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Night street scene at a crowded festival procession with many people lining both sides of the road and filling the frame. In the right foreground, a person wearing a bright saffron-orange turban and a white garland of jasmine stands with a dark-haired man in a white shirt beside him. A man in a pink kurta with a yellow rosette on his chest holds a microphone and speaks. A man in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl raises a camera overhead. Small oil lamps glow along the road, and shops, colourful lights and banners line the background street.

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Night street procession in a crowded market lane lit by shop lights and a green-lit tree. In the centre, a barefoot man in white kurta with an orange shawl raises his arms and a small object above his head. Beside him a man in a pink kurta holds a microphone, and men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothes stand close. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a white flower garland faces away from the camera, with hands joined near others. Lines of small clay oil lamps burn on the road in the foreground, and a large crowd of onlookers, including children, fills the background. Signboards include Manoj Textiles and a juice centre.2009-11-30Night street photo of a dense crowd at an outdoor event, lit by string lights and a green-lit tree. In the centre, a man in a pink shirt with a gold-edged badge holds a microphone and speaks. Beside him, a man in white kurta and an orange shawl holds a video camera. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment is seen from behind, with a white flower garland, and a man in white with a yellow scarf raises an arm. Shop fronts and a banner line the background, and devotees in white, orange and colourful clothes fill the street.2009-11-30Night street scene in a crowded market lane lit by shop lights and strings of small blue and orange pennants overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe with a white flower garland stands with his back partly to the camera and holds a lit candle or taper. Facing him is a man in white shirt and a red-and-gold sash who holds a gold saxophone, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around them a dense crowd of men and women in white shirts, saris and kurtas press in, one man in a khaki uniform and hat stands at left, and a photographer with a camera stands at the lower left. Shop signs and a banner with a female portrait hang behind.2009-11-30A dense night-time street crowd gathers under strings of orange and red triangular pennants and a tree lit with green and blue lights. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe raises one hand, facing a bald older man in white with a white beard and a white garland who is pressed amid the throng. Around them, many people in white kurtas, blue shirts and pink clothing reach up with raised palms and some hold up mobile phones to take pictures. Shops line the street, including a blue and yellow banner showing a painted deity figure, and storefront signs read Juice Centre and Paradise. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge.2009-11-30Night procession on a city street with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a red-and-white flower garland and a gold-coloured beaded necklace, smiling and walking under a colourful embroidered umbrella held on a pole. Saffron flags are raised above the crowd, and a man at the front in a white garment and gold-trimmed shawl faces the central figure. Other men in white wear shawls, rudraksha-style beads and bright ribbon rosettes. Street lamps and a bus-stop style sign appear in the background. The central figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate, with turban, saffron robes, garland and necklace cues, but identity is uncertain.2009-11-30Night street scene during a crowded outdoor procession with many people pressed together under strings of orange and red triangular pennants strung across the road. In the centre, a person in an orange turban and orange robe with a white garland over the shoulders stands with their back to the camera, facing a woman in a green sari holding a small pink offering. Nearby, men in white shirts and a man in a wide-brimmed hat crowd forward, and a child in a teal top watches. On the right, lit lamps glow along the edge of the road, and a man in white with a yellow scarf and a uniformed official in white with a badge stand near the crowd. A shop with a painted banner showing a deity is visible on the left.2009-11-30Night festival crowd at a decorated temple or street venue, hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and green leafy festoons. Nearby a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a brass kalasha-style pot holding pink flowers, and devotees in white and orange raise their hands toward a handheld microphone. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd the scene, some holding small offering trays or decorated vessels aloft.2009-01-12Night procession on a village street lit by strings of small bulbs. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left holds a handheld microphone and gestures as he walks. In the centre, a young man in orange robes wears a large pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with other saffron-robed followers around him. Several men in white dhotis carry kalasha-type pots on their heads, one with a white woven basket cover and green leaves. Behind them, a crowd fills the road and a painted deity image hangs on a wall with floral decorations and light strings.2009-01-12Night photo of a dense outdoor crowd gathered beneath large dark trees near a lit stall with colourful striped canopy fabric and a bright white lamp. In the centre-right, a bare-headed, shaved-scalp man in saffron-orange robes stands raised above the crowd, holding a camera-like device aloft with one hand. Around him, men in white shirts and women in saris, including a woman in green and pink and an elderly woman in yellow, press forward, some with hands raised in greeting. Right edge: a man in orange with a rudraksha mala raises his arms. The crowd appears to be waiting or moving toward something off-frame.2012-01-04A street procession in an Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange robe walking at centre, barefoot and smiling, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls. Two decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold emblems rise above the crowd, and a devotee in white at left holds a brass plate with offerings. A woman in a pale peach sari and a young girl in a tan dress stand to the right while a man in white reaches toward the girl. Shops line the roadside and onlookers fill the background.2009-01-30Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd gathered at a temple inauguration event, lit by bright floodlights on poles. In the foreground, a man in a bright orange turban stands at left, and a man in a white shirt with a white cap stands centre-left, both moving through the press. A bald older man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste near the centre, and women in saffron, orange and pink saris stand among the crowd, several holding their hands together in devotion. Orange and saffron flags hang on poles at left, and green festoons decorate the upper area. Many people in white shirts and dhotis fill the background.2009-11-30Night crowd scene in an outdoor compound lit by floodlights, with a dense crowd of men, women and some children pressing forward. At center, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands among bare-chested and white-clad devotees, one hand raised in gesture. Strings of multicoloured triangular bunting hang across a building behind, and a white vehicle is parked at left. Swamiji (probable) is visible at center in saffron robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads. Several people in the crowd are bare-chested with shaven heads and white dhotis.2011-11-09