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Street procession in a crowded Indian town road with a dense crowd of mostly men and women in white and pale clothing. Red and multicolored canopy umbrellas with tasseled fringes are held aloft over the procession, and some people carry placards with Tamil text on paper. At the centre, a smiling young person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a garland of white flowers with a pink and purple floral lei. Nearby, another person in an orange top and a man in a white cap are among those pressing close. A passing bus marked KAYESR is visible at right, with trees and a traffic signal along the street.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Photograph of a crowded street procession in daylight. Several decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow with tassels are held aloft over a dense crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some saffron-coloured shawls and a few women in red and blue saris with flowers in their hair. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the centre-right, and a woman in a yellow shawl holds a folder at the left. Buses and shop signs line the road behind the crowd. Several people hold small printed pictures and placards.2009-01-21A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road. Several colourful decorated umbrellas with tasselled fringes and blue, yellow and red panels shade the crowd, with flower garlands hanging from the poles. A man in a white shirt and trousers raises a hand toward a garlanded pole, while women in white and red saris, one with a long braid decorated with a white flower, walk alongside. Men in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls surround the procession, and a bus marked KAYESR and shopfronts line the roadway behind them. No identifiable a person is visible.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town. A woman in orange sannyasi-style saree with a white flower garland stands at centre, hands pressed together as devotees reach toward her. Around her, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in saris move along the road. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold embroidery and tassels are held above the crowd, and a few small orange flags and handheld placards show printed text. A yellow bus and trees line the roadside. Several dozen people are visible in the frame.2009-01-21A dense outdoor procession on a sunny street, with many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris moving among the crowd. Above them, several large parasol-style canopies in red, green, yellow and orange with floral and bird motifs are held up on poles. Hand-held placards in white and yellow show photographs and Tamil script. Near the centre, a young woman in an orange sari and a flower garland waves at the crowd beside a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and an orange-robed figure walks alongside. Several elderly men with white hair are visible in the foreground, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is parked at the left edge. +1 copiesA dense outdoor procession in daylight on a dry road, with a crowd of many people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron scarves and orange-clad devotees pressing around a central figure. A tall saffron-robed person with long dark hair stands at centre-right in orange robes and a pink flower garland, with several white-clad devotees nearby. Colourful multi-panel umbrellas with gold motifs, tassels and red, green and blue fabric shade the left side of the scene, carried on poles. Several handheld placards stand above the crowd, one with Tamil script and a small portrait. Bare trees and green fields lie beyond the people.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian road lined with buses, trucks and autorickshaws. At the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe walks beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with yellow, red, green and blue panels and gold motifs, held up on poles. Around him, many people in white garments and orange shawls carry placards and banners with portraits and Tamil text. Women in white saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A banner on the umbrella and a vehicle in the background show printed portraits of a woman in saffron. Flags and decorated ceremonial parasols line the procession, which fills the street with dozens of participants.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21