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Overhead view of a dense street procession in a small South Indian town, with a crowd filling the narrow lane between shop fronts and hanging yellow and green festoons. Musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long wind instruments and drums at the front, followed by people in white and light clothing. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with canopy and small colourful umbrellas is carried along the street. Banners with printed text hang from the left and a blue sign is strung across the lane.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A dense outdoor street procession in a narrow town lane lined with low shops, awnings and yellow-green festoon streamers. A large crowd of men, mostly in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white or orange headcloths, walks forward; some carry long poles and staves. Dark-skinned drummers and attendants in orange and yellow turbans lead near the front. Above the crowd, a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with striped red, orange and yellow umbrella-like tops moves along. A blue banner with Kannada script hangs over the street, and white and red printed banners flank the left. Women in saris stand among the throng, and an overhead view shows the crowd filling the lane.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Aerial view of a dense street procession in a narrow town lane lined with buildings and yellow and green paper bunting. A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks close together, mixed with women in colourful saris, and onlookers crowd the sidewalks. Near the top right, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a blue canopy and colourful ornamental panels moves down the street. On the left, a temple facade with carved stucco figures is visible. A man in a light-coloured shirt and white head covering stands near the centre-left of the crowd.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point looking down a narrow village street lined with pale multi-storey buildings and terracotta roofs. A dense procession of many people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts alongside women in pink, orange and red saris, moves along the road. Yellow and green triangular bunting strings hang across the street. At the far end, a decorated float or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried forward. Several people in the foreground carry white and yellow bags. A motorcycle is parked at the lower right.2007-02-02Elevated view of a dense procession moving down a narrow village street lined with tiled-roof houses and a pale pink temple-style building with blue-trimmed ornate shrine niches. Many people walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women in saris of pink, orange, green and purple follow along. Yellow and green triangular pennants string across the street, and a decorated ratha or float with flower garlands appears in the distance. Some men carry drums and musical instruments. Palm trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this crowd.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty village street lined with yellow and green pennant flags strung overhead. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, some carrying long poles or staffs; one man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti and walks with a stick. Decorated palanquins and temple-style ratha canopies with orange and red accents are visible in the background. Multi-storey concrete buildings, palm trees and a Kannada-language banner line the street under clear blue sky. A large crowd of several hundred people fills the frame, many in white, with a few women in saris.2007-02-02