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Night procession moving down a narrow street lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags raised above the crowd. In front, a bearded man in orange robes with a white beaded necklace holds a book. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a pink flower garland and gold necklace walks at the front. Behind them, a shirtless older man in a red dhoti and an older man in orange robes walk among men in white shirts and dhotis wearing round rosette badges. Strings of paper lanterns hang from a building on the right, and a Tamil-signed shop displays a sign. Many people are visible, mostly men in white, with a few women.

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January 15 20092009-01-15Night street procession in a crowded Tamil town. In the centre, a young man in saffron robes wears a long pink garland and a gold necklace, hands joined in greeting, walking ahead of the group. Beside him, an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a book. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts with round rosette badges and saffron-robed sadhus walk under raised orange and saffron flags on poles. Shuttered shops, a colourful signboard and a parked silver car line the street, and a bare-chested man in a red-bordered white dhoti walks at left.2009-01-15Night street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town lane lit by street lamps and shop lights. Saffron flags on poles rise above a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. At centre, a figure in orange robes with a long pink-and-white garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting, flanked by saffron-clad companions, one holding a bundle. Several men wear round rosette badges with portrait prints. Shops with signboards line the street behind.2009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15Night street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a pink flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, hands pressed together in greeting, with a saffron-clothed attendant beside him. Two elderly saffron-robed sadhus walk nearby, one with a grey beard and orange shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing round rosette badges, walk alongside, and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop signs, a hoarding with a woman's portrait and a passing auto-rickshaw line the street under streetlights.2009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15Night-time street procession. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, facing the viewer. Behind him, rows of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk along the road, many carrying white flags with blue emblems. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland of flowers walks at the front, and behind him a decorated palanquin or ratha holds a deity murti under a canopy. Women in white saris with orange borders and rudraksha necklaces smile at right, and street lights and shop signs line the road.2008-11-11Night street procession in a town lane lit by string lights and shop signs. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a large multicoloured flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, with tilak on his forehead, walking barefoot. Around him, young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white tilak walk alongside, while on the left a man in a white dhoti with gold border and bright bead garland carries a small metal vessel. On the right an older man in a white shirt walks with eyes downcast. Shopfronts and hoardings line the street. Five to six people are visible in the foreground.2017-02-07 +2 copiesA night procession moves down a narrow street lined with onlookers and shopfronts. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe wears a large pink-and-white garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot among other saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow-and-black rosette badges, walk alongside and carry saffron flags on poles. A bare-chested man walks at left and a man in a blue shirt stands at the edge. Several portrait photos hang on the shop walls behind the crowd.2009-01-15A night street procession moves through a busy market lined with shops, lit signs and a yellow street lamp. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange sannyasi cloth wears a gold necklace, a gold chest pendant, a flower crown on his head and holds his palms together in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and gold chains walk barefoot, one holding a white flower bundle. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and dark prayer beads walk among them, and onlookers stand along the roadside. The people are presented in a crowded street scene.2012-05-07A street procession on a busy Indian town road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and gesturing with one hand. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. Above them, large red, orange and blue umbrellas with tasselled fringes shelter the group. A banner stretched across the street bears Tamil text, and shopfront signs line the road.2008-08-01