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A street procession in a town with multi-storey buildings, overhead wires and shopfronts. Devotees in orange shawls walk in a line, many women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas. Several women carry brass pots and kalasha vessels on their heads or in their hands, and one holds a pot with flowers. A parked gold Chevrolet SUV sits at left. A small roadside shrine with deity murtis is visible at the upper right. Near the front, a white-clad figure with a lanyard walks among the group; no one is confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.

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A street procession moves along a narrow town road lined with blue, white and pale-green buildings and overhead power lines. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees and men in white kurtas, wear orange shawls and carry brass or copper pots on their heads or shoulders. Several people hold orange and red flags on poles. A silver-gold sedan follows slowly behind the marchers. The scene resembles a milk-pot or kalasha procession. A large crowd of marchers is visible at the centre, with more people further back in the street.2008-08-01A street procession of devotees walks down a narrow town road lined with pastel and blue buildings, a parked silver car and utility poles. Women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls and carry brass kalasha pots on their heads. Some marchers hold orange and red flags. A man in the foreground with a white shirt and orange shawl walks at the front.2008-08-01July 13 20092009-07-13A crowded street procession in a town with bunting strung overhead. A silver SUV has its rear door open while a man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands beside it, surrounded by devotees. Many people wear white dhotis and saris with orange shawls; women in white saris and orange wraps press palms together in greeting, and older men with folded hands line the roadside. Shop fronts, parked autorickshaws and a pole-mounted loudspeaker frame the scene.2006-09-24A street procession moves along a town road lined with shops and hanging bunting. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders walk barefoot, many carrying saffron and white flags on poles, and several wear green rosette badges. A man in a white shirt and dhoti walks at the right edge. Behind them a figure in orange and gold clothing stands near a palm frond, and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures rises beside the shops. Ornamental stonework and garlands of flowers appear along the roadside.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01Street procession in a busy Indian town with a paved road, shuttered shops, scaffolding and signboards in Tamil. Central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold crown-like headpiece and a long gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot and smiling among followers. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare chests walk beside him; a man on the right wears orange robes with beaded gold necklaces and a pendant. Women in saris and salwars walk behind, and a woman on the left in an orange sari holds a camera.2012-05-08A street procession on a town road lined with red-and-white bunting and a painted red Tamil signboard on a white wall. Several people in white clothing walk and hold orange, red and white flags, many women wear white sarees with red or maroon borders and necklaces of beads. A man in white shirt and trousers wears a rudraksha-style mala and walks at the front of the group. Parked grey van and motorbikes are on the left, and a few onlookers stand on balconies above.2006-09-24A street procession moves down a paved town road lined with low concrete houses and a parked grey van. Many people walk in the road, mostly men and women in white ritual dress and cotton saris in orange, yellow, green and pink. Several people carry saffron and white flags, and others hold framed portraits and large banners printed with a man's face. Red and white bunting is strung across the street, and a drum player appears at the lower left. The crowd fills most of the frame.2006-09-24July 13 20092009-07-13August 01 20082008-08-01