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Street crowd during a procession in a busy town market. Several decorated red, green and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes stand at the left edge. Shop fronts show signs for Ananda Vilas Hotel Non-Veg and Shree Ananda Sweets. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stand near the center, and a man in a red sports jersey stands at right. Some people wear glasses or carry small items. Shops above display advertisements, including a Thangamayil jewellery poster with a woman in a blue sari.

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Street procession in a crowded Indian town market with a red and fringed canopy umbrella at left. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a white and pink flower garland, while a person in white beside them holds a silver tray aloft. Surrounding men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with white caps, and a woman in white with a long braid stands at lower left. Shop fronts behind show signs for Ananda Vilas Hotel and Shree Ananda, with a no parking sign on the pole.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Dense street crowd during a procession on a busy Indian market road in Rajapalayam. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair holds up a white and green garland, reaching toward the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around, including a bald man in a white shirt and a brown robe-like garment with a beaded mala. A man in a white cap and a man in a red checked shirt stand in the foreground. Overhead, a decorated canopy with yellow and red tassels, shop fronts with signs, and orange flags line the street.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21April 20 20112011-04-20A dense street procession moves down a busy town road lined with shops, hotels and signboards. Strings of small white flags printed with a blue emblem stretch overhead across the street. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris walk closely packed, some with hands pressed in namaste. Several orange and white flags on poles are carried through the crowd, and a large white banner hangs above the procession. A few women wear gold necklaces and orange-bordered saris. The crowd is tightly packed and fills the street as far as the eye can see.2006-09-24Street procession in a crowded Indian town with many men in white shirts and dhotis walking closely together. Two decorative umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies and yellow, red and gold embroidered panels rise above the crowd, held on poles. Behind them, banners and signs in Tamil script are held aloft. A man in the foreground with a grey moustache and a mala-like neck cord speaks, while others wear yellow shirts and checked shirts. Buildings with signboards for computer and business shops line the street, and a police officer in khaki stands among the crowd.2009-02-02September 23 20062006-09-23A street procession in a busy Indian town, with devotees in white clothes crowding a road lined with shops. Colourful decorated parasol-style canopies with red, green, yellow and blue panels and gold ornaments rise above the crowd. A bald man in white in the foreground holds a silver tray with pink flower petals, while nearby men wear white shirts, one wears a pink garland, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right. Shopfronts and signboards, including a yellow sign reading Akni Dar, line the street, and buses are visible in the background.2009-01-21A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21