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Night photograph of a crowd at a religious procession. In the centre, a bald man with a broad smile and a yellow tilak across his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a layered rudraksha mala. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki and a camouflage cap stands nearby, and devotees in orange, red and white press close, one man raising a camera phone overhead. A man on the left wears white tripundra marks. Several people hold mobile phones. The orange-clad central figure shows no distinctive presentation cues beyond the saffron robe and mala, so identity is uncertain. Overall about thirty people are visible in the crowd.

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Dense outdoor procession crowd in daylight. At centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban raises his right hand in greeting, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and long dark hair falling over his shoulders. Around him, many men wear orange and saffron robes and turbans, some in white dhotis, and a few wear sunglasses, caps and khaki uniforms. Behind them is an ornate decorated float or chariot with silver and painted panels, marigold garlands and a yellow-and-red circular medallion. Several bald-headed men and a man in a grey cap stand among the crowd.2011-05-24A dense crowd fills a narrow street lined with shops and orange flags. At the centre, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes wears a long marigold garland with white and red flowers and a heavy ornate gold necklace. 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