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A 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.

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A large crowd of people walks down a sunny, dusty street lined with shops and tin awnings, following a black vehicle whose roof is visible in the foreground. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, while women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and maroon, several carrying flower garlands or offerings. A man in a grey shirt and dark spectacles walks at the front near the car, and a bald man in white stands among the crowd. The procession appears to move slowly through a town street with telephone wires overhead and a multi-storey building in the background. No clear a person candidate can be distinguished from appearance alone.

February 02 2009

February 02 2009

A dense street crowd surrounds a silver car during a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. Many men wear white shirts and orange sashes, and a few wear orange caps. A large red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands at the upper left above the crowd. Several people hold up printed portrait placards with framed photos and Tamil captions, and a police officer in khaki uniform and cap stands among the crowd. A small hill and roadside trees with festive bunting appear in the background. A white floral garland is visible on the car's roof area, and a man in a white shirt leans toward the car window.

A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a thatched roof. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, while several bare-chested drummers and attendants wear yellow and orange turbans and orange cloth around their waists. A tall pole carries a saffron-orange banner with a red and blue emblem, and a red and gold parasol is visible behind it. A dark car with a readable sign on its side follows the procession. A pink building with a blue tarpaulin stands at right. Many spectators watch from the roadside and balconies, and the crowd is dense on both sides.

A dense street procession moves between corrugated tin-roofed shops and bunting strung with white and blue pennants. Many people in white shirts, white dhotis and pale clothing fill the road, with men and women in saffron-orange and pink saris among them. Several people hold up white and saffron-orange flags on poles, and a few carry framed portraits of a bearded, long-haired figure in saffron. Shop walls behind the crowd show painted and printed posters. Most faces are turned toward the camera or forward, and a few people appear to be filming with phones. a person's physical presence cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.

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February 20 2007

A large crowd of men and women walks down a sunlit city street lined with multi-storey buildings, shops and trees, in a daytime procession. Many men wear white or pale shirts and dhotis or trousers, while several women wear saris in green, pink and pale blue, and one woman wears a bright red shawl. Some people carry umbrellas in red and orange, and a yellow placard is visible at the left edge, with pink and white banners further back along the route. The street is closed to traffic by the crowd, and the scene is shot from an elevated viewpoint looking down the road. No individual can be identified as a person with the appearance cues required.

A dense street procession fills a town road lined with shops and hanging white pennants bearing a blue emblem. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, along with women in saris in pink, blue, cream and green. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands near the centre, and several people carry white flags with blue emblems and one red flag.