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A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.

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Street procession moving down a town road with colourful striped parasols (umbrellas) carried on poles, each topped with gold finials and bearing a blue-and-white emblem. Central figures in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls walk ahead, a man in orange sash and white clothes in the middle. Drummers in white and saffron wrap play large barrel drums, a young girl in turquoise blue plays a wind instrument, and men play nadaswaram-style pipes. Saffron flags flutter at left and a banner reads in Tamil about an abhishekam of 1008 lingams. Shops and buildings line the road.2008-08-01A street procession in a town with shop fronts and signboards behind. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl leads walking forward. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long rudraksha mala and shaved head walks alongside a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. Several musicians in white clothes play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type pipes), and a drummer in white shirt beats a drum at lower right. Large colourful umbrellas with peacock and floral motifs are carried above the group. A banner behind reads a 2008 Shiva Lingam abhishekam Urvalam message in Tamil. Crowd members dressed in white and orange line the street.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange shawl, with a visible name badge, walks toward the camera. Behind him, a row of ornate parasol-style canopies in orange, blue and red with gold trim and tassels is carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Musicians in white clothing play long wind instruments, and a woman in a dark sari walks among them. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the middle of the group. A white banner with printed text is held aloft above the crowd, and shop fronts line the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a road with many marchers in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron garments with rudraksha malas. Several colourful decorated parasols and yellow-orange banners with blue emblems are carried aloft. Drummers in white and red clothing play barrel drums in the foreground, while men in white and a bare-chested youth in a white vest walk alongside. A bus and houses line the background under bright daylight. Some marchers have yellow scarves and garlands.2009-01-12Street procession in a busy Indian town. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-orange scarves walk along the road, with drummers playing large drums and a player with a horn or wind instrument in the middle of the crowd. Several umbrellas in multicolour patterns and tall saffron flags on poles are carried above the marchers, and a banner stretches across the street. A woman in a blue sari walks among the group. Shops with signboards, hoardings and posters line both sides, and an old domed temple structure and an arch stand in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves through a crowded market road in a South Indian town, with many people in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad marchers. Two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red and gold trim and multicolored canopies are carried aloft, flanked by tall orange flags on poles. Drummers in white and red-and-gold drums lead the group, with horn and wind players in white near the front. A man on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and an older man on the right wears a red shawl. Shops and banners line the street, with a domed temple structure visible behind. A banner reads in Tamil about a 108 milk abhishekam.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01