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A 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.

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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.2008-07-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined road with dry scrub and a utility pole on the left. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles lead the crowd, and decorated umbrellas with fringed borders are carried above the marchers. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shawls and saffron-clad men mixed in. In the foreground, musicians play long brass horns and wind instruments, and a drummer beats a drum with an orange-and-red cloth. A man stands on a wooden scaffold in the tree at left, and parked motorcycles line the roadside. The crowd is dense and extends far down the road.2008-08-01A photograph of a village street with a group of men in white dhotis and shirts walking down the paved road, some with garlands. A tall ornate temple gopuram with painted sculptures stands at left beside a shaded stall area and parked motorcycles. A flowering red gulmohar tree and a partly built multi-storey structure with bamboo scaffolding stand on the right, next to tin-roofed shops with yellow and blue tarpaulins. A figure in orange robes walks among the group, which appears to be a procession or devotee walk. The swami's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2014-07-01A village street procession in Tamil Nadu with a crowd of people walking between houses and banana plants. Saffron and orange flags line the road on poles. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the center, some carrying a video camera and a bag. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a camera. Men in orange shirts and red-orange clothing walk alongside, and a man wears a pink-red turban. Women in colourful saris, one with a white flower in her hair, stand at the right. Behind the crowd, a red and white ceremonial umbrella or canopy is visible above a chariot or palanquin. Concrete houses and a tree-covered hillside form the background.2008-07-28A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with trees, thatched huts and a parked red-and-white truck. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several in saffron/orange cloth, some carrying drums and flags, with orange and red flags raised above. Onlookers stand along the roadside and on motorcycles at left, and a figure in orange appears in the middle distance. The scene reads as a ritual street procession with drummers and devotees.2008-08-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA large procession moves down a tree-lined village road with saffron flags on poles and striped umbrellas held aloft. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry drums. Motorcyclists and cyclists ride in the left lane, and a truck with people on top is visible in the background. In the foreground, two smiling men stand near the roadside, one in an orange shawl, and a man in white stands at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession moving along a tree-lined asphalt road. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shoulder cloths, walk in a large group carrying tall saffron-orange flags and colourful striped parasols. Drummers with large drums on the right side of the crowd play as they walk. Motorcycles and scooters ride slowly alongside, with riders in white. A man in white with an orange shawl and a camera slung at his side walks in the foreground on the road. Dense green trees line both sides under a pale sky.2008-08-01