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A large procession moves down a tree-lined street under flowering trees. Front rows carry colourful multi-panel ceremonial umbrellas with blue and white emblems and tassels, plus tall orange flags. Musicians in white dhotis play long wind instruments, and a drummer in a cream shirt carries a drum. A woman in a red and dark sari walks among men in white and saffron-orange shawls. Many more followers in white and orange fill the road behind, and a man stands on a vehicle at the back. Blossoming trees overhead complete the scene.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves along a tree-lined road, with many people walking in a long column. In the foreground, musicians play long trumpet-like instruments, and drummers beat large barrel drums. Several men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, a woman in a blue sari and another in a dark sari walk among them, and a man in white carries a wooden stick. Multicolored decorative umbrellas with peacock-blue and yellow motifs and red-bordered square banners rise above the crowd, alongside tall orange flags. A white vehicle with a canvas cover and a banner reading in Tamil script are visible behind the marchers. Lush green trees line the road under a pale sky.2008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined road. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and several carry orange flags on tall poles. Drummers and a musician playing a long brass horn lead the group. Behind them, decorated umbrellas in blue, red and gold, with gold-framed banners, are carried above a central banner. Crowds of onlookers fill the background, and a young boy in a blue shirt watches from the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a busy road lined with trucks and vehicles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shawls, play drums and wind instruments including a long brass horn and a clarinet-like pipe. Several decorative umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with peacock-like emblems are carried above the crowd. Orange flags wave overhead, and a large crowd of devotees in orange and white follows. A figure in saffron robes with long hair and a garland walks near the centre of the procession, carrying a ceremonial umbrella overhead.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road under green canopy. In front, drummers in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls beat large barrel drums, and a musician in white plays a wind instrument. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing carry tall orange flags and colourful umbrellas decorated with panels. A vehicle and a crowd follow further back. Many participants wear orange sashes, and the scene suggests a festival or ashram procession.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession of devotees walks along a rural road in daylight. Front centre, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti beats a large double-headed drum, and beside him a woman in a yellow saree plays a long wind instrument. Behind them a man in white plays a saxophone-like horn. Several multicoloured ceremonial parasols with blue and gold emblems are carried aloft, and a man in an orange robe walks near the middle. Many men and women in white clothes and rudraksha-style necklaces follow, some in white and pink sarees. A white bus with a painted sign and a handheld sign reading 'Be Blissful Is My Message' appear in the background, along with roadside logs and a small building.2009-02-16A street procession moves down a tree-lined road on a sunny day. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange shawls, walk barefoot near the front. Several drummers beat large drums, and men play long wind instruments. A woman in a blue salwar kameez walks at the front and another in a red and dark sari carries a small object. Large orange flags with a dark circular emblem are raised above the crowd, along with colourful fringed umbrellas over the procession. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks in the middle, but his face is too far to judge reliably, so a person is set to unsure. The crowd fills the road behind, with many people in white and orange.2008-08-01