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A street procession in an Indian town at dusk, with a crowd of devotees filling the road. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands on an elevated platform, holding a saffron flag aloft on a pole. Nearby, two women in orange saris wear garlands and beaded necklaces. Among the marchers, a man in a white shirt and white trousers walks beside a girl in white. Several banners are carried, including flags of Brazil and Canada and a large portrait of a smiling woman with a printed caption in Tamil script. Shopfronts and street lamps line the road, and people watch from a rooftop.

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Evening street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd of devotees in saffron and white moving past shopfronts and streetlights. On the left, a standing figure in saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands elevated on a raised platform under a tin awning, one arm extended. Nearby devotees wear orange garments and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Flags in red, orange and white are carried, and a large banner shows a smiling woman with the word AUSTRALIA and a blue-and-white flag design. Other banners in Tamil script are held up by people in white shirts.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a crowd of people in orange and saffron clothing moving down the road. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and a red-orange head wrap stands at left under a tent awning, and several people wear rudraksha malas and garlands. At right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds up a large Union Jack banner labelled "U.K.", and beside him a banner shows the American flag labelled "U.S.A." Other flags and banners line the street, and a few people watch from a rooftop at right. Strings of orange and red flags hang overhead, with street lights and power lines above.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 20082008-04-27Evening 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.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shophouses and overhead wires. In the foreground, a figure with long hair and an orange-red turban and saffron robes sits on a raised float beside a white canopy, with a brass pole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads stand in the procession. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold a large Indian tricolour flag reading INDIA, with saffron, white and green bands and an Ashoka wheel. Crowds watch from balconies and rooftops.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a large crowd of devotees filling the road. On the left, a raised stage with a canopy shows a figure in an orange turban and saffron robes beside a standing attendant in white. Many people in saffron and orange clothing and white shirts crowd the road, and a large Indian tricolour flag with the word INDIA is held aloft. Orange flags line the road, shopfronts and streetlights frame the background, and a glittering ornamental border is at the right edge.2008-04-27