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A 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.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Elevated street view of a procession moving down a town road in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, at dusk. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk in dense columns, many carrying small red-and-orange flags. A decorated float or palanquin with a peaked canopy in red and gold rises at the right edge. Trucks, cars and motorbikes share the road with the marchers. On the left, a blue truck carries a banner, and a shop front reads Sri Vishnu. Two-storey houses, trees and a street lamp line the route, with a few onlookers on the pavement.2008-04-27Elevated 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.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A large street procession moves along a road lined with uniformed police officers in khaki. At the centre, a group of saffron-robed sadhus walk beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol, with the central figure wearing a red-orange head covering and orange robes with orange shawl and beaded garlands. Many white-clad devotees and participants surround them, some carrying orange and red flags, and a drummer and a musician with a long horn-like instrument walk near the front. A banner with Tamil text hangs from a building in the upper right. Ask for identification of the central robed figure is not made; roles are described only. The scene shows a crowded ceremonial march with saffron, white and red colours dominating.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town during the Salem spiritual conference. Robed sannyasis in saffron and orange walk at the front, one central figure with long hair and orange robes beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. Uniformed police in khaki surround the marchers. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying red and orange flags and placards, fill the road. A billboard with a portrait and a parked white van appear along the roadside, and utility poles run down the street.2008-04-27