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A dense street procession in a Tamil town, with a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron-orange garments pressing around a central cluster of devotees. A man in the foreground with curly hair, a dark rudraksha-style necklace and a white shirt looks toward the centre, while a figure in a saffron-orange shawl stands at right. Behind them, multicoloured fringed umbrellas with tassels stand over the crowd. Shopfronts, signboards and onlookers on a balcony line the street, and a white van is parked at left. A signboard reads Rajapalayam Mill Stores.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town, with devotees in white clothes crowding a road lined with shops. Colourful decorated parasol-style canopies with red, green, yellow and blue panels and gold ornaments rise above the crowd. A bald man in white in the foreground holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, while nearby men wear white shirts, one wears a pink garland, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right. Shopfronts and signboards, including a yellow sign reading Akni Dar, line the street, and buses are visible in the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with decorated umbrellas in red, green and gold over devotees. Crowded men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, press along the roadside. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland walks at left. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street behind them, and a bus with a Tamil destination board is visible at left.2009-01-21A dense street procession in a Tamil town, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis moving through a crowded market road. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tassels and fringes are held above the crowd on the left. A woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland stands at centre, smiling, while a woman in white with a yellow dupatta and a man in a white cap appear nearby. Shopfronts behind show signs including a hardware store and Tamil-script boards, and orange flags are visible among the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town. A figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, with a bare-headed woman in orange and a garland beside them. Around them, many people in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, some with orange shawls. Two colourful striped umbrellas with gold-embroidered panels and a decorated ceremonial standard with a red fringe are carried overhead. On the right, a gilded palanquin or ratha panel with garlands rolls along. Behind them, shop fronts, a parked auto-rickshaw and tall printed banners of standing figures in dark clothing line the street.2009-01-21