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A street procession in a crowded Tamil town. Several drummers in matching yellow shirts and yellow dhotis with red trim play large frame drums with sticks, leading the crowd. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a green sari, and a woman in a red sari walk along the road. Shops, billboards, parked vans and motorcycles line the street under a clear sky, and a small green-and-red banner hangs over the scene.

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October 21 20062006-10-21October 27 2004 - Surat Inter-religious conference in Tiruvannamalai2004-10-27A 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 copiesA large street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and small shops, with a temple gopuram visible in the background and saffron flags on poles. In the foreground, women in orange, saffron and yellow saris carry brass pots and flower offerings on their heads, while men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-headed drums. A silver car with a camera operator in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Behind the drummers, a dense crowd of people in white and saffron follows the procession toward the temple area.2008-07-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a paved road in bright daylight. Bare-chested drummers and musicians lead, wearing orange, yellow and cream dhotis and rudraksha malas; one plays a large drum, others play cymbals and hand drums, and one carries a brass horn at the left edge. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with a decorated vehicle and a red-and-gold ratha-style canopy visible in the background. Some shops and a parked white van line the roadside.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA street procession in a Tamil Nadu village. In the foreground, several men in bright yellow shirts and dhotis with red borders play hand drums, one man at the centre smiling as he drums. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts walk along a concrete road marked with white kolam designs. A golden ornate palanquin or shrine carries a framed portrait of a man in white head wrap and white clothing, decorated with gold arches and flower garlands. White flags with a blue emblem flutter on the right, and a pink building with a banana plant stands beside the road. A brick building with broken windows is at left.2006-10-20A street procession moves along a paved road lined with small shops, a pink two-storey building and a blue-roofed stall with a tarp. Women in white saris with orange borders carry brass pots on their heads and hold flower-decorated vessels, walking in a line. Young men beat large drums held at waist height, one wearing a grey t-shirt and shorts, another in a brown shirt, a yellow shirt and a teal shirt nearby. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Roadside trees, a utility pole and scattered litter are visible.2014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29Street procession in a small town with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing white caps or sashes. In the centre, a group of drummers in yellow-and-orange tiger-striped costumes with yellow head wraps, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red tassels drum on large barrel drums, their bare upper bodies painted with white markings. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left and a few with red caps are visible near a parked car. A large orange and yellow ceremonial umbrella and a decorated orange-and-green banner edge the right. Shopfronts and trees line the road. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copies