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Street procession in a Tamil town at dusk, with a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts moving past shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside a police officer in khaki uniform. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl walks near a decorated umbrella canopy with a multicoloured fringed top and red saffron flags. Several people wear white with rudraksha malas, and a cameraman with a camera is visible among the marchers.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a town marketplace with a uniformed police officer in khaki and a red-banded cap at right, walking near the procession. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, pressing palms together in greeting. The central figure has a full grey beard, wears rimless glasses, and has a gold-and-pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, in an orange robe. Beside him, a younger saffron-robed man in an orange turban wears a bead mala. Behind them, men and women in white and saffron walk with red and saffron flags and a fringed ceremonial umbrella overhead. A banner with a framed portrait is held aloft, and shopfronts line the street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in an Indian city with a crowd moving between buildings. A large ornate umbrella with red, orange and green tassels rises above the scene, with a golden finial visible. Two uniformed police officers in khaki caps and tan shirts stand in the foreground, with another officer on the right. A man in a white shirt walks among them with hands near his chest. Behind them a figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a bright orange turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, next to a woman in orange clothing with a mala. Many orange-saffron flags hang from poles along the street, and a large portrait banner is visible at the upper right edge. Buildings with balconies line the road.2008-04-27Street procession in a busy Indian town with saffron flags and a large ceremonial red-and-gold umbrella with a gold finial carried overhead. A central figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks smiling, flanked by uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and a man in white shirt and dhoti. Nearby, a woman in orange sari and a figure with long hair wearing orange clothing walk among the crowd. Shopfronts, a multi-storey building and a large street banner with portraits and deity images line the road behind the crowd of devotees.2008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees moving between khaki-uniformed police officers. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels and tassels is held above the group. Orange flags and framed portraits on poles are carried through the crowd, and a banner is visible in the background. Men in orange robes with rudraksha malas walk near the centre, while white-clad devotees with blue lanyards line the road. Shopfronts and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures appear at the right edge.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, at dusk. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange shawl and a beaded garland walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a gold finial, flanked by people in orange garments. Around them, many men in white kurta and dhoti, some wearing white shirts with lanyards, walk among khaki-uniformed police officers with peaked caps. Orange and red flags are carried overhead, and a blue truck with a covered load and roped cargo stands behind. Green-painted buildings and a temple gopuram line the street.2008-04-27