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A street procession on a town road lined with shops and hanging saffron and red flags. At left, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban stands on a raised white-canopied platform, one arm raised. A flower-decorated float with a white-and-garland canopy is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in white clothes; a banner strung on the float reads in Tamil. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange saris, one wearing a gold necklace, walk alongside. A man in a white shirt in the foreground raises a hand.

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April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a decorated float or palanquin-like carriage drawn on a tractor-style vehicle, its canopy hung with white and gold festoons and draped in garlands, moving along a road lined with shops and roadside stalls. Saffron and orange flags fly from poles along the route. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the left edge holding a long staff, while crowds of devotees in orange and white walk beside the float. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and baton walks in the middle of the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange saris line the route. Overhead power lines and street lamps cross the scene.2008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A red tractor pulls a decorated float with a white and gold canopy and garlands, and a figure in white sits under the canopy. Flanking the float, many men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, and devotees in saffron and orange robes with beaded malas crowd the roadside. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the foreground. Orange flags and banners line the street, with shops and utility poles behind them. On the left, a man in orange clothing and a red turban stands on a raised platform under a tarpaulin.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A photograph of an outdoor street procession at dusk in an Indian town. A red tractor is in the foreground, driven by a man in a white dhoti and shirt, with another man in white beside him. Behind them a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing stands on an elevated platform beneath a white canopy, flanked by saffron flags, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the chest. Several men in white clothes stand around the vehicles and along the road, and a floral-decorated float with a rounded, flower-studded canopy is at right. A banner on the left shows a portrait and Tamil lettering advertising a spiritual satsang event. a person cues: the orange head covering, saffron robe and beaded mala on the figure standing on the platform.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A red tractor in the foreground has a garland of orange and white flowers draped on its front. A man in a white shirt sits at its wheel. Behind it, a decorated float with white flower-covered sides and a row of small lamps carries a banner in Tamil script. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, and saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand near a canopied stage on the left. A man in an orange turban is visible among the saffron-clad group. Orange flags and a police officer in khaki uniform are also present, with multi-storey buildings behind.2008-04-27Evening street procession in a crowded Indian town. A man in saffron robes with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads stands on a red tractor, holding a long staff and raising one arm. In front, a man in white shirt and trousers drives the red tractor, while another man in white stands beside it. Several saffron-clad devotees with orange flags are behind them. On the right, a float is decorated with rows of white flower garlands and a red-and-white canopy, with a banner in Tamil. On the left, a shop front displays a large banner with a woman's photo and Tamil text for a meditation satsang. Multiple people with orange flags line the street.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.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27