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A large street procession moves through a town road lined with buildings, utility poles and parked buses, including a KM Travels coach. Dense crowds of men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron sashes, and some carry drums. Several people carry tall poles with orange and gold pennants and ornate embroidered banners, and orange flags wave above the crowd. A decorated float or palanquin bearing a large round ornament sits near the front. Two men in the foreground wear orange and white garments and rudraksha-style necklaces, one with a forehead mark. Crowded street procession with banners and orange flags.

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A large street procession fills a road lined with parked white and purple buses. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely together, carrying orange flags and ornate orange-and-gold banners on poles. Several drummers in white beat large red-and-gold drums. Further ahead, a decorated ratha or chariot with a deity murti rises above the crowd under colourful canopies. A high stone temple wall with decorative finials runs along the left side, and a utility pole and buildings stand on the right.2011-12-20A dense street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves past a stone temple wall on the left. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, many playing long wind instruments and drums, with some in orange-banded clothing. Orange flags and a multicoloured umbrella lead the procession, and a decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance among buses. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold headdress with garlands walks near the front, flanked by police in khaki uniforms. Yellow petals fall in the air above the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walks down a busy street in a procession, many carrying tall orange-saffron flags and ornate orange-and-red embroidered banners on poles. Several drummers play drums in the middle of the group. A decorated ratha or chariot with an ornate golden canopy is visible in the distance above the crowd. Parked white and blue buses line the roadside, with a blue bus in the foreground, and utility poles and low concrete buildings frame the street. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and participants in a festival procession.2011-12-20A large street procession moves past an ancient temple wall during a festival. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts fill the road, many carrying orange-and-red flags with a dark blue emblem and small orange pennants. Drummers in white march near the front, and a few musicians hold brass horns. In the centre, a figure in orange garments with a garland stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, flanked by golden ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin in the background. Buses and vans line the roadside, and a green railing fills the left foreground where a photographer kneels on a vehicle.2011-12-20A dense street procession moves past a long stone temple wall topped with carved stone figures, with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts filling the road. Many men carry tall orange-saffron flags with red and gold emblems, and drummers in white clothes play large drums. Parked coaches, buses and vans line the street, and an ornate decorated float or chariot with a circular golden canopy is visible in the distance. The crowd is large and the scene suggests a temple procession.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a busy Tamil town road lined with low buildings, shopfronts and a blue-and-white painted house. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the road, many holding orange and saffron flags and decorated orange canopy-style banners with embroidered gold and red motifs. At upper left, an ornate decorated float or ratha carries a deity murti framed in a golden arch. A coloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels stands above the crowd, and a brass trident and other ceremonial metal implements are carried near the front. A teal and white bus marked with Sarasvathi lettering passes through the scene, and a few uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. Shrine-style architecture rises on a rooftop at right.2011-12-20A large outdoor procession moves through a town street lined with parked buses, cars and shopfronts, with hills behind. At the centre, a decorated ratha/palanquin carries a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy, with attendants around it. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk in the crowd, some holding saffron/orange flags on tall poles and ornate gold-and-red banners. Drummers and musicians in white and red are visible near the front, and police officers in khaki uniforms line the route. Umbrellas in bright colours shade the procession. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from the image.2011-12-20