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A village street procession in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with a dirt road lined by brick buildings, a leafy tree, and tall poles flying saffron flags. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, while a woman in a black-and-red sari and another in a teal sari with gold border walk alongside. Behind them, a larger group in white and saffron-clad marchers, including people in orange robes, moves down the road. Balloons in pink and yellow float near a roadside house, and banana plants line the path. Sandals, motorcycles and parked bikes appear along the roadside.

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A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with brick houses, a blue-walled building and banana plants, with saffron flags on poles overhead. Drummers in bright orange shirts with blue collars play large drums in the foreground, one wearing red trousers. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walks in the procession, and a man in a red kurta with an orange shawl walks at left. Several people watch from a balcony on the right. The scene reads as a village procession in Pattanam.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a village street procession with a crowd lining both sides. A drummer with a large drum stands center-left, and a saffron-robed figure walks near the middle of the road. Women in blue and teal saris and gold ornaments stand at right, one holding a child in a pink dress. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand at left. Green leafy arches and saffron flags decorate the street, and an ornate canopy is visible in the background. The scene conveys a festival procession or house visit in Tamil Nadu.2014-06-24 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a village street during a procession. Women in saris stand in two rows along both sides, many holding brass plates or flower offerings, and wearing jasmine and orange flowers in their hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis line the road and watch from the rooftop of a green house at upper left, where several people are perched. A procession moves down the centre of the road toward a distant orange-and-red decorated umbrella. Thatched huts, palm trees and utility poles frame the scene under a pale sky.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor street procession in a village lined with banana trees, flat-roofed brick and white houses, and saffron flags on poles. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shawls play large drums, and a man in an orange kurta and red trousers beats a drum. A red canopy umbrella is carried above a palanquin or chariot area near the centre, with an orange-clad figure seated beneath it. Women in saris, including a woman in red with a pink headwrap at right, watch from the roadside as the crowd walks along the road.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves along a village road in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with many devotees, mostly women in saree, carrying fruit and bananas on trays and baskets on their heads. Saffron flags and a red umbrella are visible ahead. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl raises a camera overhead. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Brick houses, a tree and power lines line the street under a pale sky.2008-07-28A village street procession in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd walking along a paved road lined with parked motorcycles and tall bamboo poles strung with saffron flags and banana leaves. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and men in saffron-orange clothing walk in the procession, and a red-and-white umbrella or canopy is visible in the distance. In the foreground a man in a light blue checked shirt stands beside the road and a barefoot man in a yellow shirt with a red head cloth and checked lungi walks near the centre. Houses with colourful facades and a mobile tower are in the background.2008-07-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copies