009-02-02A procession outdoors near a temple entrance with a whitewashed wall and palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wears an orange saffron cloth and a thick red and white flower garland, walking between two wooden poles carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Behind him a man in orange robes and a man in white clothes follow. A decorated ceremonial canopy hangs from the pole. Behind the wall a banner and a large framed portrait show a woman with dark hair, and a signboard reads the temple name. Matching shirts and crowd members fill the background.2009-12-24February 02 20092009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor crowd scene during a procession. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a large garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his right hand raised in greeting. Around him, many people in white shirts and white sarees press close, including a woman in a saffron-bordered sari beside him, a woman in a white sari with a dark mala, and a small child held up near the top centre. A yellow-and-red ornamented canopy pole and white banners with Tamil text rise above the crowd. The appearance of the central man matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, and he is in a crowd greeting people.2009-02-02Street procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with devotees walking on a paved road. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a red-orange garment and walks barefoot, with a crown-less appearance and distinctive long swept hair and saffron robes; the sole visible cues are saffron clothing and long hair, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear black-and-white rudraksha-style malas, and a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border carries a bag. A man on the left holds a garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind them, people hold up printed portrait placards on sticks, and a banner of a deity-style emblem rises above the crowd, with a large statue visible in the background.2009-02-02Outdoor 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.2009-02-02A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a central figure in an orange robe wearing a long garland of white, yellow, pink and red flowers, smiling and raising both hands in greeting. Flanking him are two gold-topped ceremonial standards with red and gold embroidered canopies. Beside him a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, while men in saffron robes walk nearby and a uniformed police officer stands in the right foreground. Behind them a crowd lines the road, with shops, signboards, Tamil banners and a tall building in the background.2009-02-02January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor procession on a roadside, with many people in white dhotis and saris and orange shawls walking behind a tall wooden staff topped with an ornate orange-and-gold canopy. In the foreground, three men smile: the left wears a plain orange robe with a red bindi, the centre wears an orange robe with a red-and-gold shawl and holds his hands together, and the right wears a white shirt with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A large orange signboard reading Vasanth TV runs behind them, and many participants wear rudraksha malas. The visible people number roughly 20 to 25.