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A crowded street procession in a South Indian town under a long dark canopy strung with a golden circular emblem, lined with banana plants and bamboo poles. Many devotees fill the road: a woman in a pink sari holds a green leaf packet, an older woman in a yellow-orange sari stands center, a girl in a lavender salwar holds a leaf, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them. A colourfully painted temple gopuram with sculpted figures rises at right, and a small shrine niche stands beside the road. Some devotees hold up burning lamps or offerings. Scattered visible people number well over twenty.

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Street scene in a busy Tamil town during a procession, viewed from an elevated, gilded vehicle in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with his back to the camera, holding a metal tray of offerings, while a crowd of devotees presses around him with hands folded in namaskar. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear sarees in pink, yellow, teal and purple. Shops, parked motorbikes, cycle rickshaws, a white van and a green-and-white bus line the road. A uniformed policeman in khaki stands at left. Hoardings and shop signs are visible above, with Tamil script on the signboards.2006-10-25July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesLarge outdoor procession on a village street in Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of devotees filling the road. In the centre a decorated red and gold chariot or palanquin with a red canopy is pulled by white horses, and a figure in orange-saffron clothing stands within the carriage area, but no facial or identity-based identification is made. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some bare-chested, and women wear orange, cream and pink saris, some carrying items. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a dark cap walks near the front. Banana leaves frame the left side, and a temple gopuram with colourful sculptures and orange flags stands in the background, with a small shop sign and a parked white vehicle visible.2008-07-28A dense outdoor crowd surges through a street in front of an ornate South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway with painted sculptural figures. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white head cloths and sandalwood or vibhuti marks, press forward, while women in saris and salwar are mixed among them. On the right, a decorated temple procession vehicle with a bull mount and a painted deity murti under an ornate arch stands among banana plants. A man in an orange-saffron garment appears at right with a shaved head, and a yellow auto-rickshaw and parked vehicles are visible at left. Blue and white shop signs with Tamil script line the street.2011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd fills a tree-lined street in a town setting. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with white caps, while women wear saris in orange, pink, green and red with flowers in their hair. Market stalls with hanging signs and banners line the road, and a white car is visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2008-04-19A large crowd of men and women in white shirts and dhotis, plus some in colourful saris and shawls, streams out of a dark temple gateway flanked by painted pillars with rearing lion-like figures. A thin smoke or incense haze drifts near the entrance. A man in the foreground wears a dark grey jacket and a rudraksha mala, and holds beads. A man at left carries a camera. On the right stands a small shop with a blue facade and a white car. Police in khaki uniform stand near the gate. The date stamp 27 10 2006 appears in the lower right corner.2006-10-27A dense outdoor street crowd, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, pressing forward at a procession. A red, green and gold striped canopy with garland decorations stands at the left edge above a metal grille. Many faces are close to the lens, some men holding mobile phones or cameras, and a few orange cloths are visible among the crowd. Shop signs and a roadside stall are visible in the background. Partially visible faces fill the lower foreground, and no single figure can be clearly identified.2006-09-24A dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris moving between shopfronts and parked autorickshaws. Above the crowd, an ornate golden ratha/palanquin with a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried forward under a canopy. Several large decorated umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed panels are carried by men in white. A few saffron-clad figures appear among the crowd. A large hoarding at top right shows a deity image and text dated 2006, and strings of pennants hang across the street.2006-09-24A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a thatched roof. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, while several bare-chested drummers and attendants wear yellow and orange turbans and orange cloth around their waists. A tall pole carries a saffron-orange banner with a red and blue emblem, and a red and gold parasol is visible behind it. A dark car with a readable sign on its side follows the procession. A pink building with a blue tarpaulin stands at right. Many spectators watch from the roadside and balconies, and the crowd is dense on both sides.2014-06-19A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of men and women walking along a dusty road lined with shops. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt walks with a woman in a white sari with green border, and a man in a white vest and lungi carries an orange cloth. A woman in an orange-yellow sari holds a small child, and many devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris follow. Shopfronts display signs, a red-and-white ICICI Bank sign and orange banners, and a bright orange flag flutters at the left edge. No clear a person figure is visible among the people.2006-10-25April 19 20082008-04-19