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Outdoor street procession in bright daylight with a crowd of people pressing forward along a town road lined with two- and three-storey buildings, shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and an orange-red garment with gold bangles stands beside a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, carrying a yellow cloth. A uniformed police officer in white shirt and khaki trousers walks near a car, while men in white shirts hold microphones and a handheld camera. Many onlookers in white and pale clothing fill the street, and utility poles and wires cross the sky.

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Outdoor street procession moving through a crowded Indian town lane, with many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron scarves and rudraksha malas. A central figure wears a tall saffron-orange turban, an orange robe, a long ornate gold-and-bead necklace, and a red-and-gold shawl, with long dark hair, and walks among attendants. Nearby, a bare-chested man with white ritual markings on his body wears a white cloth and a green-bordered garment. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right, and a cameraman with a video camera films at left. Older women in saris and white-haired elders watch from the foreground. Shops, a tiled building and banners line the street behind them.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20June 19 20142014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town with many devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing and orange flags. In the foreground, a figure in ornate saffron robes and a gold-embroidered headdress stands beside a bald priest wearing a gold necklace. Centre frame, a man with a bald head and bare torso in orange cloth wears a gold necklace and red-and-gold beads, and is being greeted by a man in white shirt and dhoti holding a flower garland. Nearby, a man in a cream/yellow turban and white dhoti stands among the crowd. A tall, colourful gopuram temple tower rises in the background beside shops and billboards. Several people in white and orange clothing gather around, and a man in a khaki uniform stands by.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a town road lined with shops, signboards and scaffolding. Drummers in the foreground play cymbal-like hand instruments; several bare-chested men wear wooden rudraksha-style malas and saffron-and-yellow dhotis. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with red-banded caps. A man at left raises a camera. Many onlookers line balconies and the street, and a white van is parked at left.2014-06-19A street procession in a Tamil town. On the left, a figure in an orange turban and orange saffron robes walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis walk in a group. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the middle of the road, and men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a rudraksha mala, walk alongside, one gesturing with an outstretched hand. Behind them stands a large blue and yellow hoarding showing deity images and portraits. Orange flags are held aloft and an ornate umbrella canopy is visible at top left. Buildings and shops line the street.A street procession in a Tamil town. A golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy and a green-wrapped pole carries a deity image beneath a red cloth panel showing a standing figure. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, a bare-chested man in a red cloth wears rudraksha, and a man in orange dhoti pushes the palanquin. A police officer stands among onlookers and shops with Tamil signage line the road. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so this is a festival procession with devotees and crowd.2012-06-05