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A festival procession scene with a bare-chested man in white dhoti and flower garland hanging from a bamboo and banana-leaf frame lashed with rope, one arm extended holding a red object. Behind him a large vertical banner shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and tilak, with Tamil text. Orange flags and a tall orange-and-yellow gopuram tower appear in the background.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor festival scene with a devotee lying face-up, bare-chested and wearing a white cloth, suspended on a wooden frame decorated with banana leaves, marigold garlands and orange flags. Below him, bare-chested men in rudraksha malas and orange shawls hold up the frame, while a man in white with an orange shawl raises a hand and shouts. A large banner shows a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad man labelled with Tamil text. Blue sky, a hill and a tower are behind.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a pale sky. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with a flower garland and a saffron cloth tied at his waist holds his hands up in an ecstatic pose, while a second man on the right, with a shaved head and a white garland, leans against a wooden frame. The frame is a wooden kavadi-style structure decorated with banana leaves and rope. Behind them a yellow and green tiered temple gopuram rises. At right a large printed banner shows a smiling man with a red-orange turban and a long dark beard, with Tamil text printed beside him. Not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone; the visible figure in the banner is a printed portrait.2011-12-20A street procession on a tractor-drawn float decorated with banana plants and a maroon banner. Two shirtless devotees with garlands hang from wooden poles on the float, one in a saffron-coloured cloth. Below, a man in white dhoti and a man in a dark green shirt stand on the float, and a man in white shirt raises a hand in the foreground among orange-clad devotees. A colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram and a cream-coloured temple dome rise behind the crowd. Photographers with cameras stand at the left edge.2011-12-20Outdoor photo of a street festival with two devotees suspended horizontally on wooden poles mounted on a frame, arms outstretched and held by ropes, one wearing a brown cloth and the other bare-chested. Banana leaves, orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the structure. In the foreground, men stand watching: one in a white shirt and light trousers, one in a dark jacket, one in a blue checked shirt, and a man in a white garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A maroon banner with Tamil text hangs behind the frame. Pale blue sky and a small temple roof appear at the edges. No visible a person candidate.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession on a decorated open vehicle under a pale sky. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a multicolored flower garland, stands on bamboo poles lashed to banana-leaf decorations and balances on the frame. Behind him a second bare-chested man hangs from a rope or pole with his hands folded in namaskar, also garlanded. A man in a dark green shirt stands in the foreground, and seated men in casual clothes fill the lower right. A framed portrait of a man with a saffron cloth is mounted on the cart, and an orange-robed man in a saffron garment stands at left among flower garlands. Orange and white flags are visible at right.2011-12-20A street procession with a bamboo and banana-leaf structure built over the road. Two shirtless men in orange-and-white cloth hang from a horizontal bamboo pole, one arm and legs extended, while a third man in white shirt and orange lungi stands on the pole nearby. Orange flags fly from bamboo poles and a red tractor-trolley sits below. A large banner shows a smiling man with a red head-wrap beside Tamil script. Crowds of onlookers, many in white shirts, line the street; a loudspeaker is mounted on a building. Garlands of marigolds hang from the frame.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor festival scene under a cloudy sky with silhouetted performers hanging upside down from a tall wooden pole, legs hooked over a crossbar as garlands of flowers dangle beside them. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and a shirtless helper steady the pole from below, while a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti reaches up to assist. Spectators in white shirts and orange flags fill the foreground, with banana leaves, a decorated arch and a scaffolded building behind.2011-12-20