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A dense outdoor street crowd gathers under a yellow and orange canopy with red and pink tassels during a procession. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white floral garland, smiling as devotees press close. Around them, many people in white dhotis and saris, some with vibhuti marks, reach toward him. On the right, a man in an orange shawl and white shirt holds a pole near a handheld placard showing a printed portrait and Tamil text. A bus with a banner stands in the background beside trees and a brick wall.

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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A tall, ornate yellow, blue and red canopy with red and gold tassels shades the crowd. A woman in an orange sari with a long dark plait and a man in an orange-saffron shirt stand near the centre, surrounded by many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and saffron saris. A banner with Tamil text hangs above, and a white bus with a poster stands in the background. Several people press palms together in greeting.2009-01-21A crowd gathers in a street procession under decorated canopies with red, yellow and multicoloured fringed tops. A man with long hair and a beard in white stands at left, and a young man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland stands centre-right, smiling and reaching toward a brass basket of fruit held by a woman in a green sari. Other devotees wear saffron shawls and white clothes, and several women in sarees and braided hair are in the foreground. A van behind has a banner reading Gurusakthi, and placards with Tamil text are held aloft.2009-01-21Outdoor procession scene in a town street with a crowd of devotees. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and reaches out a hand to touch the head of a woman in a blue sari who holds a flower tray with white blossoms. Around him, men and women wear white and orange clothing. Overhead, red, green and yellow ceremonial canopies with tassels shade the group. A handheld placard shows a framed portrait photo and Tamil text, and another sign is held nearby. The central robed figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads, so he is a person candidate in a ratha padayatra crowd.2009-01-21Crowded street procession in Rajapalayam with devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long-haired man wearing a white garland with orange shawl stand at the centre, receiving the crowd while people press in around them. A woman in a cream sari and a man with a white vibhuti forehead mark appear among the devotees, and a bearded man wears a white shirt. Behind them a red and yellow canopy with tassels is held on poles beside saffron flags and a bus. Some women carry a basket of yellow fruit. Placards in Tamil are held aloft. A Kodikkan Ratha Paada Yatra procession context is indicated by the page.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor procession crowd on a sunny day with many devotees in white and orange. At center, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a pink and white flower garland, hands folded in greeting. Nearby, a white-clad man wears a red beaded mala. Several people in white shirts and white dhotis hold large multicolored umbrellas with yellow and red fringe, and orange flags with a blue and white emblem flutter. Handheld placards with Tamil text are visible. Many onlookers fill the foreground and background, and a few devotees wear orange garments.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession scene with a crowd of devotees and a man with long dark hair in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland at the centre, smiling and gesturing with raised hands while an older woman in a white sari greets him. Around him are women in saris and cotton clothes, including one in a blue sari and a woman in a cream sari with a bindi, plus men in white shirts and orange shawls. Orange and white flags and a fringed canopy in red, yellow and green overhead suggest a ratha paada yatra procession, and a white placard with Tamil script is held up.2009-01-21A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21Street procession in an Indian town with a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of pink and white flowers and gold-beaded mala, holding a tray of white flowers, while people in white clothes and a woman in a pink sari with gold border press forward to greet him. Colourful striped canopy umbrellas with tassels and a decorated bus behind frame the scene; several men wear white shirts, one wears a yellow shawl, and saffron flags appear in the background. Shops and trees line the road.2009-01-21Outdoor street procession in daylight. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala smiles while devotees surround him. Several people in white and orange clothing walk under large multicoloured fringed umbrellas, one held with a red-and-blue canopy. A woman in a pink blouse holds a brass plate and a garland of white and pink flowers raised toward him, and a man in white raises a flower garland overhead. Behind them, orange flags and handheld placards with Tamil text are visible, along with a vehicle. The mood is one of celebratory devotion during a public walk.2009-01-21