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Street procession on a town road lined with shops and low buildings. Uniformed police officers in khaki shirts, belts and caps walk in the foreground, a woman officer on the left. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with red and orange flags held aloft. A large banner shows a man in an orange turban and orange clothing, with a Tamil-language sign on a blue board at the left edge. Several police stand guard along the procession while spectators watch from the roadside.

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A street procession moves along a narrow town road lined with multi-storey buildings, balconies and shopfronts. Several uniformed police officers in khaki shirts, caps and belts walk in front, one carrying a long wooden staff. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, and red and orange flags are carried above. A man on a bicycle rides past on the left, and a tamarind or similar tree rises beside the wires overhead. The scene is a demonstration-style march along a Tamil Nadu street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27February 02 20092009-02-02April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. A large multicoloured parasol with fringed edges is held over the centre, and many red-orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Beneath the parasol, a figure wearing an orange-saffron robe, orange turban and a beaded necklace walks with hands folded in greeting, flanked by a man in orange shawl and mala. Khaki-uniformed police officers in peaked caps, some women officers among them, line the route, while men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. Behind them, a green wall displays a painted deity mural and a painted portrait sign. Several white handheld placards show a framed portrait. The a person candidate's appearance is partially visible and uncertain, so the identity is treated as unsure.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian city moves past multi-storey buildings and palm trees. Men and women in white shirts, dhotis and sarees walk alongside two uniformed women police officers in khaki with belts, carrying lathis. Orange and red flags and a decorated umbrella-like canopy in gold, green and blue rise above the crowd. On the right, a red banner shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, holding a sacred image and sitting before a white backdrop, with Tamil text across the top and bottom. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at the front of the banner. Shopfronts and a bus are visible behind the marchers.2009-02-05A street procession in an Indian town moves along a road lined with shops and buildings in the evening. Uniformed police officers in khaki with lathis walk through the crowd, guiding it. Many marchers wear white shirts and white dhotis and carry orange, red and blue flags and banners. One large purple banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with dark hair. A tall telecom tower and overhead wires stand above the street, and a bare tree rises at right beside a stone-walled building.2008-04-27A street procession in a town lined with blue and white pennant strings. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the road, one in the foreground with a cap and another with a hand at her waist. Women in white saris with gold borders walk in the crowd, one in the right foreground holding a framed portrait. Several people carry large framed portraits of a bearded man with a white turban and a red-brown robe, and orange flags are visible on the right. Corrugated metal roofs and shop signs line the street behind the crowd, with palm trees beyond.2006-09-24Outdoor street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki cap and shirt faces the crowd, seen from behind. Beside him stands a second officer with a moustache and name badge. On the left a man in an orange-and-saffron turban and saffron clothes presses his palms together in greeting, next to another man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Center right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala and a flower garland stands among devotees. A tall white banner with a printed portrait of a bearded man in white turban and a Tamil caption is tied to a pole, beside a shop sign and a building with a decorative cornice and a small figure on its roof.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27