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Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha SarvajnapeethamA festival procession on a dirt road under a bright sky. Two bearers in orange dhotis, one in a white vest and one bare-chested, carry a pair of decorated wooden palanquins with curved orange canopies, peacock-feather plumes, and white and yellow flower garlands. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk around them, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and a saffron flag flies at left. Some men on the right clap their hands. The crowd is visible in the background.2006-11-13A street procession in Tiruvannamalai shows a decorated vehicle with a tall ornate arched frame, painted in white, pink and gold, topped with carved faces, saffron flags and green foliage. Two shirtless men in pink dhotis stand on its platform, one holding a sword. A man in a blue striped shirt walks in the foreground, and a woman in a red sari and onlookers in white watch from the right beside a gilded carved animal form adorned with garlands. Garlands of marigold hang from the structure.2011-12-20A street procession on a paved road with men carrying colourful decorated kavadi-style frames draped in purple and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a metal pot and gestures toward a kavadi bearer, a pink badge and green ribbon on his shirt. Behind, drummers in white and saffron-red clothing play a drum, and white-topped decorative pots and a festive banner with triangular pennants and a bright red and yellow motif rise above the crowd, with a saffron flag on a pole at right.2006-11-13A street procession on a paved road with men in white dhotis and bare chests carrying decorated wooden palanquin-style frames (kavadi-like structures) with peacock-feather fans, marigold and flower garlands, and orange and red cloth canopies. The front bearer wears an orange shawl and red waist cloth, and another bearer in an orange shawl and white dhoti follows; a man on the right in a white shirt reaches toward them. Spectators in white shirts, checked lungis and sarongs line the roadside, with a red truck and motorcycles behind, and petals scattered on the road.2010-02-18A photograph of a procession on a dirt road under a partly cloudy sky. Two young men in orange-and-pink lungis, bare-chested with flower garlands of yellow marigolds and white jasmine, carry a wooden pole on their shoulders that supports two small orange-roofed palanquins decorated with peacock feathers, flowers and purple drapes. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, and a crowd follows behind. In the background a decorated umbrella or canopy with orange and gold tones is visible above the crowd, alongside orange flags. The scene appears to be an outdoor religious procession.2006-11-13June 03 20122012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor religious procession moving along a path under trees in the evening. In the foreground, a tall silver trident with a red-and-white banner stands beside a long torch or ceremonial staff. Behind it, a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes, many with hands raised or pressed in prayer, walks forward. Red, white and saffron flags flutter above the crowd, and a building with a tiled roof stands at the right edge.2010-11-11June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha SarvajnapeethamJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copies