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A street procession in a busy town centre. A raised wooden palanquin decorated with banana leaves, marigold garlands and an orange cloth stands at centre, carried by several bare-chested men in dhotis. Crowds in white shirts and white dhotis raise their arms and clap in front of it, while an orange-robed sannyasi stands at left with a shoulder bag. Behind them are a multi-tiered gopuram and a colourful temple tower at right, with spectators watching from a balcony at left and shops lining the street.

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A street procession in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple tower on the left. A wooden palanquin-style frame decorated with banana leaves, orange flags, marigold garlands and a maroon banner rises above the crowd, with several men standing on or holding its bamboo poles with raised arms. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the left with his hands folded, and a man in white kurta holds the pole at right. Other devotees in shirts and checked lungi stand along the road among orange flags and banana plants, with a palm-lined roadside and cloudy sky above.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession on a paved road in a temple town. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands mid-step, swinging a long rope with a yellow ball toward a line of onlookers. Behind him a decorated ratha/chariot with a deity murti, flanked by carved figures and orange flags, moves through the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange shawls, line the road, while others wear red checked shirts and dark trousers. Painted gopuram towers and palm fronds frame the scene, and a large speaker stack stands at the right.2011-12-20Street procession in a Tamil town on a tractor-drawn float decorated with banana trunks and leaves, a banner in Tamil script behind several bare-chested men standing on the float. Garlanded men on the float hold on to the wooden frame. A bald man in saffron cloth at left raises a camera, and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl at lower right raises his hand. Saffron flags flutter at left and right. A colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram stands at right, with a grey gopuram and shops behind.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession with a bamboo and banana-leaf structure built over the road. Two shirtless men in orange-and-white cloth hang from a horizontal bamboo pole, one arm and legs extended, while a third man in white shirt and orange lungi stands on the pole nearby. Orange flags fly from bamboo poles and a red tractor-trolley sits below. A large banner shows a smiling man with a red head-wrap beside Tamil script. Crowds of onlookers, many in white shirts, line the street; a loudspeaker is mounted on a building. Garlands of marigolds hang from the frame.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession on a decorated open vehicle under a pale sky. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a multicolored flower garland, stands on bamboo poles lashed to banana-leaf decorations and balances on the frame. Behind him a second bare-chested man hangs from a rope or pole with his hands folded in namaskar, also garlanded. A man in a dark green shirt stands in the foreground, and seated men in casual clothes fill the lower right. A framed portrait of a man with a saffron cloth is mounted on the cart, and an orange-robed man in a saffron garment stands at left among flower garlands. Orange and white flags are visible at right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo of a street festival with two devotees suspended horizontally on wooden poles mounted on a frame, arms outstretched and held by ropes, one wearing a brown cloth and the other bare-chested. Banana leaves, orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the structure. In the foreground, men stand watching: one in a white shirt and light trousers, one in a dark jacket, one in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a white garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A maroon banner with Tamil text hangs behind the frame. Pale blue sky and a small temple roof appear at the edges. No visible a person candidate.2011-12-20A street procession in front of a decorated temple chariot with orange flags, a golden-topped gopuram-style tower behind it. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti dances in the road, and a man in white clothes holds a tall pole with a green leafy bundle. A seated man in orange robes is in the foreground near a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis lining the road, with a uniformed policeman at left and a black speaker stack at right. Banana plants and a white canopy stand in the background.2011-12-20