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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.

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Night 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.2009-11-30A 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 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 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 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.2009-11-30Dense outdoor evening crowd gathered under a canopy of orange and saffron pennant flags strung between trees along a street lined with shops and signboards. Many seated people in plastic chairs face forward, including women in saris, men in white shirts and dhotis, and children. Some hold small lamps or flowers. A large framed poster of a smiling deity-like figure with a garland hangs at the right beside a banner, and a green-lit tree and lights decorate the scene.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.2009-11-30A large street procession fills a wide tree-lined road with a dense crowd, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some in light trousers and shirts. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk near the front-left, some with shaved heads. Colourful umbrellas in red, orange and blue are raised, and red-and-yellow Karnataka-style flags wave above the crowd. A decorated float or vehicle carries a banner and an ornate gold-trimmed structure near the centre, with banners and placards on sticks lining the route. Shops with signage line the left side of the street, and police officers in khaki uniforms are visible among the marchers.2007-02-20Night 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.2009-11-30August 03 20092009-08-03January 15 20092009-01-15A dense street procession packed between shopfronts and strung triangular orange pennants. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange or saffron scarves, walk in the crowd, while uniformed police in khaki stand in the foreground near motorcycles parked along the road. Several tall orange flags on poles rise above the marchers, and blue and purple signboards with Kannada script hang on the left. Numerous people line the street, and a banner shows a stylized figure on the right.2011-05-24