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A street procession moves along a city road lined with parked motorbikes and shopfronts. Two large multicoloured parasols with gold tops lead the crowd, and a smaller yellow-and-red embroidered banner is carried on a pole to the right. Many marchers wear white shirts and dhotis, with some in saffron or orange garments, and many hold orange flags. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the crowd. Several marchers carry plastic bags and bags of offerings. In the centre, a person in an orange shawl and white clothing walks beneath the parasols. Roadside, a red banner with Tamil text is visible at the right edge.

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A street procession moves along a busy road lined with shops, with many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange sashes, carrying tall orange and saffron flags. Several decorated umbrellas in red, green and multicolour fabric and a gold ceremonial parasol with a red and blue emblem are held aloft above the crowd. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and drummers in yellow and gold attire play a large drum. Motorbikes and scooters share the road, and a float or ratha at right is decorated with garlands and a red banner showing a portrait. Storefronts including Furniture and Paints signs line the street.2009-02-05August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in an Indian town with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. Two ornate ceremonial parasols with red, green and yellow panels and blue emblems are carried above the procession. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the road, surrounded by people in white. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt directs the crowd on the right, and a policeman in a peaked cap stands at the left edge. Shop fronts, a signboard and banners line the road behind the crowd.2009-02-05August 01 20082008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy road lined with shops, power lines and palm trees. Many men and boys in white shirts and dhotis or trousers carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Several uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, one carrying a baton. Behind the crowd, a decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy of coloured umbrellas and a sign is visible. A white car, an auto-rickshaw and a scooter share the road. Red Airtel banners hang along the roadside. Several people appear in the foreground and midground, roughly in the 21-100 range.2009-02-05A 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.2008-08-01February 05 20092009-02-05August 01 20082008-08-01Aerial view of a street procession in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with many devotees walking along a paved road lined with bushes and a drain. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk among the crowd. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry red and orange flags and small framed portraits. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe and red turban walks beneath a multicoloured ornate umbrella, with several saffron-robed attendants and women in saffron saris around him. A few people are seen on motorbikes and a passing auto-rickshaw at the top right. Someone at the upper left has a bicycle.2008-04-27August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy road in a town. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders, and several carry saffron flags on poles. Multicoloured parasols with decorative borders are held above the marchers. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge, and a blue truck loaded with cardboard boxes is at the right. Shops, utility poles and a temple gopuram appear in the background.2008-08-01