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A dense outdoor crowd fills a street during a procession in Tamil Nadu, with many men in white shirts and dhotis and others in colourful checked shirts. Saffron-orange flags wave above the crowd and a golden canopy with red and gold embroidered panels is carried on poles at right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the people, and a drummer beats a large drum at left. Shopfronts, a blue-domed temple gopuram and a large banner with a portrait line the roadway behind, under a hazy sky with smoke rising.

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A large outdoor crowd fills a dusty town street during a procession. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron, press forward around a golden-fringed umbrella with red and gold panels. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps hold back the crowd. Saffron flags are raised, and a man in a white shirt stands on an orange vehicle at right, gripping a pole. A tall multi-coloured gopuram tower stands at right and a painted temple-style structure appears at left. Many people are photographing with cameras. Shop signboards line the street. The large crowd is well over one hundred people.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street during a festival procession, with many people pressing forward, some with hands folded in namaskar. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis; others wear pastel and checked shirts, and a few women wear saris. Saffron-orange flags and banners rise above the crowd, and a man at the lower right wears a khaki police uniform. Nearby stands a stall of fruit and offerings beside a colourful temple gopuram, with a painted portrait banner hanging on a structure. Smoke drifts in the background. A red vehicle is visible at the right edge.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and many raise orange-saffron flags on poles. Behind them, a colourful multi-tiered temple ratha/chariot stands beside a white domed temple gate. A large vertical banner in the background shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with printed text in a local script. Several uniformed police officers stand among the crowd on the right. Some people hold papers or objects aloft, and palm trees and a speaker stack appear at the edges.2011-12-20Dense street procession with a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers lining a road in front of a temple gateway. A bullock-drawn or decorated ratha with a colourful, ornately carved canopy and a golden deity murti is pulled on a red tractor-style vehicle. Many men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry tall orange flags and a golden ceremonial staff, while devotees hold their hands in anjali. A bald man in orange cloth with a gold chain stands at the front with folded hands. A large portrait of a smiling bearded figure in an orange turban is mounted on a banner at left. The scene includes kumkum and vibhuti marks on foreheads, modern buildings, and ceremonial umbrellas. Possibly a person's presence is unclear; no clearly identifiable candidate is confirmed here.2011-12-20April 27 20082008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20Crowded street procession in India with many men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-clad devotees. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in an orange shawl with dark hair stands beside a red tractor, and a golden ceremonial staff with a carved finial rises from the tractor bed. Another devotee wears an orange turban and orange clothing. Orange and saffron flags, bunting and a roadside banner line the street, and a poster shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text. A uniformed police officer in a cap stands in the lower right.2008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a public street in Tiruvannamalai during a festival procession. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked shirts and colourful lungis. Many hold up orange flags along the street. A decorated ornate float with a blue domed canopy stands in the centre, surrounded by orange banners and a pulpit-like platform where a man in white raises an arm. Red barricades labelled Traffic Police Thiruvannamalai line the foreground, and a large tractor-like vehicle sits at right. Commercial hoardings, a cutout billboard of a woman, and tall signboards with scaffolding frame the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20