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A street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and long hair, wearing a white jasmine-and-marigold garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking at the centre of a tight crowd. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; one man in a yellow shawl and another with a red tilak stand nearby. The street is decorated with marigold garlands, green leaf festoons and pink and yellow ribbons strung across the road. A white car with flowers on its roof sits behind, and a uniformed police officer stands on the right. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street, and a man holds a tray of pink petals.

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July 14 20092009-07-14July 14 20092009-07-14Outdoor street scene in a crowded market lane with marigold garlands strung overhead and a parked white van behind. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears long white and red jasmine-and-rose garlands, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, and is smiling with head bowed as people press around him. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl stand close, and a woman in a purple shawl and blue top holds flower offerings nearby. Uniformed police are visible in the background. The garlanded figure shows distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and garland cues, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate being welcomed on the street.2009-07-14A street crowd during a procession, with a woman at centre-left in an orange-and-saffron garment wearing a long orange shawl and garlands of marigold and pink flowers, smiling with hands pressed together. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround her; one man in a white shirt at centre lifts a long pink flower garland toward her. Red and orange umbrellas and tasselled poles line the top left, with shops and signboards behind. No one visibly matches the ceremonial cues needed for a person identification, so the central figure is described by role only.2009-01-21A street procession in a South Indian market town with many men in white shirts and dhotis crowding around a central figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a white flower garland, who holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them a car is decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, and colourful pink, yellow and red streamers hang across the street. Shopfronts include Ganesh Digital Studio and K.K.S. Subbaiah Chettiar jewellers. Several men carry marigold garlands and a tray of flower petals is held near the crowd. Many people are visible, mostly male, pressing close around the garlanded figure.2009-07-14Street scene in a Tamil town with marigold garlands strung overhead. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a thick rudraksha mala and a large white-and-red flower garland stands at centre, hands open, receiving a welcome. A woman in a blue-purple sari and a white-clad man in a yellow shawl stand near him, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, a girl in a pink top, and uniformed police behind. Parked white vehicles and blue shuttered shops line the road.2009-07-14January 21 20092009-01-21Street procession in a Tamil town crowd with decorated yellow, red and orange canopies overhead and saffron flags. A woman in a red-orange sari with a pink flower garland and a long beaded garland stands at centre, palms pressed together in greeting while a man in white shirt and mundu bows before her. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-robed youths, and devotees with rudraksha malas line the road. Hand-lettered banners in Tamil and portrait posters are held aloft in the background, and a bus is parked at left.2009-01-21July 14 20092009-07-14Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a large red and white flower garland, smiling with long dark hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a rudraksha mala, surround him, and an older man in a green shirt and white towel leans in at the front. A woman in a green blouse and white garland is embraced nearby, and a man in an orange robe stands at right. A white bus and a yellow Tamil-language signboard appear in the background on a street.2009-08-03Street photo of a crowd in a busy Indian town lane lined with marigold garlands, green leaves and pink and red streamers. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white floral garland is greeted by hands reaching toward him, while a young man in a yellow shawl and white shirt stands beside him. Around them devotees in white shirts and a girl in a purple shawl and turquoise salwar look on. A white car and shop signs, including Ganesh Digital Studio, appear in the background.2009-07-14Street scene in a town with a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, wearing a heavy white and red flower garland, standing at the centre of a crowd. Behind him a yellow-shawled man in white stands close, and a woman in a pink and white sari holds a plate of flower petals while others bend forward. A silver minivan sits parked on the left under a string of marigold and pink-ribbon decorations overhead. Uniformed police officers stand among onlookers along a roadside lined with shops and shutters.2009-07-14