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A dense street procession in a town centre, with a large crowd of people in white shirts and saffron-orange stoles or sashes moving along a road lined with yellowed multi-storey buildings. A decorated umbrella with a red, green and yellow canopy and tasselled edges is raised at left, and a pennant with an ornate border is held beside it. Many participants hold white placards with printed portraits and Tamil text, and one man at left raises his arm. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at right beside a parked white van, and a drum is visible in the lower foreground. A watermarked-free archive image of a ratha yatra street procession.

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A dense street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a shaded building wall. Under a red, green and gold ceremonial umbrella, many men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside saffron-clad participants. A man in an orange cloth on the left raises his arm. Handheld banners in Tamil script bear portrait photographs and slogans, and several poster portraits are pasted on the wall to the right. People stand on a ledge above the wall, a uniformed police officer stands nearby, and a drum and orange flag appear at lower right.2009-02-02Street procession in a town with shops and buildings behind it, filled with many people in white clothes. A large multicolored umbrella with yellow and red panels and gold fringe is held aloft, and a smaller decorated umbrella sits to the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with long hair and a shawl. Several men beat drums, and marchers hold placards showing framed portrait photos and Tamil text. A hand-held orange flag appears at the lower right.2009-02-02Street procession in a crowded Indian town during daytime, with many people in white dhotis and shirts moving between parked vehicles and buildings. In the centre, a bare-chested drummer in white dhoti beats a large drum while a man in an orange saffron robe walks in the crowd. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold and red fringes rise above the marchers, and many people hold white placards with red and black printed text. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the procession. A few marchers wear orange sashes and rosettes, and a woman in a white sari with a green shawl stands at the right. A timestamp reads 11 26 2008.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A large crowd walks in a street procession, many people wearing white clothes and rudraksha malas. Near the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Several people hold up printed placards and banners with Tamil text, and a multi-coloured parasol and orange flags are visible above. Women in white saris with gold bangles and garlands join the march, and a drummer appears at the lower edge. The crowd is dense, with many faces visible, and the procession appears to be a ratha yatra.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession moves through a town, with a large colourful parasol-style canopy in red, green, yellow and blue held aloft above the crowd and two smaller ornate yellow and red-trimmed umbrellas flanking it. Many men in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls walk the road, and a uniformed policeman in khaki stands near the centre. Banners and printed posters line the route, including large portrait banners on the right showing a figure in an orange turban and a banner reading Paramathi Velur. Shop fronts and a Kanakkarsidh building signboard frame the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02