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A street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards, including a Tamil-script sign reading திருமண்டபம் and a red-and-yellow banner. Several large umbrellas with embroidered borders and blue bird emblems are carried above a crowd. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls play drums and nagaswaram-style wind instruments, with a man in front holding a drum wearing an orange shawl. Orange flags and saffron banners rise above the crowd, and a few spectators stand at the edge of the road, including a woman with flowers in her hair. a person is not clearly visible in this frame.

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A street procession through a busy Tamil town. Men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk and play traditional instruments including a long nadaswaram-style pipe, drums and cymbals. Several large umbrella-like canopies with multicoloured panels, golden tassels and bird motifs are carried overhead, and orange flags rise above the crowd. Shopfronts behind display Tamil signs and advertisements for mobile and electronics brands. A dense crowd of roughly two dozen to thirty people fills the street. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable in the crowd.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a busy Tamil town. Crowds of men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under a canopy of colourful umbrellas with gold fringe and blue-and-white emblems. Drummers in white with large drums beat along the road, while a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument. A red-and-gold banner flies above the crowd, and shopfronts with signs line the street.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls marching past shops and signboards. Drummers beat large drums and some players blow long brass horns. Carried above them are round multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and rectangular banners bearing a blue and white emblem. Orange flags on poles rise over the crowd, and at left a red and yellow cloth hangs from a stall. Onlookers stand along the roadside, including a woman in a red saree with a flower-decorated braid. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues here.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and signboards. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and several carry orange flags on tall poles. Musicians play long brass horns and drums, including dhol drums on the right, while a row of ornate multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes, decorated with blue and gold motifs, is held aloft. A banner strung between the parasols bears Tamil script. Spectators line the street and watch from the background, and some people stand on the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves through a crowded market road in a South Indian town, with many people in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad marchers. Two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red and gold trim and multicolored canopies are carried aloft, flanked by tall orange flags on poles. Drummers in white and red-and-gold drums lead the group, with horn and wind players in white near the front. A man on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and an older man on the right wears a red shawl. Shops and banners line the street, with a domed temple structure visible behind. A banner reads in Tamil about a 108 milk abhishekam.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a busy road with devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. Several ornate umbrellas with blue, red and green panels and tasselled fringes are carried aloft, and tall saffron flags wave at left and right. A large portrait banner held up in the middle of the procession shows a man's photograph with text. Drummers in white play double-headed drums, and a woman in a dark sari walks among the marchers. Shop signs, parked vehicles and palm trees line the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a busy road lined with shops and signboards. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large barrel drums with cords, while a man in white with a red cloth on his shoulder plays a long brass horn. Several men carry saffron flags on poles and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with coloured fringes, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl walks at the right foreground. Devotees in white, checked shirts and sarongs follow, and a woman in blue stands among them. Strings of shop boards and a thatched stall frame the scene. The image is a photograph of the procession.2008-08-01