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A dense outdoor procession on a street lined with colourful striped canopies with fringed tassels and tented stalls. Several men in white kurta-style clothes and orange-saffron shawls walk with palms pressed together. Two men at the front hold tall poles topped with ornamental umbrellas, one in cream clothing with an orange shawl. A woman in orange robes wears a garland of red and white flowers. Nearby, women in cream and floral saris with dark hair stand among the crowd, and Malaysian and other flags fly overhead. Bunting in green, red and blue hangs across the scene. Many more people fill the background. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image.

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Outdoor festival procession in a crowded street. A figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands at the center, surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing and many children in white. Several people hold orange flags and ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges, and one man in white holds a silver trident-like staff. Many people raise their hands in greeting and clap. Banners and a Malaysian flag appear in the background. The scene resembles a ratha or procession gathering with large numbers of participants.2008-01-01A dense outdoor crowd of devotees at a public celebration, mostly dressed in white with saffron and orange accents. Many people wear rudraksha malas around their necks and some have kumkum or tilak marks. Several colourful decorated umbrellas and saffron flags rise above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy appears at the upper right. Women in white sarees with red borders stand near the front with hands clasped in devotion, and men in white kurtas and saffron shawls are packed alongside them. The bright overexposed sky suggests a daytime gathering.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A large outdoor procession moves through a dusty open ground with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Several ornate parasols with multicolored fringed canopies, one with a red and gold emblem, are held aloft above the crowd. At center, a bearded man in saffron robes with a large gold-beaded necklace holds his hands together, while a figure in orange garments wearing a flower garland walks nearby. Women in white and red saris and a veiled woman in pink are among the marchers, and a row of palm trees and a white building stand in the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A festive outdoor procession with a large crowd behind red draped canopies and colourful fringed umbrellas. In the centre, a long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a red floral garland holds his hands in greeting. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes and gold beaded necklaces walk closely, one carrying a tall trident-topped staff and another holding a gold-topped staff. A bearded man in orange robes at left gestures toward them, and an older man in white and orange at right applauds. Devotees line the scene, some wearing white, many in the press of the crowd.2009-01-01An outdoor procession of devotees in saffron and orange clothing carries large ornate yellow and red umbrella-like banners painted with blue-and-white bird motifs and gold flower designs. A devotee in the centre holds a tall brass trident staff and wears a long garland and beaded necklaces, while others around him hold their hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among the crowd, and a brass pot with a coconut and green leaves sits in the lower foreground. Some onlookers stand in the background under a striped canopy.2009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01An outdoor procession with several colourful ceremonial parasols with red, green, yellow and blue panels decorated with floral and bird motifs and tasselled fringes, held aloft by devotees in white and orange. A tall golden trident (trishul) is carried upright at centre. In the foreground, a long-haired man wearing a rose-and-white flower garland and a white dhoti with an orange shawl walks beside a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes and a beaded mala stands near a young boy in orange and white. Many people in orange and white crowd the scene, with a fence and dry scrubby bushes behind.2009-01-01A large procession moves through a crowd outdoors under bright sunlight. Several multicolored umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and blue bird emblems are carried above the marchers, and red and orange flags fly in the background. Many people wear orange and saffron robes with gold-beaded garlands, and others wear white kurtas. A central figure with long dark hair, a crown-like headdress, red and white garlands and a gold necklace smiles and raises one hand in greeting, with a golden trident-topped staff visible nearby. A man in orange carries a tall gold staff, and a woman in white with a vermilion forehead mark stands at right. Two foreground men, one in white with a dark pendant necklace and one in white with a beaded collar, have their hands pressed together in namaskar.2009-01-01A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.2008-08-01