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Evening street procession in a town. On a raised covered platform at left, a man in saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a rudraksha-style necklace visible at his neck. Beside him another person in orange clothing stands. Below, a dense crowd includes uniformed police officers in khaki caps and men in white shirts and dhotis. Further down the road, a decorated float or palanquin with round gold ornaments and red-and-orange flags lines the street; shopfronts and streetlights frame the scene.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town at dusk, with a crowd of men pressing along the roadway. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes and an orange turban sits on a raised white-canopied float, hands folded in greeting; the float is hung with orange and saffron flags and a bamboo-like pole. Police in khaki uniforms and caps walk beside it, a silver SUV follows slowly, and men in white shirts wave red-and-saffron flags on the right. Shop signs and multistorey buildings line the road, with a lit decorative arch in the distance. Appearance-based: the seated figure in orange with a turban and saffron clothing is a person candidate, seen on a procession vehicle.2008-04-27April 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.2008-04-27A 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.2008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and flowering garlands strung on pillars. At the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban stands on a raised float under an awning, hands pressed together in greeting; he appears to be an ascetic leading the procession, with an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder. Around him, crowds of devotees in orange and white clothing walk and hold up red and orange flags, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts follow along. Floral garlands decorate the shop facades at the right, and people watch from a rooftop. Overhead lights and streetlamps line the road.2008-04-27Street 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.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening 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.2008-04-27