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A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walking along a roadside lined with shops and colourful signboards. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white shirt, and to the right a man in an orange cap and white kurta with an orange scarf films with a video camera. A man at left wears a rudraksha mala and a white garment, and an orange flag is visible in the background. Several people carry blank white placards on sticks. Shop awnings, hanging banners and a multi-storey building frame the scene.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession moves through a town, with a large colourful parasol-style canopy in red, green, yellow and blue held aloft above the crowd and two smaller ornate yellow and red-trimmed umbrellas flanking it. Many men in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls walk the road, and a uniformed policeman in khaki stands near the centre. Banners and printed posters line the route, including large portrait banners on the right showing a figure in an orange turban and a banner reading Paramathi Velur. Shop fronts and a Kanakkarsidh building signboard frame the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daytime sunlight, with many men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris moving along a roadside. Several participants wear orange-edged shawls or orange sashes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground a man in white with a bare head and orange sash gestures and smiles, while a drummer in a white dhoti and cloth over his shoulder beats a drum. A musician to the right plays a long wind instrument, and a colourful multi-panel umbrella and small decorated standards with orange and gold trim rise above the crowd. Billboards and banners with printed portraits and text line the road, and one large portrait of a bald, saffron-robed figure appears on a billboard. A camera operator is visible behind the umbrella. Several people carry placards with printed photographs.2009-02-02