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A street procession moves along a road lined with palm trees and a small hotel awning. A decorated golden chariot, draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with marigold strands, is pulled by a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many holding orange flags. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk among them. A police officer in uniform stands at the left edge, and motorbikes and pedestrians share the roadway.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris walk in a crowd, many wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate decorated palanquin-style canopies in red, gold and blue are carried behind them. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in front, with shops, signs and parked scooters along the roadside. Drummers in white are visible among the marchers. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible, so no one is confirmed as a person.2008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined village road toward the camera, with a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing saffron/orange shawls over their shoulders. Several saffron flags are carried aloft, and ornate decorated palanquin-style platforms or carts are visible in the middle distance under a canopy of trees. Two men in front wear orange shawls and walk in the foreground. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks among them. Roadside shops, parked motorbikes, a three-wheeler auto and onlookers line the street. The scene is a street procession with devotees, though no individual can be identified as a person from this distance.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined road in daylight. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange saffron shawls and walk in rows, some carrying orange flags on poles. Ornate decorated palanquins or floats with bright canopies are visible in the middle of the procession. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the marchers. Roadside shops, a bicycle and a parked motorcycle line the right side, and a few onlookers stand by the left edge.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy road past a multistorey building and palm trees. At the centre, a gilded, ornately carved ratha chariot draped with marigold garlands and red-and-yellow floral strings carries a deity murti seated within it. Beside the ratha, a man in a crisp white dhoti and shirt walks near the vehicle, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks alongside. Crowds of white-clad men and uniformed officers follow behind carrying red flags, while motorcycles, bicycles, auto-rickshaws and pedestrians fill the road. Two people watch from a balcony above. Painted boards along the chariot's side carry printed text.2009-02-05January 12 20092009-01-12