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February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. A central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland around the neck walks forward, flanked by two younger sannyasis in orange robes and red-bordered cloth. Behind them, men and women in white clothes walk in the crowd, one man in white holds a bundle of yellow and red flowers, and saffron and yellow flags on poles rise above the crowd. Shop fronts with blue awnings and large banners showing portraits line the street.2009-02-02A street procession in Salem, India, under trees and shopfronts. A central figure in white ritual dress with a white turban, long garland of white and red flowers, and a gold-bordered white cloth walks smiling, flanked by attendants. Two men on the right hold tall umbrellas in red and green with embroidered and tasselled fringes, and an umbrella in orange and blue is held on the left. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers carries a tray with a decorated offering. A man in yellow and orange wraps stands at left, and a uniformed official in khaki with a red belt watches. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd behind, some barefoot.2005-12-09November 14 20052005-11-14A street procession on a sunlit urban road lined with shops and signboards, including one reading IMPERIAL. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the middle of the road. One man in the foreground left wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and holds a flat tray with flowers. Another man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and walks in the middle of the group. Several men wear red and white ribbons or lanyards. A white bus and cyclist are visible in the background.2008-07-11January 21 20092009-01-21January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession in a busy Indian town, with a central figure in an orange robe wearing a long garland of white, yellow, pink and red flowers, smiling and raising both hands in greeting. Flanking him are two gold-topped ceremonial standards with red and gold embroidered canopies. Beside him a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, while men in saffron robes walk nearby and a uniformed police officer stands in the right foreground. Behind them a crowd lines the road, with shops, signboards, Tamil banners and a tall building in the background.2009-02-02Street photograph of a procession on a busy Indian town road lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a white and multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls or sashes and orange lanyards, walk close together. Motorcycles and vehicles are parked behind them. A bald man in white stands at the lower left, and a bearded man in glasses and white clothes is at the right. The orange-robed figure may be the a person, with cues of saffron robes, ornate garland and mala, but identity is uncertain from appearance.2003-12-19February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor street procession with a crowd of devotees on a paved road during a ratha yatra. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-pink flower garland with long dark hair stands smiling in the middle of the road. Around him men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and women in a bright green sari and a maroon-and-cream sari cluster closely. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers on the right looks down toward the centre. Scattered grains or petals lie on the asphalt, and a banner with photographs and a painted wall are visible behind the crowd.2009-02-02A street procession in a crowded Indian town lane. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left grips a tall silver pole. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange floral garland, forehead marking and ornate beaded necklace walks barefoot, smiling. Beside him, bare-chested older men wear white and green dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls, with ash and tilak markings. Right foreground, a bearded elder in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Behind, women in cream and brown saris and men in white follow. Shops with signs line the street and a red and gold palanquin canopy appears above the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copies