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A night procession moves down a narrow street lined with onlookers and shopfronts. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe wears a large pink-and-white garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot among other saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow-and-black rosette badges, walk alongside and carry saffron flags on poles. A bare-chested man walks at left and a man in a blue shirt stands at the edge. Several portrait photos hang on the shop walls behind the crowd.

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Night street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a pink flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, hands pressed together in greeting, with a saffron-clothed attendant beside him. Two elderly saffron-robed sadhus walk nearby, one with a grey beard and orange shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing round rosette badges, walk alongside, and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop signs, a hoarding with a woman's portrait and a passing auto-rickshaw line the street under streetlights.2009-01-15April 11 20122012-04-11 +2 copiesNovember 11 20062006-11-11A night procession moves along a street, with a central figure in saffron robes and an orange turban wearing a long white and red flower garland and holding a mala. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a drummer in orange who carries a large drum, and men in yellow shawls and white shirts. Several people hold white flags with blue emblems aloft. Buildings and signboards line the street behind them. Shaped as a procession with garlanded leader, drumming and flag-bearers, this is a devotional march. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron with orange turban and garland; the appearance cues are the turban, saffron robes and garland, and he is walking in the procession.2008-11-11Night street procession with a crowd of men. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban wears a long red-and-maroon flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, walking beside a red ceremonial flag. To his left, a man in orange robes holds the arm of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks in the crowd, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-gold shawl stands at the edge. Behind them, a canopied palanquin or ratha with fringed red decoration and a glowing lamp. Shopfronts and string lights line the street, and a banner with Kannada script hangs above.2009-11-30November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15August 03 20082008-08-03A nighttime street procession in India. A central man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot on the road. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry white flags with blue emblems on tall bamboo poles, and a drummer with a large drum is at the left edge. A woman in a pink sari walks among the marchers. Dark buildings line the background, lit by street light.2008-11-11Night procession moving down a narrow street lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags raised above the crowd. In front, a bearded man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace holds a book. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland and gold necklace walks at the front. Behind them, a shirtless older man in a red dhoti and an older man in orange robes walk among men in white shirts and dhotis wearing round rosette badges. Strings of paper lanterns hang from a building on the right, and a Tamil-signed shop displays a sign. Many people are visible, mostly men in white, with a few women.2009-01-15Night street procession in a crowded Tamil town. In the centre, a young man in saffron robes wears a long pink garland and a gold necklace, hands joined in greeting, walking ahead of the group. Beside him, an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a book. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts with round rosette badges and saffron-robed sadhus walk under raised orange and saffron flags on poles. Shuttered shops, a colourful signboard and a parked silver car line the street, and a bare-chested man in a red-bordered white dhoti walks at left.2009-01-15February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies