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A dense street procession in daylight, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts filling the road. In the foreground, bare-chested drummers and ritual participants wear orange-yellow dhotis and play hand drums and cymbals. Police officers in khaki uniforms and a man in a red-topped cap stand among the crowd. On the right, an orange and red ceremonial banner on a pole is held aloft. Behind, a multi-storey building with scaffolding has spectators on its balcony, and a white van is parked at left. Posters and signs line the street.

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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a village with a dense crowd filling the road. In the foreground, bare-chested drummers wearing white dhotis and blue shoulder cloths play handheld drums and sticks. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis walk among devotees, and women in saris and gold necklaces watch and walk along the roadside. A decorated red-topped chariot or palanquin is visible in the distance beneath palm trees, with thatched-roof shops and a lamp post lining the street. Many people visible, well over twenty.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA crowded street procession in a small Tamil village lined with low buildings, palm trees and a thatched roof. In the foreground, shirtless young men in white dhotis and blue cloth across the shoulder play drums and beat rhythms with sticks, faces intent. Behind them a large crowd of villagers presses along the road; women wear saris in blue, red and black, some with flowers in their hair and gold necklaces. A red ceremonial umbrella and a decorated palanquin or ratha are visible further up the procession toward the centre. Power lines and a painted banner on the right mark the street scene.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a town road lined with shops, signboards and scaffolding. Drummers in the foreground play cymbal-like hand instruments; several bare-chested men wear wooden rudraksha-style malas and saffron-and-yellow dhotis. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with red-banded caps. A man at left raises a camera. Many onlookers line balconies and the street, and a white van is parked at left.2014-06-19A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu village. In the foreground, bare-chested young men with sweat-sheened skin, sacred threads, and red tilak marks on their foreheads press forward. A drummer carrying a barrel drum stands among them. Behind them, crowds of devotees in white and red saris, some with flowers in their hair, fill the road. Beyond the crowd, a red ceremonial umbrella shades a palanquin or chariot carrying a figure in orange attire, with a wooden carriage and palm trees and low thatched shops lining the street. A banner with a portrait hangs on a building at upper right.2008-07-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense street procession in a Tamil village. Bare-chested young men in white dhotis, some with sacred ash on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beads, carry small metal cymbals and wooden poles. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, many women in saris, watches. In the background a red-canopied chariot or palanquin carrying an orange-clad figure moves down the road between concrete houses, palm trees and shops.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a town road lined with shops and signboards under bright daylight. Drummers at left, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis and orange cloths, play large drums and cymbals. A shirtless man in an orange-and-red cloth carries a wooden staff. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a bead necklace. A uniformed police officer in a khaki shirt and red-banded cap walks at right. Behind them a large crowd of men, boys and women in white and checked shirts fills the street, with an orange ceremonial flag raised above the crowd. Several people hold small red and white banners.2014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesStreet procession in a village lined with thatched-roof shops and palm trees. Shirtless drummers in white dhotis and blue shoulder cloths beat drums and a hand-held drum in the foreground. Behind them a crowd fills the road, with a figure under a red umbrella or canopy at the centre of the procession. Many onlookers in white shirts, saffron-and-white garments and sarees gather closely, and a woman in a black saree with gold jewellery stands at the right. Overhead power lines and a partly visible banner sit at the top right.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA street procession crowded with men in white dhotis and shirts moves along a town road lined with shops and a parked white van. In the foreground, a bare-chested drummer in a yellow-and-white dhoti plays a drum wrapped in red cloth, and another drummer in a green cloth over his shoulder beats a drum with red cloth. A man in white with an orange-and-red garland raises an arm. Police officers in khaki uniforms and red-banded caps stand among the crowd on the right. Many onlookers fill the roadway behind the drummers, with a banner and signboards visible above the shopfronts.2014-06-29 +1 copies