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Street procession in a small town with a dense crowd of men, boys and some women filling the road. On the left, a decorated elephant draped in red cloth and marigold garlands walks beside a wooden float carrying silver-coloured ceremonial items and a red-and-gold canopy. A tall ornate parasol with fringed tassels stands over a green-draped palanquin-style platform. A man in white clothes stands near the front of the float. A roadside banner shows several portraits in a row. Shops, a telecom tower and hills form the background under an overcast sky.

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October 15 20112011-10-15October 15 20112011-10-15 +1 copiesA street procession in a town, with a crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, red and pink clothes walking along the road. At centre, a float decorated with garlands and a multicoloured fringed canopy carries a deity murti in red and gold dress, with a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari placed on the float. A man in orange clothing stands beside the float. A red tractor with a green canopy, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, pulls a trailer through the crowd. Spectators watch from a rooftop, and orange flags and bunting hang from a pink building.2011-10-15Overhead view of a dense street procession in a small South Indian town, with a crowd filling the narrow lane between shop fronts and hanging yellow and green festoons. Musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long wind instruments and drums at the front, followed by people in white and light clothing. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with canopy and small colourful umbrellas is carried along the street. Banners with printed text hang from the left and a blue sign is strung across the lane.2007-02-02A dense street procession photographed outdoors under a hazy sky, with a crowd of many devotees and onlookers filling the road. Red and saffron flags rise on tall poles at left, and a decorated ornate float with golden elements and colourful tiered garlands stands near the foreground. A man in a red shirt stands atop a blue-and-black vehicle. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with white cloth over their shoulders, hold brass bells and offer chants; one shaved-headed man in white clothes raises a bell. Many people raise mobile phones and cameras, and a photographer stands at upper right. Decorated palanquins with canopies and umbrellas appear in the background, along with buildings and trees. The scene suggests a ritual yatra procession.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA street procession in a town crowded with onlookers. A large ornate float decorated with green and blue cloth, garlands and flowers carries a seated figure in orange robes with a white cloth canopy overhead. Several colourful striped parasols with gold finials are held above the float, and many men and women in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some in orange shawls. Bunting strings hang across the street and signboards with portraits line the upper left. Dense spectators fill the foreground and roadside. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figure in orange on the float cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-02-02A street procession with a decorated elephant carrying a golden canopy (howdah) festooned with marigold and rose garlands, saffron and red draped cloth, and a saffron flag at its side. The elephant's trunk is painted and it is covered in marigolds. In front, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits on a flatbed truck holding a long stick near the elephant, beside an ornate silver palanquin draped with a floral cloth. Silver-topped ceremonial poles with banana leaves and red tassels flank the scene. Crowds line the road, a uniformed police officer stands at left, and a red-walled building stands behind. Other people are visible in the crowd, many holding phones to take pictures. The scene reads as a ratha/procession street festival.2011-10-15A dense outdoor street procession crowded with devotees, many in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange garments. Saffron flags ride above the crowd and a large golden elephant with a red-cloth-draped platform and a tall ornate umbrella stands at right, garlanded with flowers. A large banner portrait shows a man with an orange turban and beard, and a colourful multi-tiered temple chariot and a domed temple shrine appear behind the crowd under an overcast sky. Palm trees line the background and a green metal railing runs across the foreground.2011-12-20July 28 20082008-07-28A dense street procession moves past a green arched gateway lettered in Kannada, under a clear sky with palm trees. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a red and gold canopy and a white floral-garlanded seat is carried through the crowd. Colourful parasols in yellow, blue and red shade the procession. Women in red, blue and green silk saris with jasmine in their hair walk alongside, and a bald man in an orange-saffron shawl stands in the foreground beside a man in a white shirt and glasses. Uniformed police and many onlookers fill the street, with loudspeakers on a scaffold at left.2009-07-23A decorated temple elephant leads a street procession. Its forehead and trunk are painted with white and pink ornamental patterns, and its head is covered in marigold and orange flower garlands. Above it, a canopy or howdah is hung with yellow, white and red flower garlands on gold-coloured posts, and the elephant wears a red and gold embroidered cloth edged with white frills. On the left, a young man in a green-and-cream striped shirt holds an orange cloth beside the elephant, and a boy in a teal shirt stands in the foreground. A man in a pink shirt and other onlookers stand on the right beside a pink building, with orange bunting strung above.2011-10-15Outdoor street procession in a village with a dense crowd of mostly Tamil villagers filling the road. A decorated red-and-gold ceremonial chariot with a red canopy stands at right, drawn by a white horse; a man in saffron-orange turban and cloth stands on it with hands folded in greeting. Nearby, men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a white kurta with beaded necklaces walk beside it, one pointing toward the chariot. Women in white and orange saris and children are in the crowd. On the left, a shopfront has a large portrait with Tamil script on a banner, and people watch from a rooftop; strings of flags and marigold-style decorations hang above. Palm trees and a bright sky frame the scene.2008-07-28