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Outdoor street procession with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a purple emblem with the word PEETAM partly visible. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside a drummer beating a drum, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt holds a flag. A decorated ceremonial umbrella or palanquin canopy with multicoloured fringe rises above the crowd, and a banner with Tamil lettering and small portrait photos is held aloft at right. Trees, a yellow building and roadside structures line the route.

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A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with bright orange flags bearing a dark emblem flying above the crowd. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside women in orange and saffron saris. Several colourful striped umbrellas are held aloft. In the foreground a young man plays cymbals or small hand instruments, another beats a drum, and a man on the right plays a wind instrument. A truck is visible on the left behind the marchers.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoors on a sunny street, a crowd of villagers lines a roadside beneath a large leafy tree. Several boys and men wave saffron-orange flags on poles; a boy in red shorts and a white shirt stands at the front, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower bundle near a woman in a patterned sari. Behind them, large banners and posters display portraits, with one figure in ochre clothing and another in a white robe, both only partially legible. A red gateway arch and palm trees stand at the right edge of the scene.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA large street procession moves along a road lined with trees and utility poles. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in dense ranks. Several men on the left play large barrel drums slung at their sides. Above the crowd, orange flags with a dark emblem flutter, and decorated umbrella-like canopies with ornamented panels are carried on poles. A large framed portrait banner is held aloft in the middle of the procession. Trucks and vehicles line the roadside on the right, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession under shady trees, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Orange flags with a dark emblem are carried high, and several ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold finials and a square embroidered banner move above the crowd. Musicians in the foreground play a long brass horn and a drum, while a few men in orange robes and garlands walk near the centre. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head walks near the centre-left; his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is only a sannyasi in procession. Men in white shirts with orange shawls, and women in white saris, follow along the road.2008-08-01A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moving among crowds lining the road. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags with dark emblems, and several ornate umbrellas in green, red and blue sit above the procession. Drummers in white play large drums at left. In the foreground a bare-headed person in saffron-orange clothing and a woman in an orange shawl walk near a gold-coloured palanquin or ratha frame. Street banners, shop signs and a scaffold stand behind the crowd. A small placard shows a portrait photo. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-02-05A street procession of many men in white shirts and white dhotis carries orange flags bearing a blue emblem on poles, along with blank white placards. A woman in a white top gestures among them, and several people in the foreground wear white and yellow. A red-and-gold decorated palanquin top is visible at upper left. A white van and a parked red car line the roadside.2010-07-24February 05 20092009-02-05A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01A dense crowd of young men and women in white clothing and orange headbands moves through a procession, many raising hands and holding long orange flags on poles. Ornate canopy umbrellas with multicoloured embroidered panels and tassels, one reading DHYANAPEETAM, rise above the crowd. Some participants wear orange sashes and red shoulder cloths. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view; the scene conveys a festival procession with devotees and flag bearers.2007-12-25December 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01