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A large street procession at dusk seen from an elevated rooftop. In the foreground at left, a young man in saffron-orange robes stands on a parapet operating a professional video camera on a tripod-style grip, and another person in a white shirt films beside him. Below, a dense crowd of many people in white clothes moves along a road, carrying orange and saffron flags and banners. Shopfronts, a multistorey building and streetlamps line the road under a pinkish evening sky.

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A dusk photograph of a grand procession on a street in a town, viewed from an elevated rooftop. In the left foreground a man in orange robes and a shawl leans on a balcony rail, filming the crowd with a video camera. Below, a large crowd of people in white and orange clothing walks along the road, with many carrying orange and red flags and a long white banner held aloft. At the centre a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried through the crowd. A truck is parked at right. Buildings with signboards line the street, and a street lamp stands among tall structures in the background.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A large crowd of devotees walks along the road carrying saffron-orange flags and white banners. Several men in white kurtas and orange-clad devotees wear rudraksha malas. A police officer in khaki uniform and cap stands at the left edge. On the right, a man in a saffron-red turban and orange robe holds a tall golden staff with a braided pole, and a cameraman films from above. Shop fronts, strings of bunting and a green-roofed building line the street behind the crowd.2008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees and marchers moving along a road lined with shops and buildings. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron-orange clothing. Several people hold orange flags and long white banners. In the foreground a uniformed police officer stands on the left, and on the right a man in an orange turban and orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a lantern-style fixture, a ceremonial rod of a procession leader. Another man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands near the center, and a long red-and-orange cloth is carried along the road. Two women in orange tops walk on the left.2008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town, filmed at dusk from a raised vehicle. In the left foreground a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands on a decorated float, holding a tall orange staff with a red and gold emblem. Crowds of devotees fill the road: women in orange and white saris carry brass pots and bundles of green grass or sprouts, and a man in white and several uniformed police officers walk among them. Orange and red flags, orange bunting and hanging banners line the street, with shopfronts and a green signboard behind.2008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town at dusk, with a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes moving between shopfronts and utility poles under an overcast grey sky. Many carry and wave saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. On the left, a figure in orange robes and a saffron turban stands beneath a corrugated awning, and a hand holds a video camera in the foreground. A round ornate golden-and-red float or ceremonial emblem is visible in the middle distance above the crowd. Lamp fixtures on the awning and street lights are visible.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, lined with orange saffron flags and orange-and-white bunting strung across the road. On a raised red-carpeted platform at left, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands with hands folded in greeting, with a shorter man in orange beside him. Further right, a figure in orange robes with a long mala stands among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps line the roadside, and a large ornate ceremonial canopy is visible down the street. A tall billboard at upper right shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban.2008-04-27