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A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in India, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white with orange shawls and sashes. Several people carry tall orange flags, and others hold up colourful umbrellas and rectangular embroidered banners on poles. Auto-rickshaws, a yellow bus and roadside signage, including a Reliance Mobile sign, are visible. Foreground devotees look toward the camera while others walk in formation. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.

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A street procession on a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. Many men and women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a long column. Several carry tall orange-and-red banners with a blue emblem, and some hold brass pots or kalasha on their heads. Others hold umbrellas and a drum. A blue Reliance Mobile signboard and yellow auto-rickshaws line the road. A person in a saffron robe stands near the middle of the procession, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is not a confident a person identification.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession on a tree-lined road with many devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown dhoti plays a long brass horn, and a drummer in white beats a small drum beside him. Several people carry decorated ceremonial umbrellas and red-and-gold embroidered banners, and an orange flag rises at the left. Autorickshaws, a yellow bus and roadside shops are visible behind the marchers. A large crowd of roughly 40 people fills the street.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined road in daylight, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walking behind several saffron flags and a decorated palanquin-style float carrying ornate parasols. Drummers in white clothing play drums in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt talks on a phone at the left edge, and a Reliance Mobile billboard stands at the right on a yellow pole.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tamil Nadu. Many men and some women walk in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron-orange shawls, several raising their hands in devotion. Behind them, ornate umbrellas and rectangular banners with blue and gold emblems are carried aloft. Parked vehicles, rickshaws and onlookers line the roadside under tall shade trees, and a traffic signboard stands at left.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A long procession moves along a tree-lined road past a Reliance Mobile sign and pedestrian crossing sign. Many men and women walk in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several people carry tall saffron flags and ornate parasols, and drummers play dhol drums. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at the front plays a long wind instrument, and a woman in a pink sari plays drums. A photographer in the foreground photographs the procession, and a silver car follows behind. The crowd is large, with dozens of people visible.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, carrying orange flags on poles and a drum. Four large umbrellas with colourful patterned canopies and gold trim, decorated with a white bird emblem, shade the marchers. A saffron-robed figure with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot near the centre, while others dance and sing. Trees and a parked bus line the road behind them.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01