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A busy street procession in a town market area, with a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walking along the road among motorbikes, scooters and a silver hatchback. Many carry saffron-orange flags on poles. Front centre, a long white banner with a red-bordered photo of a woman and Tamil text is held aloft by marchers. Shops, hoardings and a blue tarpaulin line the roadside, and an auto-rickshaw marked G.P.K. is at left. Onlookers stand along the pavement, including a woman in a green sari at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.

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A photograph of a crowded town street lined with buildings, palm trees and shop signs, filled with a large procession of people in white clothes waving white and orange flags. Many white pennants are strung across the street overhead. Several men walk in front carrying green and white bags, and a black car and motorbikes are parked along the edge. A yellow barrier and a banner are visible mid-street. The crowd is numerous, with many people visible along both sides of the road.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession moves along a dusty town road lined with shops, parked motorbikes and a black car on the left. Many men and some women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees carry white and orange flags with a blue emblem. Drummers in the middle wear orange and red cloth and play drums. Some marchers hold framed printed photographs. Yellow barriers and bunting strings line the road, and onlookers stand along the pavement.2006-09-24Aerial view of a street procession in a town. A large gold-and-white ornate ratha (chariot) with a decorated canopy moves along the road at right, followed by a crowd of people dressed mostly in white with orange saffron flags. Marchers in front carry framed portrait placards on sticks. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, a white truck loaded with sacks and goods sits in the foreground, and police officers in khaki stand along the road. Shops with signboards and palm trees line the street.2009-02-02Aerial view of a dense street procession in a town. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, with some in red, orange and blue clothing. A decorated golden ratha with red fabric and ornate panels sits at the lower left, next to a white van. Several people hold up tall white placards and orange banners. Shop signs, an Aircel advertisement and a row of bunting line the street, and motorcycles are parked along the edges.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21A busy street in an Indian town during a procession. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts carry orange-saffron flags on poles, walking among traffic. Cars, a bus and many motorcycles with riders fill the road. Shops line the street, including a signboard reading Delhi Sweets and Bakery and a Nokia showroom. A uniformed traffic policeman in khaki stands at left. A man in a khaki shirt walks at right beside the flag bearers. No individual here is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows a street rally with orange flags and white-clad participants.2009-01-30A dense street procession moves down a busy town road lined with shops, hotels and signboards. Strings of small white flags printed with a blue emblem stretch overhead across the street. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris walk closely packed, some with hands pressed in namaste. Several orange and white flags on poles are carried through the crowd, and a large white banner hangs above the procession. A few women wear gold necklaces and orange-bordered saris. The crowd is tightly packed and fills the street as far as the eye can see.2006-09-24January 30 20092009-01-30A dense outdoor street procession in a crowded Indian town. Large crowds of men and women fill the road, many in white shirts, pink and maroon saris, and red and yellow garments. Numerous saffron-orange flags wave above the crowd, and yellow garlands hang among them. On the right, a raised float or vehicle carries two men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a camera. Above the street, shops have signs reading ONIDA and VENKATESA KHADI BHAVAN, and a banner in Tamil script hangs across the road, with bunting strung between buildings. A few people stand on rooftops and balconies watching the procession.2011-12-20A street procession moves down a dusty road lined with onlookers, shops and parked motorcycles. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some women wear saris. Men carry orange and white flags bearing a blue emblem, and a large banner with a yellow and orange border is held up by several marchers. Strings of small white and blue pennants stretch across the road. Shop signs, a Reliance Mobile sign and a Pepsi-type advertisement line the street, and a yellow barrier sits at left. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with many people on foot and along the roadside.2006-09-24February 02 20092009-02-02