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Outdoor procession in a Tamil Nadu town street. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with a dark lanyard badge stands at right, and a bearded man in white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and stands beside him. At left, a man in white holds an orange flag on a pole with a dark emblem. Behind them are yellow and orange draped palanquin-like carriers decorated with marigold garlands and red flowers, and a colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram with striped pillars. A banner at upper right shows a red header and a yellow-printed date line. Several other men in white stand along the route. Visible people number about six to ten.

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A street procession in Tamil Nadu. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a line, several carrying wooden kavadi-style frames decorated with yellow and orange flowers and yellow and orange cloth banners. One man in a striped collared shirt and grey trousers blows a long curved horn while balancing a wooden frame. Women in saris, one in a red and white patterned sari, follow among the marchers. Behind them a banner in Tamil and English is hung near a multi-coloured temple gopuram. Several orange flags with a black symbol are raised. Some men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No person is identifiable as a person from this view.2011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops and a brick building. Large numbers of men in white shirts and dhotis, many carrying saffron-orange flags, fill the foreground, with some women in saris and people in colourful shirts mixed in. Two tall tiered ratha-style chariots or temple-like towers decorated in red, yellow, green and orange stand in the middle distance, one with a figure standing atop it. A roadside banner shows a man in an orange-saffron turban and a poster with Tamil text. Dome-topped structures and a palm tree appear at the right edge.2011-12-20Outdoor procession in front of a temple with colourful tiered gopurams and a golden dome. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk with saffron-orange sashes and orange flags bearing a black emblem. A young man in a white shirt carries a large clay pot on his head, and another carries a pot on his head at left. Several men hold bundles of green leaves. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge stands at the right, and another man in a green-and-orange sleeveless top stands at the far right. Banana leaves and a banner with lettering decorate the scene under an overcast sky.2011-12-20A street procession in daylight with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying wooden palanquin-style frames draped with orange, yellow and green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers on their shoulders. A man in a blue-grey shirt stands at right holding a green booklet, and onlookers and white vans line the road. Behind them are banana leaves, red-and-white pennants and a large white signboard with Tamil text. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2011-12-20Outdoor photo of a street procession in front of a temple gateway in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and bare-chested upper body with long, swept-back dark hair stands receiving a large white, yellow and red flower garland around his neck. Men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him; a man at left wears a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and a man at right wears white with a dark moustache. A woman in white with a black bead necklace stands behind the garland recipient. Behind them a golden decorated banner on a pole, a red and white banner with Tamil lettering, and colourful temple gopuram towers with painted deities. A pink-and-white garland hangs from a man's hands at right. Strong daylight, blue sky.2009-02-02A festival procession on a dusty road with many orange and white flags on tall poles and a lavender canopy with red tassels overhead. In the foreground a smiling man with a moustache and rudraksha mala raises one arm and holds a white cloth bundle over his shoulder, wearing white clothes and a red tilak. Beside him a bearded, bald man in a cream shirt and beaded necklace smiles. Behind them a man in dark sunglasses and an orange-trimmed shawl holds a staff. Orange and gold ceremonial banners with embroidered flowers and a white bird emblem frame the scene.2005-12-31December 20 20112011-12-20A festival procession on a street. In the upper centre, a man stands on a golden ornate chariot decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, bells, and tasselled hangings in pink, green, blue and yellow; he wears a golden crown-like headdress, an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland. Below, four men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls walk in front, several carrying a red-wrapped pole on their shoulders; one wears a rudraksha mala. A red and green canopy with fringed tassels hangs at upper left, and black speakers stand behind the chariot.2009-12-31A street procession outside a temple in Tiruvannamalai. Men and women in white and cream clothing carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a large purple banner reads in Tamil and shows a portrait of a smiling bearded man in orange headwear. Several women walk in white saris with gold borders, holding brass pots with green leaves. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers leads near the front, and a man on the right wears a white t-shirt. Behind them a tall temple chariot with carved pillars and hanging lamps rises, with smoke rising from it.2011-12-20Outdoor street procession in Tiruvannamalai in front of a shop frontage with a sign reading Sri Arunachaleswarar. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre-left holding a tall pole topped with a large saffron flag bearing a blue emblem. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls hold a banner with the word NITHYANA and a decorative fringed cloth banner. A bearer on the right in white holds another saffron flag. Ornate umbrellas with tassels stand behind. A banner overhead in Tamil announces milk abhishekam and the Tiruvannamalai festival.2008-08-01February 02 20092009-02-02December 20 20112011-12-20