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Street procession in a busy Indian town, with a large pink-and-white ART bus behind the marchers. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis or sarees walk closely together, several holding small white placards on sticks. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre of the group, smiling and walking with a hand raised. A multicoloured parasol-style canopy and an orange flag are carried above the crowd. Uniformed police officers walk along the edges of the procession, and bystanders watch from the roadside. Garlands of flowers are visible on some participants.

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Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town on a bright day, with a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walking beside a bus marked Tiruchi-Salem. Two decorated red and yellow umbrellas with gold finials and a multicolour canopy mark the procession, and a drummer in a blue cloth plays a drum at the lower right. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk along the road, and a thatched-roof building stands on the right. Several men wear saffron or orange shawls, and some carry printed placards on sticks.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town. A woman in orange sannyasi-style saree with a white flower garland stands at centre, hands pressed together as devotees reach toward her. Around her, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in saris move along the road. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold embroidery and tassels are held above the crowd, and a few small orange flags and handheld placards show printed text. A yellow bus and trees line the roadside. Several dozen people are visible in the frame.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and white shirts walking behind a golden ratha or chariot edge at left. Several decorated multicoloured umbrellas are raised above the marchers, and orange and saffron flags flutter from poles. Men and women in white and mixed colours carry placards bearing Tamil text and small portrait photographs. Red-and-yellow buses and shop signs line the roadside. A woman in a white sari with a saffron-toned garland and orange shawl walks near the centre of the group.2009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession in daylight with many devotees in white and yellow clothing, some men in saffron shawls and dhotis, women in white saris with gold borders. Two red and yellow decorated umbrellas and a saffron banner are carried above the crowd. A green and yellow bus stands behind, passengers visible at its windows. A central figure in an orange robe wears a long pink and yellow flower garland and walks at the front. Hoardings and banners line the road, with a sign reading Kodikkan Ratha Paada Yatra at Rajapalayam in the context of the page.2009-01-21A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of devotees walking past a red and yellow state bus. Colourful decorated umbrellas and ornate yellow-and-red ceremonial banners on poles lead the group. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in orange, yellow, pink and blue. A woman in an orange sari with a large garland of flowers stands near the centre. Several people carry handwritten white placards in Tamil, and one man holds an orange saffron flag. Shops with signboards line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21A street procession in an Indian town, seen from above, with a crowd of many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and saffron saris moving along the road. In the center, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks at the front of the procession, flanked by people in white. A blue-painted vehicle with a multicolored canopy umbrella and a decorated ceremonial banner stands behind them, and several police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Motorcycles and cars line the street, and some devotees carry white placards on poles. Many spectators and bystanders fill the sidewalk on the right.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with people, many in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured canopies and fringed borders are carried above the marchers, and a red-and-white canopy structure rises in the background. A few men in saffron garments walk near the front, and a white vehicle with a Tamil Nadu plate sits at the left edge. Roadside shops, hoardings, bunting and a large billboard with Tamil text line the street, and the crowd spills across the road.2006-09-24Elevated view of a street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and saffron or orange sarees and shawls walking past shopfronts. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with a large framed portrait of a woman on its side moves at left, and a pink AAYISHA bus sits in the middle of the street. Many marchers carry white placards and orange flags, and drummers in white march near the front. A white van and motorbikes share the road, and a striped umbrella is visible at right.2009-02-02