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A 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.

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A night street procession moves through a crowded urban lane lined with shops and trees strung with saffron and orange pennants. At the centre, a large blue banner shows Hanuman with a mace and a glowing halo, with a yellow fringe and Kannada lettering reading 'Hanuman Jayanthi'. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, many with raised hands. A man in an orange shawl and a man in an orange turban stand near the front. A cameraman with a video camera works at left, and a crowd presses around a parked white car at right. Numerous men, women and children are visible in the crowd.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 street procession in a crowded Indian market lane lit by blue lights, with orange triangular pennants strung across the road. At left, a tall blue banner reads Hanuma Jayanti and shows a painted Hanuman holding a mace, with marigold garlands along its edges. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with white flower garlands, raises a hand in greeting, surrounded by dense crowds. Men in white kurtas, some in orange shawls, press around, and a man in a red-and-gold shawl stands at center. A man in a pale hat and a helmeted onlooker appear at right, and a video camera is visible. Shop fronts such as Juice Centre and Merwyn are behind the crowd.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.2009-11-30Night street procession with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many in pale or pink shirts, raising orange saffron flags on tall wooden poles. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robe with a red shawl. Behind them a decorated umbrella or palanquin canopy with red and multicolour tassels rises above the crowd. Some men hold their palms together in namaskar, and one raises a hand. Shopfronts behind show signs for Raymond, Janata Cloth, Rasolite Lighting and Nano.2009-11-30January 15 20092009-01-15A nighttime street photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron turban and an orange robe with a white jasmine garland at the lower right foreground. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround him, one holding up a small orange-bordered printed card or booklet with a picture, another raising a camera above the crowd. Orange and saffron flags stand on a pole at right, and a bright floodlight glows at the top. Shopfronts and signboards line the street behind the throng.2009-11-30Night photograph of a dense street procession. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe with a red-and-orange garland holds his hands in namaste, walking beneath an ornate multicoloured parasol. Orange and saffron flags rise on poles around him. Surrounding men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with a rosette badge on his chest, and a few wear orange shawls. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the right, and the street is lit by shop signs and lights.2009-11-30A night street procession moves through a crowded city road lined with shop signs, including Mahat Electricals and a Nano advertisement. Men in white kurta-style clothes and some in pink or blue shirts fill the street. Two saffron-orange flags are raised on poles, one carried by a smiling man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red rosette, who lifts his hand. On the left a man in a maroon shirt with a red thread on his wrist raises his palms in greeting. Behind the crowd a decorated canopy umbrella with fringe is visible. A few men wear saffron or ochre scarves.2009-11-30Night photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene with many devotees pressing forward. In the centre, a bald, bespectacled man in an orange and saffron turban and orange shawl, wearing a white garland of flowers, stands with hands folded in a namaste greeting beside brass oil lamps lit on the ground. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby. Other people wear white kurtas, saris in red, orange and blue, and one man in a white dhoti. A tall rusted metal pole with a coiled wire wrap rises in the foreground beside a large yellow floral canopy. An orange flag with a white Om symbol hangs at the lower right. Green lights illuminate the trees above, and a banner with a portrait hangs in the background.2009-11-30August 03 20092009-08-03