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A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trees and shopfronts. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace walks in front of several colourful umbrella-shaped palanquins with decorative panels. Around him, devotees in white clothes with orange shawls carry flags and play drums, while a uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge. Orange flags fly among the crowd.

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A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris walk in a crowd, many wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate decorated palanquin-style canopies in red, gold and blue are carried behind them. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in front, with shops, signs and parked scooters along the roadside. Drummers in white are visible among the marchers. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible, so no one is confirmed as a person.2008-08-01A large street procession moves along a paved road lined with trees and buses. Devotees wear white clothing with saffron/orange shawls and walk barefoot. Drummers at left play large drums, and several saffron flags and multicoloured umbrellas are carried overhead. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in the foreground. Near the centre, a figure in orange robes walks among the devotees, and the appearance-based candidate is uncertain, so no identification is made. The crowd of white-clad participants fills the middle of the frame.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts wearing saffron-orange shawls. Orange flags are raised above the crowd, and colourful striped umbrellas and ornate embroidered banners on poles lead the group. Drummers in white walk at the left with drums, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the front. A banner with Tamil text is held across the procession. A temple gopuram is visible in the background, and rain puddles reflect on the wet road.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a tree-lined road on a sunny day. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, some carrying orange flags on tall poles. Several umbrella-like canopies in orange, red and multicolored panels are carried overhead, along with decorated banners. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the front. Coconuts are stacked at the right edge, and motorbikes and parked vehicles line the roadside among tall trees.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange triangular flags on poles rise above the crowd, and multicoloured decorated umbrellas are carried overhead. Drummers on the left play dhol drums, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the marchers. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background, and a banner runs beneath the umbrellas. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this crowd.2008-08-01A street procession in a tree-lined road, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing saffron/orange shawls. Several carry tall orange flags and saffron banners, and colourful umbrella-style canopies with emblems are held aloft. Drummers in white with drums lead on the left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the centre. Onlookers stand at the roadside and a few people walk among auto-rickshaws and parked vehicles. The crowd fills the road, and the procession appears to be moving forward.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road, led by a crowd of men and some women in white dhotis, kurtas and saffron-orange shawls. Several bearers carry multicoloured ceremonial parasols and square banners with a blue-and-white emblem on red and gold fields. Orange flags wave above the group, and drummers in white beat large drums on the right. Motorbikes and a parked vehicle sit at the left edge of the road. Several figures look like they could be ceremonial leaders at the front, but no one can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked here.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01