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A street procession in a small Tamil town under bright sky. In the foreground, saffron-clad men wearing rudraksha malas and orange turbans walk beside red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes. Behind them, white-clad devotees follow, and an orange flag is raised at right. Shopfronts, a turquoise two-storey building, a white car and a telecom tower line the road.

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A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.2008-08-01February 02 20092009-02-02July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor street procession in daylight with a group of men and women walking along a road lined with low buildings and palm trees. Many carry tall red parasols with fringed edges. In the centre, a man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron robes, with a long dark rudraksha mala across his chest, smiles as he walks. Around him, devotees wear white kurtas and mundus with orange shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a white and orange sari walks at right. A white vehicle is partly visible at left.2009-01-12A street procession moves through a narrow town road lined with multi-storey buildings. Umbrella-shaped canopies with striped green, blue and yellow fringed panels are carried overhead, and many red-orange flags are held aloft. Men in white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas walk alongside, several with arms linked. A woman in orange sari with a white and red flower garland stands near the centre. A person in an orange robe and saffron shawl walks at right with bare feet, and a figure in orange clothing appears centre-right. Shop fronts, a balcony and a shuttered storefront with Tamil signage frame the scene.2009-02-05January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor procession on a village road in bright daylight. At the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe, an orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl walks forward holding a long pole of a colourful umbrella (chhatra). Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange and saffron shawls, and sannyasis in orange robes, carry tall poles of red, multicoloured and purple parasols with tasselled fringes. A woman in a white sari walks in the background. Thatched huts, palm trees and a small roadside sign appear behind the crowd, and a pennant with a round emblem hangs at right. Several people are visible, the procession has clearly more than a few members, and the scene is a ratha-style pilgrimage walk.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession in a temple town. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a large ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha mala; he is flanked by orange-robed attendants holding orange-scarved devotees. Women in white with orange shawls stand at left with hands folded. Behind, an orange-and-gold palanquin-style canopy and a blue-domed shrine structure. A man in white with an orange sash and rudraksha mala stands at right. a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold necklace, shown walking in procession among devotees.2008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01February 02 20092009-02-02July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; one at the centre-right wears a long dark red-orange robe, a large dark rudraksha-style mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and smiles while looking upward. Behind him a sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and pink flowers. Others wear orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, and some men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a decorated stall with striped cloth and garlands stand at the left and right edges, and a white building with a cream arched facade appears behind.2009-07-13