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A crowd presses tightly around a street procession vehicle decorated with yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a red tasselled canopy. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment stands at the centre, surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis, one holding a Nikon DSLR camera and another a video camera. Uniformed police officers in khaki and peaked caps stand at the left edge. Behind them, onlookers watch from a multi-storey building with a temple gopuram visible at the top left and banana plants below.

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July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A street procession in daylight with a large red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tassels held above a central figure. A bearded elder in a saffron-orange shawl and white-clad older man walk among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris. A man in a red turban and a red-orange garment with a beaded necklace walks nearby. A cameraman films with a professional video camera on the right, and a palm tree and banana plant frame the street of multi-storey buildings. a person appears as the bearded man in orange shawl at centre, with saffron clothing as the appearance cue.2009-07-23Outdoor procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a photographer in a white shirt holds a camera with a flash unit toward a group of saffron-robed monastics. A bearded man with long dark hair in the centre wears an orange robe and is greeted with garlands and hands raised. Bald orange-robed monks surround him, and a shaved-headed monk on the right wears saffron robes. Striped and ornate parasols in red, yellow, blue and orange shade the procession, and a decorated canopy and palm trees stand behind the crowd.2007-08-09A crowd presses around a white car outdoors at a public event, with a dense mass of people in the foreground. A bald man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands at the centre beside the car, with a garland-wearing man in orange and rimless glasses at the right edge. Men in white shirts and dark trousers, some in khaki uniforms, surround them. Several people hold up mobile phones to take pictures, and a raised arm wearing a gold watch fills the upper left. Behind the crowd, a line of young women in pink saris climbs a staircase beside yellow floral garlands, with a white building and palm plants beyond. A purple logo appears at upper left.2009-07-23A dense outdoor procession crowd surrounds a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban, wearing a heavy layered rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant. Behind him an orange umbrella is held aloft, and bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-banded shawls and beaded necklaces press close. Uniformed police officers and men in khaki caps and white shirts hold back the crowd, while several people raise phones and a professional camera with a long lens. Red flags and saffron-clad sadhus are visible in the background. a person: the central saffron-robed figure with orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold pendant is a candidate for a person, though the appearance is uncertain.2016-04-22Outdoor street scene of a dense crowd pressing around a white bus decorated with marigold garlands, green banana leaves and yellow and red flowers. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands in the foreground beside a bald monk in orange clothes. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, one holding a camcorder above the crowd. Red and orange umbrellas with tasselled fringe shade the vehicle. A framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes is mounted on the bus window, with a printed banner beneath it.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A dense outdoor crowd presses around a procession under a colourful umbrella-shaped canopy with red, yellow and blue patterns and a finial on top. In the centre a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside another bald man in orange, both steered through the throng. A uniformed police officer in a dark beret and khaki shirt stands in the foreground, and other officers in peaked caps and khaki uniforms are visible behind. A photographer with a flash-mounted camera is at left, and several men in white shirts with glasses and beards are in the crowd. Palm trees, a yellow painted building and a green tree form the background.2009-07-23