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A night street procession fills a narrow town road lined with blue-and-white shopfronts and a thatched roof at left. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and grey beard, wearing a red-pink dhoti and a white sacred thread, walks at centre. Beside him a woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some in yellow and orange, follow, and many hold saffron flags on poles. A cameraman with a camera at left films the scene. Pictured people are in motion; no swami is identified in this photo.

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A dense night crowd on a city street surrounds a central figure wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of pink and yellow flowers. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis hold up saffron-orange flags on poles, and several people wear saffron scarves. A man in the foreground shows a bare back with a white sacred thread, and others raise hands in greeting. Street lights, a parked white van and shopfronts are visible in the background. Some attendees wear large rosette badges with a central portrait. The scene suggests a welcome procession or reception.2009-01-15Night procession with a crowd of devotees dressed in white shirts and mundu, many wearing rudraksha malas. At centre a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white tripundra marks carries a decorated purna kumbha, a brass pot topped with flowers and mango leaves. A large multicoloured umbrella canopy, red and saffron flags and strings of yellow lights decorate the street lined with palm trees. Some men in orange and ochre cloth stand among the crowd.2009-01-11January 13 20152015-01-13May 09th 20162016-05-09Night photograph of a dense street crowd, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with long dark hair smiles while people reach toward him, one offering a garland of white flowers. Beside him, a man in a red shirt and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks and rudraksha-style beads stand close. On the left, a man with curly hair and a white shirt holds a wooden pole. Overhead, a dark sky, street lights and vehicles can be seen. Around 40 people are visible, many partially out of frame.2009-01-11Night street photo of a dense crowd of men in white shirts surrounding a silver vehicle decorated with flower garlands and petals. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white garland and a red top and smiles. Many hands are raised, some holding flower petals, while orange flags on a pole and strings of orange and yellow decorative bunting hang overhead under a street lamp. Roadside shop signs and banners appear in the background.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Night procession at an outdoor event with strings of fairy lights overhead and a decorated umbrella canopy held above the group. A figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white flower garland and walks at the centre, flanked by a person in orange robes on the left and a man in white dhoti and shirt. In the right foreground a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and white tilak holds a bundle of white flowers, and white-clad attendants and a crowd of onlookers, including children, surround them. Behind them a white banner displays printed text panels and a red plastic chairs line the right side.2009-01-11A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a procession area. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala sits beside a wooden platform strewn with petals and flower garlands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes with a red border and gold necklaces stands in the middle, with a woman in an orange sari wearing a green leaf garland beside him. Several men and women in white shirts, pink and maroon clothes surround them, and one man holds a compact camera with a flip-out screen. Behind the crowd, a small shrine and trees appear, with a few orange-clad figures further back.2011-01-16Night street procession under strings of orange and white festoons and marigold-style garlands hung across the road. A dense crowd walks along the street; many women wear white or light saris and carry bundles of yellow flowers, one with flowers in her hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a blue t-shirt, walk among them. A white flag is held aloft at left and another white flag at right. Shops and a lit signboard line the roadside, and a vehicle and street lamps are visible behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-08-03A dense crowd fills a street during a procession, with many people pressing forward and waving. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange-red shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha and bead necklaces, and they gesture with raised hands as they move. A man in an orange top and a shaved-head figure in white stand among them. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route, one holding a radio. A woman in a green sari carries a child, and a red flag rises above the crowd at right.2016-05-09Outdoor photo of a dense crowd pressing around a saffron-robed monastic figure in a red turban and a large white-and-red flower garland, near a white van and a yellow-roofed vehicle under trees. Several saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas surround him, some with shaved heads. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding up phones and hands, press in around the procession, with a smoky haze in the air.2014-07-01