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Outdoor procession scene with colourful decorated umbrellas (red, yellow, blue and green with gold lotus and emblem motifs and tasselled fringes) above a street. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a pink flower garland, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, glasses on, hands folded, stands near a red-uniformed drummer playing a large bass drum and a clarinet-like wind instrument. Further right, another elderly man in white clothes with glasses and a red tilak smiles, and several men in orange robes and white clothes stand behind. Behind them are printed banners with Tamil text and a portrait of a woman. Trees and a vehicle appear in the background.

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January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in daylight under a red canopy with hanging tassels. A woman in an orange saffron robe with a long pink garland stands at centre, smiling, as an older man in white shirt and white dhoti greets her and holds her hand. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand nearby, one holding a long pole, and a drummer in a red shirt plays a drum at lower left while a clarinet player stands beside him. Behind them a white bus and banners with photographs of women are visible. Trees and other onlookers fill the background.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A crowd gathers on a roadside during an outdoor procession at Rajapalayam. Colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green canopies and tasselled edges are held aloft on poles. A smiling woman in orange robes with a red bindi and a pink garland stands at centre, flanked by a man in orange robes with hands folded in greeting. Men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls walk alongside, and devotees in white and plaid shirts fill the frame. Behind them a bus and handheld placards display portrait photos of a woman and printed Tamil headings. The scene is a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession on a tree-lined road, with several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels overhead. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with a pink flower garland and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beside him, also with hands folded. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and devotees in white clothes press their palms together. At left, drummers in red uniforms play a large drum and a horn player holds a wind instrument. Along the right side, a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands, and a banner with Tamil lettering and portrait photos is held up. The scene conveys a devotional ratha paada yatra with a band and procession.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession on a tree-lined road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and holds a sheet of white paper while walking barefoot. Beside him on the left, another man in an orange robe with red border walks. Behind, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk with the crowd. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with glasses walks on the right. Above the crowd, multicoloured umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and tassels are carried on poles. Handheld placards with portrait photographs and Tamil text are visible in the background.2009-01-21