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A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees and marchers moving along a road lined with shops and buildings. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron-orange clothing. Several people hold orange flags and long white banners. In the foreground a uniformed police officer stands on the left, and on the right a man in an orange turban and orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a lantern-style fixture, a ceremonial rod of a procession leader. Another man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands near the center, and a long red-and-orange cloth is carried along the road. Two women in orange tops walk on the left.

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A street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A large crowd of devotees walks along the road carrying saffron-orange flags and white banners. Several men in white kurtas and orange-clad devotees wear rudraksha malas. A police officer in khaki uniform and cap stands at the left edge. On the right, a man in a saffron-red turban and orange robe holds a tall golden staff with a braided pole, and a cameraman films from above. Shop fronts, strings of bunting and a green-roofed building line the street behind the crowd.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession at dusk in a town street lined with people and saffron-orange flags on poles. In the foreground, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange turban holds a tall golden staff beside a canopy, and a woman in orange clothing stands at the right edge. Several men in long white kurta-style clothes and some in orange garments, some wearing white caps, walk along the road. A banner strung across the street and shopfronts with signboards line the background. A cameraman stands on the upper right balcony area filming the procession.2008-04-27A street procession at dusk in a South Indian town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange, many holding saffron flags bearing a black emblem. In the right foreground a man in a saffron turban and orange robes, a person, grips a tall gold-painted staff and holds up a large saffron flag with a black emblem and Tamil lettering. Police in khaki stand among the crowd, bunting strings and a portrait-bearing shop board line the roadside, and palm-like trees and low buildings fill the background.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.2008-04-27Evening 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, with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moving along a road lined with orange flags and a strung bunting of small triangular flags. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a tall golden staff topped with a decorative finial, standing on a raised float or chariot. Two men in orange robes with white-and-orange garlands stand in the centre, and a man in white with a white cap gestures in the middle distance. A cameraman films from an elevated position at upper right. Shop fronts, a building with a sign, and trees appear in the background, and police officers in khaki uniforms are visible among the crowd.2008-04-27Street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding aloft orange flags bearing a black emblem. In the right foreground, two figures in orange robes stand on a raised platform beneath a canopy; the one nearest the camera holds an orange flag on a pole and wears gold bangles, while the other wears an orange turban and orange robes. Behind them a strand of orange and white festoon bunting crosses the street, and a hoarding with Tamil script and a portrait sits on the left among multi-storey buildings, electric poles and trees under an overcast sky.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moving past shops and a row of orange and saffron flags strung across the road. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the marchers. In the foreground, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand close together; the one on the right wears an orange turban and has long dark hair, and a bare-chested drummer with an orange shawl plays a drum at the lower left. A hoarding above the left shops shows a portrait with printed Tamil text reading a Murugan-related caption. Several people in orange robes and beaded necklaces walk nearby.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27