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A crowded street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a large multicolored umbrella carried over a central figure in orange and red clothing. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some carrying saffron flags, and drummers in white play a drum at the lower left. Uniformed police officers in khaki move through the crowd near the procession. Shopfronts with grilled windows and a painted advertisement line the street, and a white vehicle is parked at the top right. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession through a town street.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession seen from an upper-floor vantage point, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and many people in saffron and orange. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella canopy shelters a decorated palanquin or ratha at the centre, with garlanded figures under it. Orange flags are raised throughout the crowd, and uniformed police officers walk along the procession. A drummer with a barrel drum is at the lower left, and people in saffron clothing are visible at the top right on a vehicle. Shopfronts, a billboard and banana plants line the street. A cropped billboard portrait also appears at the lower right corner.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves along a busy town road with many people in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange flags. Orange and gold ceremonial standards with floral and kalasha-like motifs rise above the crowd, and a decorated deity murti or palanquin-style float is carried near the center under a canopy. Shops, buildings and a parked bus line the road behind the marchers.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20Aerial 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 20082008-08-01