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Outdoor street procession in a busy Indian town. Police officers in khaki uniforms with red caps and wooden lathis guide a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha-style red-brown mala. Two ceremonial poles with orange and white garlands and tassels rise above the crowd, and a red umbrella shades the left edge. Shops, signboards, a pink building and a parked white van line the road.

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June 19 20142014-06-19Street procession in a crowded Indian town under bright daylight. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha-style necklace beside a red-and-white canopy edge. Uniformed police in khaki with red turbans and red-banded caps hold back the crowd and gesture with outstretched arms. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts press along the road, some with raised hands. Festive orange and green streamers hang overhead, and a dark car sits at the bottom edge. Shops, a blue van and roadside stalls line the street.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA large street procession moves down a paved road in a South Indian town on a bright day. In front, uniformed police officers in khaki with red turbans-style caps walk ahead of a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Drummers with a red-and-white drum lead the group, and several bare-chested men in orange-yellow dhotis carry yellow-topped kalasha pots or ritual items. Two orange and red banners on poles rise above the crowd. Motorcycles are parked along the left side and shops with blue tarpaulins line the street. A tall figure in orange robes stands near the parked bikes. Many people are visible in the crowd.2014-06-19April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A dense street procession moves through a town road lined with shops and signboards under bright daylight. Drummers at left, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis and orange cloths, play large drums and cymbals. A shirtless man in an orange-and-red cloth carries a wooden staff. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a bead necklace. A uniformed police officer in a khaki shirt and red-banded cap walks at right. Behind them a large crowd of men, boys and women in white and checked shirts fills the street, with an orange ceremonial flag raised above the crowd. Several people hold small red and white banners.2014-06-19A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves along a busy street lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a dark car bears the white lettering NITHYANANDAM on its roof. Uniformed police officers in khaki with red peaked caps walk beside it, one holding a long red-tipped staff. A bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala, and a man with red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, appear in the foreground. Sunlight and shop awnings surround the procession.2014-06-19A crowded street procession moves between palm trees under a bright sky. Men in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, many wearing white caps or with bare heads. A tall orange ceremonial umbrella with red and floral embroidery stands at left, and an orange flag rises from the crowd. A police officer in khaki with a red cap stands at right. Large framed banners show a smiling man in an orange turban with a red circular background, labelled as a portrait, along with other saffron-clad portraits on stands beside a decorated pavilion. a person cannot be confirmed from the banners themselves; the portrait is a depiction.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19A street procession in an Indian town with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Two ornate ceremonial parasols with red, green and yellow panels and blue emblems are carried above the procession. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the road, surrounded by people in white. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt directs the crowd on the right, and a policeman in a peaked cap stands at the left edge. Shop fronts, a signboard and banners line the road behind the crowd.2009-02-05