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A street procession in an Indian town at dusk, with a crowd of men pressing along the roadway. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised white-canopied float, hands folded in greeting; the float is hung with orange and saffron flags and a bamboo-like pole. Police in khaki uniforms and caps walk beside it, a silver SUV follows slowly, and men in white shirts wave red-and-saffron flags on the right. Shop signs and multistorey buildings line the road, with a lit decorative arch in the distance. Appearance-based: the seated figure in orange with a turban and saffron clothing is a person candidate, seen on a procession vehicle.

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Evening street procession in a town. On a raised covered platform at left, a man in saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a rudraksha-style necklace visible at his neck. Beside him another person in orange clothing stands. Below, a dense crowd includes uniformed police officers in khaki caps and men in white shirts and dhotis. Further down the road, a decorated float or palanquin with round gold ornaments and red-and-orange flags lines the street; shopfronts and streetlights frame the scene.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with gold trim stands on a raised white-draped vehicle, holding a long ornate pole beside a lantern-style light. Behind him a woman in orange clothing sits on the platform, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the street. Red and orange flags wave above the crowd. A printed portrait banner hangs over the street with a caption in Tamil. The man on the vehicle has distinctive saffron turban and robe cues, so this is a person candidate in a procession; the crowd is large and visible.2008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, lined with orange saffron flags and orange-and-white bunting strung across the road. On a raised red-carpeted platform at left, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands with hands folded in greeting, with a shorter man in orange beside him. Further right, a figure in orange robes with a long mala stands among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps line the roadside, and a large ornate ceremonial canopy is visible down the street. A tall billboard at upper right shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession at dusk on a city road in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shirts. Beside him a woman in orange sari and a woman in orange robes with a gold ceremonial necklace stand on the float. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange and red flags on poles; a banner shows multiple portraits of women with Tamil text. A street lamp, shops and buildings line the road.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town, filmed at dusk from a raised vehicle. In the left foreground a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands on a decorated float, holding a tall orange staff with a red and gold emblem. Crowds of devotees fill the road: women in orange and white saris carry brass pots and bundles of green grass or sprouts, and a man in white and several uniformed police officers walk among them. Orange and red flags, orange bunting and hanging banners line the street, with shopfronts and a green signboard behind.2008-04-27