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Outdoor street procession under a large tree in India. A colourful ceremonial parasol with red, green, yellow and blue panels, lotus and bird emblems, and tasselled fringe is carried on a long pole at right. Devotees in saffron and orange clothing walk alongside; a smiling man in an orange garment with a yellow shawl is centred behind them. In the foreground a man in striped shirt and sunglasses walks beside a man in white shirt. A man in an orange cap and orange shirt appears at right. Buildings and greenery surround the street.

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A street procession in daylight, with a crowd of men and some women walking past a yellow building. In the foreground a man in a striped short-sleeved shirt and dark sunglasses with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at the front. Beside him a man in a pink shirt holds his hand to his chest, and on the right a smiling bald man wears a white shirt with orange collar and a red tilak, with a garland-like bundle in his hand. Behind them, decorated parasols with red, green and yellow panels and tassels are carried over the procession, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the marchers. Several men wear white shirts with orange trim and bead necklaces. Bunting flags hang above the street and a printed sign is visible on the left.2009-02-02Outdoor street scene during a procession. A large tree with spreading branches dominates the left. On the right, the upper edge of a yellow-blue-and-red fringed canopy or ratha umbrella is visible. Crowded devotees in white shirts and orange-and-white caps press together, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in an orange top stands in the centre-right. Behind them are a yellow vehicle, a blue rolled mat, and a small signboard in Tamil on a shop front. A papaya tree is visible on the right. Several people are visible in the frame, mostly partially.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor street procession in bright daylight with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many with rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A large red, green and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels and a gold-fringed embroidered pennant stand out above the crowd. A man in the foreground holds a camera with a flash unit, and a drummer in white with a striped towel over his shoulder plays at the lower right. Behind them, a man in orange robes raises his arm, and protesters' or devotees' hand-held placards bear printed photos and Tamil script. Onlookers stand on a wall and balcony in the background under trees and building facades.2009-02-02A street procession moves through a town, with a large colourful parasol-style canopy in red, green, yellow and blue held aloft above the crowd and two smaller ornate yellow and red-trimmed umbrellas flanking it. Many men in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls walk the road, and a uniformed policeman in khaki stands near the centre. Banners and printed posters line the route, including large portrait banners on the right showing a figure in an orange turban and a banner reading Paramathi Velur. Shop fronts and a Kanakkarsidh building signboard frame the street.2009-02-02December 25 20072007-12-25Street procession in a town market with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt and holds a white flower with a yellow petal. Beside him a young man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a wooden pole topped by a gold-fringed red and yellow embroidered ceremonial banner with a blue emblem. Shopfronts, a shuttered shutter and roadside signs line the street behind the procession. a person is the saffron-clad figure with long hair, identified by appearance cues only.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daylight passes a parked truck with a tarpaulin and the registration plate TN 59 5575. Many men in white shirts and trousers, some wearing orange sashes, walk along the road, with a woman in an orange sari near the centre. A decorated multicoloured umbrella with tassels and a canopy with peacock-like motifs rises at right, alongside a blue shopfront and a yellow-and-blue signboard. A man in a white shirt holds a garland of flowers, and an orange-sashed devotee at right carries a flower garland.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a white building with a red-framed canopy and a green tree. A man in a multicoloured umbrella-canopy procession carries a decorated umbrella inscribed with Dhyanapeetam and a bird emblem, its fringes trimmed with red, green and yellow tassels. Men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk alongside, and a man in an orange dhoti and orange shirt walks away from the camera. A man in a yellow shawl and white kurta walks at right, and onlookers in white and orange stand along the edge.2008-07-17December 25 20072007-12-25