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Street procession in an Indian town with two large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas (chathris) carried on tall poles, their panels in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and fringed edges. Behind them a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in blue shirts, and women in saffron and white saris presses along a busy roadside lined with shops and signboards. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands near the center, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari with gold jewellery is at right. Vehicles and onlookers appear in the background, and a few men wave and raise their hands. This appears to be a ratha/padayatra-style street procession.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town, crowded with men and women in white shirts and dhotis. Several ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and gold panels, fringed with tassels and bearing lotus and bird motifs, are held over the crowd. At the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a pink flower garland, surrounded by devotees. Others wear saffron and yellow scarves, and a young girl with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. Shopfronts and trees line the roadside.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with decorated umbrellas in red, green and gold over devotees. Crowded men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, press along the roadside. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland walks at left. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street behind them, and a bus with a Tamil destination board is visible at left.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Street photograph of a crowd during a procession on a town road, with a decorated canopy (ratha/chariot-style) with tasselled red and yellow fringe overhead. A woman in an orange top wearing a garland stands near the canopy, and a man in a white shirt and mundu bows toward an elderly person in white with a pink garland. Men in white shirts and orange-saffron cloth stand around, a woman in a pink saffron-bordered sari is seen from behind, and a bus with the destination board reading Guru Shakthi is visible in the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession on a busy Indian road lined with shops and parked vehicles. A woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and a floral garland of pink and white flowers with a multicolour bead garland, smiling as she walks among devotees. Around her, people in white clothes and orange saffron garments crowd close, and several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue fringes are raised overhead. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a white cap stands at the left edge. A white banner is held up in the background beside a passing bus.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21