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A street procession moves along a tree-lined road under bright sunshine. Many people in white clothing, some in orange or saffron garments, walk alongside and behind a decorated ratha or chariot carried on poles. Orange triangular flags with a blue logo and a yellow-and-red banner are raised above the crowd. Palm trees and houses line the road, and a yellow signboard with red lettering stands at left. Several people in front wear white ritual dress with white caps, and some devotees carry orange flags.

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A street procession on a sunny day. Many people in white ritual clothes, including white dhotis and sarees, walk along a paved road, several raising orange-red flags with a blue emblem. A decorated golden float or chariot with ornate canopy appears at the right edge. Palm trees, a blue house and a red-and-yellow banner with Tamil text line the roadside. A woman in a cream saree and a man in a yellow shawl are visible in the foreground. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession in a Tamil village setting with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing saffron/orange shawls or scarves. Orange and red flags are raised, and a decorated ratha/chariot with a gold canopy is visible in the distance beyond palm trees and houses. A yellow banner with Tamil lettering stretches across a wall at left. Some devotees raise their hands and gesture toward the procession, and a woman in orange sari stands at left with a red bag. No single figure in a clearly identifiable saffron-and-ornament presentation is distinctly visible in the foreground, so no in-person candidate is confirmed.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A large road procession winds along a tree-lined tarmac road in daylight. Dozens of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, many wearing lanyards and holding orange and saffron flags. In the foreground a young man in an orange sannyasi-style garment with a rudraksha mala walks beside them. Two ornate red and gold pennant-shaped banners with floral and bird motifs are carried on poles at right. Several umbrellas and a yellow auto-rickshaw sit amid the marchers, with a bicycle and motorcycles on the roadside. Roadside signboards with Tamil text stand in the background.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A large procession of devotees dressed in white walks along a paved road, with orange and white flags raised. In the foreground a man in white shirt and orange shawl holds a white flag bearing a blue Dhyanapeetam emblem and Tamil-like script. Behind them a woman in white carries a silver staff, a man in white beats small hand cymbals, and others walk with hands joined. Ornate decorated palanquins with red, gold and purple canopies and a trident-topped banner sit at the back of the procession, with trees, parked vehicles and roadside buildings beside the route.2005-12-31Outdoor street procession moving along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several large multicoloured ornate umbrellas and decorated square banners with emblems are carried aloft. Red-orange flags wave above the crowd, and a white banner with Tamil script is held at left. A white van and a bus are visible behind the marchers, and a uniformed police officer walks among them. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2008-08-01December 29 20092009-12-29A procession of many people in white clothing walks along a dry grassy roadside lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Orange and red triangular flags on poles rise above the crowd, and a colourful striped canopy or umbrella appears at the left edge. Most walkers wear white kurtas and dhotis or saris, with some in orange or red garments. The scene reads as a ceremonial march through a rural village setting under bright daylight.2007-12-30 +1 copiesAerial view of a large procession moving down a dirt path between trees and low buildings. Hundreds of people in white clothes carry orange and red flags on poles, and many walk in dense rows. In the foreground at lower left, several attendants hold ornate gold-topped staves and colourful decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow. A red-and-pink draped tent stands at right beside the marchers. A tractor-trailer and more white-clad people are visible in the background near the trees and a palm-lined compound wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the marchers.2010-07-24