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A dense outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beside parked buses during a procession. Two tall ornate umbrella-like standards with gold fringe and embroidered red and gold panels rise above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear saris; some devotees have white and red marks on their foreheads. A bus in front displays the word Express and Tamil script, and another white bus shows Nithyanandam and Rathams signage. Orange flags are visible among the people, and a uniformed police officer stands near the blue bus.

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A street procession on a busy road, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and green panels and bird motifs. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several women carry metal trays of offerings. Behind them a white bus with a Nithyanandam sign and passing traffic, including a truck and motorbikes, are visible on the roadway. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with no clearly identifiable a person present.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 13 20092009-02-13February 09 20092009-02-09February 12 20092009-02-12A dense street procession moves through a busy Indian road lined with buses, trucks and autorickshaws. At the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe walks beneath a large multicoloured umbrella with yellow, red, green and blue panels and gold motifs, held up on poles. Around him, many people in white garments and orange shawls carry placards and banners with portraits and Tamil text. Women in white saris wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A banner on the umbrella and a vehicle in the background show printed portraits of a woman in saffron. Flags and decorated ceremonial parasols line the procession, which fills the street with dozens of participants.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street crowd gathers on a road during a procession, with a decorated chariot-style float and orange-and-white flags visible at the top. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and white or orange marks on their foreheads. Women in white saris with red borders stand near the front. In the lower left, a woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a lit oil lamp in front of a young boy in a red shirt. A bearded man in white shirt and dhoti, with a mala and a medallion, stands at centre left, and a moustached man in a white shirt is at centre. A large white vehicle with 'Be Blissful' and 'Ananda Ratham' lettering is in the background.2009-02-12October 19 20062006-10-19February 13 20092009-02-13A dusty open ground at a processional event with a crowd of devotees walking in a procession. Many men and women wear white and cream traditional dress, including dhotis and white sarees, with some in white shirts and others in orange or blue. Several people carry tall orange and red triangular flags and ornate pennant standards with gold and red patterns. In the centre a decorated ratha/chariot with yellow and gold ornamentation, a canopy and umbrellas is pulled through the crowd. A white bus with signage and loudspeaker stacks stands in the background, and a small boy in a red shirt is in the foreground. The crowd is dense and occupies most of the frame.2009-12-27February 13 20092009-02-13