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A dense street procession in daylight with a large crowd of men and women packed along a road. Many people wear white shirts, and several uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk through the crowd. Numerous saffron-orange flags are held aloft on poles. A maroon banner carries a portrait and printed Tamil lettering. Behind them a multi-tiered temple chariot decorated with colourful hangings and figures stands beside a stone gateway and a tower with a swirl of colours. Some people stand on top of the chariot, and others on the street wear white dhotis and saris.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor procession moves through a busy street in Tiruvannamalai, with a large crowd of devotees, many in white dhotis and saris, carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the crowd. On the left, a colourful ornate gopuram-style temple gateway appears, and a tall multi-tiered tiered temple chariot with a red-and-green ornamental top is visible in the background above the crowd. In the foreground on the right, a tall pole is wrapped with garlands of white jasmine flowers and banana-leaf bunting bound with rope. A large red banner is carried in the middle of the procession. A bare-armed photographer holding a camera stands at the lower centre. A bare-armed photographer holding a camera stands at the lower centre, and a woman with blonde hair in green clothing is visible among the crowd. Hills rise in the background under a pale sky.2011-12-20A dense street procession in a temple town, with a large crowd filling the road. Many devotees carry saffron-orange flags and brass pots or kalasha vessels on their heads. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt walks near the centre. A man with a long grey beard in orange clothing stands among the crowd at right, and a woman in a white sari with orange border stands with hands folded. Behind them, a tall multi-tiered ratha/chariot with decorated pillars is parked on the street, and colourful gopuram towers rise at right. Banners and a large loudspeaker are visible on the right. Photographers and onlookers crowd the foreground.2011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd fills a street at a temple town, with many people carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Uniformed police in khaki and dark-blue caps line the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwars, and cameras held up by several photographers are visible. In the background a decorated deity murti or palanquin sits under an ornate golden canopy beside a tall temple gopuram, and a wooden chariot with a multi-tiered roof stands at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows a procession-style festival crowd.2011-12-20A large street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with parked buses, vans and shops, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely together, many holding saffron-orange flags bearing a small emblem. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk among them. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is pulled forward, with ornate ceremonial staffs and umbrellas raised above the crowd. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front. Orange and gold flags flutter overhead, and the setting is a festival procession.2011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a temple gopuram during a procession. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in orange-trimmed clothing, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them. Orange flags rise above the crowd. On the right, a decorated ratha with a golden-and-red canopy and a large garlanded elephant-shaped float is pulled forward. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body wears a large red and white flower garland and an orange cloth, with a person in white beside him. A banner with a portrait is visible on the lower right. A photographer with a camera stands at the bottom centre. Most visible people are in the 100+ range, though the photograph shows a large but countable gathering.2011-12-20Large outdoor street procession in front of a tall gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple with a hill behind it. Dense crowd of hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes, fills the road. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a tall yellow-orange banner flag stands at left. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk through the crowd. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a mala stands near centre-left, possibly a sannyasi or devotee, and a figure in white stands atop a vehicle at upper left. A decorated palanquin or chariot with a deity murti and flowers is visible near the temple entrance. Signboards in Tamil script line the street at left and right.2011-12-20A dense outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. Large crowds of men and women fill the road, many in white shirts, pink and maroon saris, and red and yellow garments. Numerous saffron-orange flags wave above the crowd, and yellow garlands hang among them. On the right, a raised float or vehicle carries two men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a camera. Above the street, shops have signs reading ONIDA and VENKATESA KHADI BHAVAN, and a banner in Tamil script hangs across the road, with bunting strung between buildings. A few people stand on rooftops and balconies watching the procession.2011-12-20