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A night street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A large umbrella-like canopy with red, gold and tasselled trim is carried on a pole above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, and several in orange-saffron shawls, stand in the street with devotees, one holding a small brass vessel or offering. A man in a white dhoti stands in the center with a garland, and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala is nearby. Shop signs, bicycles and a palm-thatched stall line the roadside.

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January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed tassels are held overhead. Beneath them a central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe smiles and is surrounded by devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Nearby, a young man in an orange robe and a white-shirted man wear pink flower garlands. Shopfronts, a passing bus and roadside banners line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21Dense street procession seen from above, with a large crowd of men and women filling a narrow market road. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while several figures in saffron and orange cloth walk near a white canopy umbrella with red fringe and gold finial. Orange and red decorated umbrellas and small fringed banners are held aloft. Shopfronts, flags and strings of white pennants line the street. Crowd count is well above one hundred.2006-09-24A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with decorated umbrellas in red, green and gold over devotees. Crowded men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, press along the roadside. A man in a white cap and white shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland walks at left. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street behind them, and a bus with a Tamil destination board is visible at left.2009-01-21A photograph of a crowd gathered in a temple courtyard during a ceremonial procession. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange saffron shawls, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. Colourful striped umbrellas with gold and blue motifs are held overhead, and green palm fronds hang in the foreground. Behind them, women in yellow and pink saris and onlookers watch from the stone temple entrance, where a hanging banner and painted signboard are visible. Ground-level kolam designs are drawn in the dirt, and a clay pot sits near the centre of the group.2009-01-14A dense street crowd of men and some women gathers under a red and gold canopy hung with tassels during a procession at Rajapalayam. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while several young men wear saffron-orange shawls over white clothing and hold wooden poles. A woman in an orange sari stands at the centre, and a man on the right holds a brass plate with a lit offering and smoke rising. Shopfronts with painted signs and a hanging banner line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Night procession at a temple-style venue lit with strings of coloured bulbs and a tall white lamp. A large multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe is held overhead. At centre, a bare-chested man in a saffron/orange cloth wears a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking beside a man in a red shirt with a red tilak. To the right, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash marks and a rudraksha necklace smiles, and another man in a white shirt stands behind. Crowds in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a garlanded woman in a red top with flowers is in the foreground. A banner with Tamil lettering is visible on the right.2009-01-11Street procession in an Indian town with two large multicolored ceremonial umbrellas (chathris) carried on tall poles, their panels in red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery and fringed edges. Behind them a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in blue shirts, and women in saffron and white saris presses along a busy roadside lined with shops and signboards. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands near the center, and a woman in a red-bordered white sari with gold jewellery is at right. Vehicles and onlookers appear in the background, and a few men wave and raise their hands. This appears to be a ratha/padayatra-style street procession.2009-01-21January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30January 21 20092009-01-21