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Street procession in a crowded Indian town with a parade of devotees moving past shop fronts and signboards. Several large ceremonial umbrellas in red, blue, yellow and green with gold fringe and tassels are held aloft over the group. At centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white and pink garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a woman in a white sari and a man in white beside him. Nearby devotees wear white shirts, saffron cloth and yellow scarves, and some stand in front of a wooden palanquin-style float. Onlookers crowd the sides of the street and a bus is visible at the right edge.

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January 21 20092009-01-21A 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.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town, crowded with men and women in white shirts and dhotis. Several ceremonial umbrellas with red, green and gold panels, fringed with tassels and bearing lotus and bird motifs, are held over the crowd. At the centre, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a pink flower garland, surrounded by devotees. Others wear saffron and yellow scarves, and a young girl with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. Shopfronts and trees line the roadside.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Street procession in an Indian town with two large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas (chathris) carried on tall poles, their panels in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and fringed edges. Behind them a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in blue shirts, and women in saffron and white saris presses along a busy roadside lined with shops and signboards. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands near the center, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari with gold jewellery is at right. Vehicles and onlookers appear in the background, and a few men wave and raise their hands. This appears to be a ratha/padayatra-style street procession.2009-01-21A street procession on a busy Indian road lined with shops and parked vehicles. A woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and a floral garland of pink and white flowers with a multicolour bead garland, smiling as she walks among devotees. Around her, people in white clothes and orange saffron garments crowd close, and several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow, green and blue fringes are raised overhead. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a white cap stands at the left edge. A white banner is held up in the background beside a passing bus.2009-01-21Outdoor 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.2009-01-21Street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large red, yellow and blue canopy with pink and green tassels is held on poles at the left edge. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment and a pink and white flower garland, his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands among devotees. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a man in a yellow shawl crowd the road, some raising hands. Shops and a tree line the street behind, and a banner hangs on a building. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra walk.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21