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Elevated street-level view of a large procession moving along a road in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, many waving red flags and carrying placards with portrait photographs. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among them. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk near the centre, one in an orange robe and orange headwear. A decorated umbrella canopy and a drum player in white are visible. A green hoarding with Tamil text stands at left and a vehicle with banners is at upper right. Several dozen people are visible.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A large street procession moves along a road lined with uniformed police officers in khaki and crowds of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella, a kalasha-style canopy, while others in orange and saffron clothing walk alongside. Many marchers carry red-and-orange flags, and musicians with long horns and drums play near the front. Banners and placards with printed text line the street, and a vehicle with a large portrait banner is visible at the top right. Roadside buildings and parked vehicles frame the scene.2008-04-27A photograph of a street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, seen from above. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk along a road, carrying saffron-orange flags and some placards. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among them. Near the centre, a group of figures in saffron and orange robes walks behind a striped canopy umbrella. Drummers in white with a large drum lead the crowd. Shops, a roadside stall, a bus and a green hedge line the street, with a signboard reading Sri Vishnu on a building at left.2008-04-27Aerial view of a street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with many devotees walking along a paved road lined with bushes and a drain. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry red and orange flags and small framed portraits. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe and red turban walks beneath a multicoloured ornate umbrella, with several saffron-robed attendants and women in saffron saris around him. A few people are seen on motorbikes and a passing auto-rickshaw at the top right. Someone at the upper left has a bicycle.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, at dusk. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange shawl and a beaded garland walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a gold finial, flanked by people in orange garments. Around them, many men in white kurta and dhoti, some wearing white shirts with lanyards, walk among khaki-uniformed police officers with peaked caps. Orange and red flags are carried overhead, and a blue truck with a covered load and roped cargo stands behind. Green-painted buildings and a temple gopuram line the street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in a busy Indian town at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron walking along the road. On the left, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robes sits on a raised platform covered in white cloth, with a red carpet leading toward the procession and a long ceremonial staff standing beside the platform. Many people carry orange and saffron flags on poles. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk among the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and a white banner line the street, and a truck and car are visible in the background. Tamil signage is visible on the buildings.2008-04-27A large outdoor procession moves along a street past a green temple gateway with carved stone deity figures and a bull sculpture on its roof. A multicolored ceremonial umbrella with a gold finial is carried at centre. Many men in white dress and saffron-orange scarves walk among uniformed police officers in khaki and peaked caps. Saffron-red flags with a black emblem and blue banners with portrait photos are raised. A woman in orange robes wearing a sandal-coloured shawl and a rudraksha mala walks near the umbrella. Several men play drums and horns, and a shirtless man with a red-and-orange turban is visible in the foreground.2008-04-27Street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moving past shops and a row of orange and saffron flags strung across the road. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the marchers. In the foreground, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand close together; the one on the right wears an orange turban and has long dark hair, and a bare-chested drummer with an orange shawl plays a drum at the lower left. A hoarding above the left shops shows a portrait with printed Tamil text reading a Murugan-related caption. Several people in orange robes and beaded necklaces walk nearby.2008-04-27