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July 28 2008

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A dense outdoor procession moves along a village street with many devotees walking in the same direction. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear checked or striped shirts. Women in red, teal and green saris walk with flowers in their hair, and one woman has a long braid with white blossoms. Several people carry brass plates and offering trays, some topped with fruit or flowers. Saffron and orange flags fly on poles along the street, and a green banana plant and a canopy stand at the left. In the background a tall decorated float or structure with a raised cover sits among the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2008-07-28July 15 20112011-07-15A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past a chain-link fence. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy carries a deity murti, surrounded by bearers and walkers. Many people in white ritual clothes walk alongside, and numerous saffron-orange flags wave above the crowd. Women in saris, one in a purple sari and another in blue, stand at the roadside with hands pressed together in namaskar. Trees and an overcast sky sit behind the crowd.2011-07-15A dense crowd of devotees walks along a narrow village road during a pada yatra procession, lined with palm trees and a low white compound wall. Most people wear white clothes, and several men wear white shirts or dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Many carry small paper or cloth badges with orange designs. A distant orange-roofed structure and a white board stand at the roadside, with a tent canopy on the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person; the procession is viewed from a distance through the crowd.2010-07-24July 15 20112011-07-15A crowded street procession in a Tamil village. In the foreground, shirtless young men wear white dhotis and blue sashes over their shoulders, seen from behind. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the crowd, and a man at right in white with an orange sash stands on a raised platform. A large blue banner with Tamil script and a portrait of a smiling man with long hair and a rudraksha mala hangs above the road. Further banners in orange and green line the street, with a temple gopuram visible at the top. A person in white holds a camera overhead, and yellow and orange cloth hangs from a building. Several people carry fruit and offerings on trays.2008-07-28 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27A dirt road procession moves through a rural setting toward a decorated float and palanquin-style structure draped in red, blue and pink cloth and garlanded with flowers. Devotees in white and cream clothes, many women in saris, walk along the road, some carrying orange and white flags on poles. Spectators stand at the roadside, including a man in a plaid shirt and a child in a red top, and a woman holding a baby in a light blue outfit. Striped tents with red and orange canopies and tall poles appear on the right, with a tree line and cloudy sky behind.2005-12-31November 25 20092009-11-25June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28