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A street procession of devotees walking along a roadside in a town. Many men and women wear white ritual clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in front in a white shirt and grey trousers raises one arm and smiles, while a bare-chested-looking devotee in white dhoti walks nearby. Two women in white saris with orange shawls walk at the front right. Behind them, a shop front displays a billboard for a silk centre and readme t store, with a Chinese restaurant sign at left and parked buses and rickshaws along the road.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with shops, signboards and parked vehicles. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and walk barefoot, several carrying trays of offerings on their heads, including fruit and sweets. A man in a tan police-style uniform walks among them, and a man on a bicycle rides beside the group. Motorcycles and autorickshaws share the road, and a rider in a blue shirt passes on a motorbike. The scene shows a ratha-style devotional procession in an urban setting.2008-08-02February 02 20092009-02-02July 13 20092009-07-13August 01 20082008-08-01July 13 20092009-07-13Street procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with devotees walking on a paved road. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a red-orange garment and walks barefoot, with a crown-less appearance and distinctive long swept hair and saffron robes; the sole visible cues are saffron clothing and long hair, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear black-and-white rudraksha-style malas, and a woman in a white sari with a green-and-gold border carries a bag. A man on the left holds a garland of white and yellow flowers. Behind them, people hold up printed portrait placards on sticks, and a banner of a deity-style emblem rises above the crowd, with a large statue visible in the background.2009-02-02September 23 20062006-09-23Street procession in a busy Indian town with a paved road, shuttered shops, scaffolding and signboards in Tamil. Central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold crown-like headpiece and a long gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot and smiling among followers. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare chests walk beside him; a man on the right wears orange robes with beaded gold necklaces and a pendant. Women in saris and salwars walk behind, and a woman on the left in an orange sari holds a camera.2012-05-08February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu roadside lined with shops and signboards. Many devotees walk barefoot in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange or saffron shawls and orange dhotis. Two people in the front carry ornate yellow and red ceremonial flags on poles, and a multicoloured parasol is held aloft. A man at right holds a large drum, and a pink banner with a portrait of a figure runs along the right edge. Shop signs for Aristos Restaurant, Nokia and a sweet shop frame the scene, and a bicycle sits at the lower left.2009-01-30