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Street procession in a crowded Indian town road with many devotees. Two ornate golden parasols with red, green and blue floral embroidery and a fringed orange canopy shade the crowd. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt and rudraksha mala raises one hand near the parasol. A bare-chested younger man with a white and orange flower garland raises his hands and smiles, wearing an orange cloth. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron cloths, and rudraksha malas. Banners and placards with Tamil and English printing are held up along the street. Shops, a Vodafone-style signboard and a traffic signal line the road behind. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance.

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A photograph of a crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rainbow garland of white and multicolored flowers raises both hands in greeting at the center. Beside him, a man in white clothing with a sacred thread and tilak raises a hand. Nearby, a bearded man in orange wears glasses and a rudraksha-style necklace. Ornate gold and red ratha-style canopy decorations with orange flags frame the scene. Banners in Tamil script and portraits of a saffron-turbaned figure are held aloft by devotees in white. Crowd members surround the procession on the roadside.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street procession in bright daylight. A young man in an orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland and a tilak on his forehead stands smiling in the centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white and multicoloured flower garland raises one arm beside him. Behind them, a man in white holds up a large orange flag bearing a blue emblem, and a red and gold ornate umbrella with tassels overhangs the scene. Crowd members in white and orange clothes raise their arms and hold placards and banners behind them. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Identity uncertain from appearance alone; the page does not state a presence.2009-02-02Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town with a crowd filling the road. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow and white flower garland walks at the centre, and a man in an orange robe with a grey beard walks at the left. Men in white shirts and rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a police officer in khaki uniform stands to the right. A large multicoloured ceremonial parasol with tassels and an orange flag rise above the crowd, and white banners with Tamil script are carried along the route. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a clear sky.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21 +1 copiesA dense street crowd in a Tamil Nadu town, with a procession moving along a commercial road. Two decorated parasols with multicoloured panels and tasselled fringes stand above the crowd. A robed figure in saffron/orange walks near the center, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a flower garland and a turquoise shawl. Several men wear orange scarves and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left. Handheld white placards with Tamil script and small portrait photos are raised over the heads of the crowd. Shop signs and balconies line the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession in daylight, with a large crowd of men and women in white and orange clothing moving between shops and vehicles. Two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed canopies and small embroidered emblems rise above the crowd, one with a multicoloured top. Several white placards show portraits of a saffron-robed sannyasi figure with a printed heading reading Dhyanapeetam Youth Movement and location labels such as Kodikkan, Rajapalayam, Kodumudi, Kerala and Vadi. A policeman in khaki uniform stands near the middle, and a few people wear orange scarves and white shirts. The crowd fills the frame, with many faces partly hidden behind others.2009-02-02Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town under a bright sky. A bearded man with glasses in orange robes stands centre-left, beside a figure in orange holding a long white flower garland, with a tall orange-and-blue flag raised behind them. Several people wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in an orange cap is at the front. Ornate gold-and-red umbrella-shaped standards with blue emblems rise above the crowd. White placards with red and blue lettering, portrait photos, and Tamil text are held aloft. Shopfronts line the street, and a drum is visible at lower left among onlookers in shirts and lungis.2009-02-02A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian road lined with buses, trucks and autorickshaws. At the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe walks beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with yellow, red, green and blue panels and gold motifs, held up on poles. Around him, many people in white garments and orange shawls carry placards and banners with portraits and Tamil text. Women in white saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A banner on the umbrella and a vehicle in the background show printed portraits of a woman in saffron. Flags and decorated ceremonial parasols line the procession, which fills the street with dozens of participants.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor procession crowd on a sunny day with many devotees in white and orange. At center, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a pink and white flower garland, hands folded in greeting. Nearby, a white-clad man wears a red beaded mala. Several people in white shirts and white dhotis hold large multicolored umbrellas with yellow and red fringe, and orange flags with a blue and white emblem flutter. Handheld placards with Tamil text are visible. Many onlookers fill the foreground and background, and a few devotees wear orange garments.2009-01-21