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A street procession moves along a busy town road lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags and decorated umbrellas overhead. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments, including a long brass horn and a curved trumpet, while a drummer beats a barrel drum at left. A man in front wears a white shirt and an orange saffron shawl with an ID badge, gesturing with his hand, and a woman in a teal dress walks among the group. Several people in orange scarves and white clothes follow behind the band.

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A street procession in a town, with a band of men in white dhotis and shirts playing brass instruments such as trumpets and a long horn. A man in front in a cream striped shirt beats a large drum, while a man in a blue checked shirt plays small hand cymbals. Saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and colourful striped umbrellas and decorated banners with a blue and red emblem are carried along. A woman in a turquoise saree walks among the musicians. Shop buildings and a signboard line the road under a partly cloudy sky.2008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a busy road lined with shops and signboards. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large barrel drums with cords, while a man in white with a red cloth on his shoulder plays a long brass horn. Several men carry saffron flags on poles and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with coloured fringes, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl walks at the right foreground. Devotees in white, checked shirts and sarongs follow, and a woman in blue stands among them. Strings of shop boards and a thatched stall frame the scene. The image is a photograph of the procession.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange shawl, with a visible name badge, walks toward the camera. Behind him, a row of ornate parasol-style canopies in orange, blue and red with gold trim and tassels is carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Musicians in white clothing play long wind instruments, and a woman in a dark sari walks among them. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the middle of the group. A white banner with printed text is held aloft above the crowd, and shop fronts line the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01