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A street procession in a town with yellow auto-rickshaws parked at left. A man in saffron robes with an orange head covering and a silver trident (trishul) held upright walks barefoot at the front, with a white-clad bearded man beside him. Behind them, another saffron-robed figure wears a red-orange mala and rudraksha beads, and a crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing follows. Shopfronts, a green signboard and a flag line the street under a clear sky. Tamil signage is visible on a building at left.

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July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a procession leaving the front entrance of Agrasen Bhavan in Rameswaram, a yellow-cream building with a sign reading AGRASEN BHAVAN, RAMESWARAM (AGRAWAL SABHA, MADURAI) and a swastika on the gate pillar. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with hands together, a garland of flowers around the neck. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a long white fly-whisk type staff, and other saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees follow. A woman in a green sari stands at right near a yellow auto-rickshaw. The crowd visible is about eight people.2009-07-13A street procession in a town with auto-rickshaws and low buildings. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; a central man in an orange-red robe wears a large orange-and-red flower garland and a gold necklace, with tilak on his forehead, and walks with his hands clasped. Beside him a man in orange carries a tall ceremonial staff topped with flower garlands. Young men in yellow and white dhotis walk alongside, and a few people in white stand at the edges near yellow taxis. a person candidate is the central orange-red robed man wearing a gold necklace and a large garland, the cues being the distinctive ceremonial adornments and ceremonial procession setting; identity is uncertain.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A street procession of barefoot people in orange and saffron robes walks along a dusty town road lined with shops and a tiled-roof temple building. A man at the front in orange dhoti and shawl, with a red-orange head covering and a large orange-and-gold garland, carries a staff or sceptre. Behind him, a younger man in orange clothes with a rudraksha-style garland and a bowl-like vessel is followed by women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A TIFFIN sign and a yellow auto-rickshaw stand at the right edge, and a film camera operator is visible at the far right.2009-07-13A street procession in a town with a Vivekananda Kendra building and white-domed shrine behind. A man in orange-red robes and a red head covering, wearing gold necklaces and bare-chested with a sleeveless wrap, carries a large silver trident upright. Beside and behind him, several men in orange-red robes walk barefoot or in sandals. A young man in a red robe with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces waves his hand and smiles. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk among them, and a man in white with a white head cloth walks in the background. Signboards in Tamil and English line the street.2009-07-13September 12 20122012-09-12A street procession in a South Indian town. In the foreground an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot away from the camera. Behind him a group of people in saffron-orange robes walk in line; one carries a tall trident-topped staff and another, on the right, wears a saffron garment with a dark rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Tamil signage on a wall and a pink banner reading Rs 10 hang nearby, with pitched red-tiled roofs behind the buildings.2009-07-13A street procession in a busy Indian town under bright daylight, with shopfronts, signboards and parked motorbikes lining the road. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-coloured necklace and walks barefoot in sandals. A second robed man in saffron stands to the left with a rudraksha mala, and a third man wears white ritual dress and checks a mobile phone. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and women in pale saris are visible behind.2012-09-11July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; one at the centre-right wears a long dark red-orange robe, a large dark rudraksha-style mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and smiles while looking upward. Behind him a sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and pink flowers. Others wear orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, and some men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a decorated stall with striped cloth and garlands stand at the left and right edges, and a white building with a cream arched facade appears behind.2009-07-13Photo 11733087 +1 copies