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A large crowd walks down a busy Indian town street in a procession, mostly men dressed in white shirts and dhotis with ID lanyards, along with some women in pink and other saris. Near the centre, a woman in an orange-saffron sari walks at the front. Above the crowd, a large multicoloured umbrella with a yellow canopy is held aloft. Many people carry placards and banners, and a drummer in a khaki shirt beats a drum at the lower right. Parked motorbikes line the roadside, a white ambulance and cars travel the road, and shopfronts and signboards line both sides under a bright sky.

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Street procession in a town with shops and buildings behind it, filled with many people in white clothes. A large multicolored umbrella with yellow and red panels and gold fringe is held aloft, and a smaller decorated umbrella sits to the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with long hair and a shawl. Several men beat drums, and marchers hold placards showing framed portrait photos and Tamil text. A hand-held orange flag appears at the lower right.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A large procession moves along a busy, dusty street in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of devotees walking toward the camera. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and several carry small placards and a drum. A few figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the middle of the crowd, and a decorated umbrella and a saffron flag appear among the marchers. Trucks, motorbikes and a parked auto-rickshaw line the road, with multi-storey buildings and utility poles behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks on the left edge of the procession, guiding the march. The scene reads as a ratha yatra or street procession.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession moves along a busy Indian town road lined with shops, billboards and parked vehicles. A central figure with long dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a fringed border, flanked by another orange-clad attendant. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with blue-and-white lanyard garlands, walk around them, and a drummer in white with a drum hangs at the right edge. Several people carry framed portrait photos and printed placards. A bus and an ambulance are visible on the road, with police officers in khaki at the left.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts filling the road. A large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella and a decorated ornamental banner are carried at the top of the frame. Several men in khaki police uniform walk through the crowd, and drummers in the lower centre play drums. Street shopfronts advertising computer, xerox and STD/ISD fax services line the right side. Printed banners held aloft show portraits and text, including a banner labelled with the name Paramathi Velur. Women in saris and salwar kameez watch from the right, and a man in a yellow shirt stands in the foreground.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession in Tamil Nadu moves through traffic, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Two women in saffron-orange sarees walk near the front-center, one carrying a tall ornate staff. A multicolored parasol, several saffron and orange flags, and placards with printed portraits are held aloft. Drums are visible at lower right, and a large tanker truck and buses line the road. The scene is an outdoor ratha yatra-style procession.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02