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A street procession moves past a tall, ornately carved stone temple gopuram on the left, its tiers covered in white-painted sculptures of figures. Crowds of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road carrying orange flags, with orange and gold ceremonial ratha or palanquin-style carts visible in the middle of the procession. Several large red and green buses line the right side, and a few cars and a red lorry sit at the left edge. Behind the crowd are multi-storey concrete buildings, shop signs and utility poles under an overcast sky. The scene is a street festival procession near a temple.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A crowded street procession moves past a tall gopuram temple tower in a town setting. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, several carrying orange-saffron flags on poles, some with ornate emblems. A large decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance, and drummers play in the foreground.2011-12-20A large festival procession moves along a street beside a white-and-grey carved gopuram-style temple wall with sculpted deities and figures. Crowds of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, many carrying tall orange flags with saffron banners and some holding drums and ritual instruments. Several figures wear orange or red garments, and a multicolour umbrella and a decorated palanquin or chariot appear further back.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Photograph of a large street procession passing the ornately carved gopuram-style wall of a stone temple. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, several beating drums (thavil-style barrel drums), and many carry orange-red flags. Buses, a parked blue-tarpaulin truck and a silver car line the road beside the procession. The temple facade shows sculpted deities and figures in grey-white stone. The scene suggests a temple-street procession with drummers and devotees.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20