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A street procession moves along a road lined with shops and onlookers. In the foreground, shirtless drummers and cymbal players wear rudraksha malas and white or orange dhotis; a boy plays small cymbals and another boy beats a large tiger-striped drum. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the crowd, and a man in an orange shawl stands among them. A yellow truck with a horn sign is at left, and orange-and-red ceremonial umbrellas or banners rise above the crowd. Shop signs with Tamil text line the street.

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June 19 20142014-06-19A 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 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA street procession of men and boys walks along a paved village road under bright sunlight, with palm trees and low concrete buildings behind them. Several bare-chested drummers in orange and white dhotis play large barrel drums, including a dark-red drum and a wooden-framed drum, while others clash small hand cymbals. Some wear rudraksha malas and red-and-white beaded necklaces. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts follow, and saffron-orange triangular flags on poles are held aloft above the crowd. A banner with a striped blue-and-white design hangs in the background.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy Tamil town with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground, drummers with bare chests wear rudraksha malas and orange or yellow cloths and beat large red-bodied drums and small hand drums. Yellow turbans and a red-and-yellow cap appear among the musicians, and a decorated umbrella with a red and yellow canopy rises at upper right. Shops with blue tarpaulins and palm-thatched stalls line the road. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies