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A large outdoor procession moves along a village road in Tamil Nadu. A black SUV with a white banner reading Embalam sits at the centre, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti leaning from its side. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the road, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red cap walks beside the vehicle. Two red and white parasols with fringed edges rise above the crowd, and saffron-and-orange garlanded poles are carried at left. Drummers play large drums at left, and women in white saris and bare-footed devotees carry brass pots and flower garlands at right. Thatched straw, a cow and green trees appear behind the crowd.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesCrowded street procession in daylight with a dark car at the centre, its windscreen bearing a red-and-white banner reading NITHYANANDAM. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around the car, some reaching toward it. On the right, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head stands beside the car, and a man in white clothes leans in at the window. Behind them, a red-and-purple ceremonial canopy with tasselled fringe and a crowd of onlookers fills the street, with shop awnings and blue tarpaulin on the left.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesDense street procession of a crowd largely dressed in white dhotis and shirts, with many people reaching toward a dark grey SUV whose windscreen placard reads AADHEENAM. A large ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and gold canopy and tassels is raised over the vehicle. Several men in khaki uniforms with red caps and sashes walk among the crowd, and a figure in an orange-brown robe is visible at left. At lower right, a decorated vehicle or offering with orange garland and a painted red-and-blue emblem is visible. Onlookers and photographers stand behind on the street.2014-06-29 +1 copiesStreet 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 copies