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Outdoor procession on a rural road lined with trees and low buildings. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or sarees walk with orange flags and orange-and-white striped decorations, while a drummer in a red top beats a drum at the front. Several large umbrellas in orange, red and yellow colours are held aloft over the crowd. A figure in orange robes stands near the centre of the procession. A Tamil signboard and a bright garland of purple flowers appear at the lower right edge.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tamil Nadu under bright daylight. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis or saris, some with orange sashes and ID lanyards, walk behind orange and saffron flags on poles and a row of decorated umbrellas. Two drummers in the foreground play large drums, one bare-chested in a red cloth, and a man at the front carries an orange flag. Roadside walls and utility poles frame the scene. The procession looks like a padayatra of the Kodikann rath yatra in Kanyakumari district.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road lined with greenery and a low wall. Many people in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and beaded malas walk in a dense crowd, many carrying orange flags. Colourful striped umbrellas are raised above the group. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a white shirt and cap, while a drummer in a red garment plays a large drum nearby. Some people in orange robes walk among the crowd. Purple flowers are visible at the lower right corner. The scene looks like a ratha/chariot yatra procession.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white clothes with orange sashes and blue lanyards walk in a dense group, several carrying orange flags and colourful striped umbrellas raised over the crowd. Some participants wear orange garments, and a man in the foreground wears a grey shirt and trousers with an orange cloth at his shoulder. Utility poles and a vehicle are visible along the roadside.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A large procession moves along a paved village road lined with trees and low buildings. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely together. Orange and saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, along with decorative umbrellas in red, yellow and green. In the foreground a bearded older man in white raises his right arm and gestures forward, while a drummer beats a drum beside him. Other marchers carry orange cloth and flags. A white van is parked at the left edge of the road.2009-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a paved road lined with trees, utility poles and low buildings. Many men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk with orange flags. Above the crowd, multicoloured umbrellas are held aloft. In the middle of the group, a figure in an orange-red robe walks among the marchers. Some people carry orange cloth and a small sign stands by the roadside. The bright sunlight casts shadows across the tarmac.2009-01-12