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Crowded street procession in India with many men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-clad devotees. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in an orange shawl with dark hair stands beside a red tractor, and a golden ceremonial staff with a carved finial rises from the tractor bed. Another devotee wears an orange turban and orange clothing. Orange and saffron flags, bunting and a roadside banner line the street, and a poster shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text. A uniformed police officer in a cap stands in the lower right.

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Dense street procession at dusk through a town lined with orange and white bunting and orange flags. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl stands at centre, with a tall gold-and-white ornamental pole and a red tractor in front. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis press around, some holding cameras, and a few wear orange garments. Behind the crowd a banner in Tamil and English reads an event announcement, and a police officer in a peaked cap stands in the foreground.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Evening street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with gold trim stands on a raised white-draped vehicle, holding a long ornate pole beside a lantern-style light. Behind him a woman in orange clothing sits on the platform, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the street. Red and orange flags wave above the crowd. A printed portrait banner hangs over the street with a caption in Tamil. The man on the vehicle has distinctive saffron turban and robe cues, so this is a person candidate in a procession; the crowd is large and visible.2008-04-27Street procession in an Indian town at dusk. A red tractor in the foreground has a garland of orange and white flowers draped on its front. A man in a white shirt sits at its wheel. Behind it, a decorated float with white flower-covered sides and a row of small lamps carries a banner in Tamil script. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, and saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand near a canopied stage on the left. A man in an orange turban is visible among the saffron-clad group. Orange flags and a police officer in khaki uniform are also present, with multi-storey buildings behind.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moving along a road lined with orange flags and a strung bunting of small triangular flags. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a tall golden staff topped with a decorative finial, standing on a raised float or chariot. Two men in orange robes with white-and-orange garlands stand in the centre, and a man in white with a white cap gestures in the middle distance. A cameraman films from an elevated position at upper right. Shop fronts, a building with a sign, and trees appear in the background, and police officers in khaki uniforms are visible among the crowd.2008-04-27April 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.2008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a decorated float or palanquin-like carriage drawn on a tractor-style vehicle, its canopy hung with white and gold festoons and draped in garlands, moving along a road lined with shops and roadside stalls. Saffron and orange flags fly from poles along the route. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the left edge holding a long staff, while crowds of devotees in orange and white walk beside the float. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and baton walks in the middle of the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange saris line the route. Overhead power lines and street lamps cross the scene.2008-04-27Dense street procession with a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers lining a road in front of a temple gateway. A bullock-drawn or decorated ratha with a colourful, ornately carved canopy and a golden deity murti is pulled on a red tractor-style vehicle. Many men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry tall orange flags and a golden ceremonial staff, while devotees hold their hands in anjali. A bald man in orange cloth with a gold chain stands at the front with folded hands. A large portrait of a smiling bearded figure in an orange turban is mounted on a banner at left. The scene includes kumkum and vibhuti marks on foreheads, modern buildings, and ceremonial umbrellas. Possibly a person's presence is unclear; no clearly identifiable candidate is confirmed here.2011-12-20A photograph of an outdoor street procession at dusk in an Indian town. A red tractor is in the foreground, driven by a man in a white dhoti and shirt, with another man in white beside him. Behind them a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing stands on an elevated platform beneath a white canopy, flanked by saffron flags, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the chest. Several men in white clothes stand around the vehicles and along the road, and a floral-decorated float with a rounded, flower-studded canopy is at right. A banner on the left shows a portrait and Tamil lettering advertising a spiritual satsang event. a person cues: the orange head covering, saffron robe and beaded mala on the figure standing on the platform.2008-04-27