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Elevated view of a street procession in a Tamil town. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shawls or scarves, walks across a paved junction. Several women in white saris with orange borders carry large straw or palm-leaf umbrellas. Around them are parked white cars and vans, motorbikes, bicycles, and pedestrians. A roadside fruit stall with green and yellow fruit sits at the lower right. Shop signs and hoardings line the street, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis direct the crowd.

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Elevated view of a busy town street where a group of men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in a loose line across the road, a procession-like walk among traffic. Around them are auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, a silver sedan, a white minibus, bicycles and a few pedestrians on the pavement. Shopfronts behind carry Tamil signage, including a sign reading 'Super Vaazhga' and a 'Mohanjiar'-style shop board, with a flower seller in the lower left corner holding a basket of white and orange blooms. Men march in front of a yellow-gold building and the scene reads as an outdoor walk or procession through the street.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a street procession in a busy Indian town. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and walk barefoot on the road, with several women in saffron-orange sarees among them. Yellow auto-rickshaws, parked bicycles, motorbikes and a pedestrian crowd fill the scene, and a painted pillar stands at the right edge. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no one is labelled as him.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves down a busy town road lined with shops, parked motorbikes and bicycles. In front, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a chain necklace walks beside a man in a saffron-orange robe with bare feet. Behind them, many men in white with orange shawls carry brass trays of offerings on their heads, and several have shaved heads. Hoardings, a red shop sign and palm trees line the road, and a bicycle rider and motorcyclists pass by.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Aerial view of a street procession in a small Tamil town beside a two-storey pale pink building with a corrugated tin awning and shop signs. A large crowd of devotees walks in the road: many men and women in plain white dhotis, mundus and saris, with a group of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes in the middle. Some participants carry or walk behind a floral garland-decorated float at the right edge, with pink and white flowers. Parked bicycles and motorcycles line the pavement, and a few people stand under the awning. The crowd is dense, numbering well over twenty visible people. A figure in saffron robes near the centre appears to be a sannyasi in the procession, but the face is not clearly visible, so no identity is assigned.2005-11-14August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves down a busy town road lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a blue scooter. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls lead the group, one bare-chested or in saffron-orange cloth with a shaved head walking barefoot in front. Several participants balance brass trays of offerings on their heads, and devotees follow in a long line along the roadside. Advertising boards, power poles and palm trees fill the background.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01Aerial view of a street procession in Tiruvannamalai, India. Dozens of people in white ritual clothes walk in a long column, with some women in orange and red saris among them. On the right, a decorated float or ratha covered in pink and yellow marigold garlands is pulled along the road. Motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw are parked at the left edge beside a white building with Tamil signage, and thatched huts and stacked firewood line the street.2005-11-14