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A crowd of men and a few women gather outdoors beneath dense green trees beside a parked vehicle. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange-trimmed white shirts, one in a yellow-and-white cloth. A man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard stands in the centre holding a long bamboo pole. Several tall bamboo poles decorated with orange and red tassels stand upright. On the left, a white vehicle carries a painted banner showing a portrait figure, a banyan tree and a deity image beside Tamil text. A maroon cloth backdrop stands behind the crowd. A drum and a pole are visible at the lower right.

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A crowd in white ritual clothes moves along a dirt path past a decorated truck with a red and orange painted body, showing framed deity imagery and a hand-lettered banner. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a procession, some carrying lit oil lamps in metal bowls and garlanded sticks. A drummer in white with a yellow cloth beats a drum at left, and a man with flowers around his neck and a yellow shawl is at centre. Orange barricades and wooden poles line the route, with a dark cloth screen and trees behind. The scene suggests a festival procession with the chariot-style vehicle.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29April 19 20082008-04-19A procession on a dirt road beneath green trees. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front, several wearing lanyards. Ceremonial items are carried aloft, including a decorated umbrella with blue, orange and teal panels, a gold-tipped embellished banner and a gold-coloured staff. A white banner with a printed portrait and Tamil text is held up in the middle of the group. Behind, a figure in orange robes walks among the crowd, and spectators stand along the right side in white and colourful clothing.2008-04-19December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd of devotees stands outdoors under trees near a thatched-roof building, many with palms pressed together in anjali. A man in a teal shirt plays a long brass horn, and nearby a man holds a brass drum. Several shaved-headed men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while women wear orange and white saris. Some men in orange or saffron robes and turbans stand in the background. A police officer in uniform appears at the back. A procession or temple ritual seems underway. The image is a photograph and the people are the subject; no identifiable a person figure is clearly distinguishable from the appearance cues shown.2011-01-16A street procession outside a building with a banner backdrop. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry a wheel-like frame holding multiple clay lamps (diyas) with flames, decorated with green leaves and garlands. One man in a white dhoti with a garland holds the frame, while others in white and orange-trimmed shirts gesture and walk alongside. Wooden poles with decorated tops rise in the background, and a silver van is parked behind. A large poster above shows a smiling woman in orange and a banyan tree, with Tamil text on the banner.2010-12-29A street procession in daylight with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying wooden palanquin-style frames draped with orange, yellow and green cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers on their shoulders. A man in a blue-grey shirt stands at right holding a green booklet, and onlookers and white vans line the road. Behind them are banana leaves, red-and-white pennants and a large white signboard with Tamil text. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2011-12-20Outdoor festival scene at dusk with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange sashes, moving along a dirt road. A white-clad man in the foreground wears an orange shawl; a woman in an orange sari stands at left. A decorated orange-and-gold ratha or chariot is visible far down the road among tall lamp-lit poles, banners and pavilions. On the left a white bus carries a painted image of a saffron-robed figure and the words a person Gallery. Wooden scaffolding and a white board stand at right.2010-12-29Outdoor photograph at a conference-side stall under open sky with tall trees and strung bunting. A man with a white turban and white dhoti, wearing a gold-coloured ornate necklace, stands at left with a smile, facing a man in a white shirt seen from behind at lower left. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and a woman in white sari with a saffron-orange clad woman stand near a small table holding a small television and speaker. A large Tamil-language poster on the right shows printed photographs and text, and a banana-leaf decoration with red and green fruit hangs from a bamboo frame.2005-12-09