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A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with shops and crowds. Men and boys in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and marching-band style sashes. Several participants carry ornate multicoloured parasols with blue and white emblems, and a man in white carries a green coconut. Drummers and musicians play dhol and wind instruments. Orange flags flutter above, and a large banner with Tamil text is carried behind the umbrellas. A blue truck loaded with sacks stands at the right edge, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy roadside in a town. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls, walk in the crowd, some carrying orange ceremonial flags on tall poles. Several umbrella-like canopies in blue, orange and red with decorative fringe are carried overhead. Drummers beat large drums with their hands, and a man in the foreground carries a green coconut or fruit. Shops, signboards and a bus line the road behind the crowd. Hindu procession imagery. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance alone, so no a person candidate is asserted.2008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange saffron shawls, walk in the foreground, one holding a small drum. Several colourful decorated umbrellas with blue, orange and red fringed canopies are carried aloft on poles, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. Behind the umbrellas a large portrait banner is visible. On the right a blue truck piled with white sacks and cardboard boxes passes by, with a man sitting on top of the load.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in the crowd. Orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shelter the procession. A large banner held aloft shows a portrait of a man with long dark hair and a Tamil caption. Musicians play drums and a horn, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. A white van and a bus are visible in the background, along with palm trees and utility poles.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a busy road with devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. Several ornate umbrellas with blue, red and green panels and tasselled fringes are carried aloft, and tall saffron flags wave at left and right. A large portrait banner held up in the middle of the procession shows a man's photograph with text. Drummers in white play double-headed drums, and a woman in a dark sari walks among the marchers. Shop signs, parked vehicles and palm trees line the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. At the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair, walks forward holding a small object in one hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk alongside, and a shaven-headed man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. A woman in a pink and maroon sari with gold jewellery walks beside a man playing a horn. Tall orange flags and multicoloured decorative parasols with bird motifs are carried above the crowd, and a white banner with Tamil text is visible behind them.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01