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A dense street procession moves along a town road with hills behind. Many men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and drummers play large drums. A decorated umbrella and a palanquin-like float with ornate canopy appear in the background. Uniformed police officers walk among the crowd. Two large billboards line the road, one showing a portrait of a woman with folded hands and another showing a woman in dark clothing. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves through a town with a hill in the background. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk among many saffron-orange flags carried on poles with red and gold emblems. Two ornate decorated chariots or palanquins with orange and gold canopies are visible at upper left, and a drummer in the lower left carries a drum. Uniformed police officers stand at the left edge directing traffic. Political-style banners with portraits hang on the buildings, and a bus is visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a festival procession on a road.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large procession moves down a crowded street lined with multi-storey buildings and a hill behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the street, many carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a black emblem. Some drummers play drums, and a few men in orange and saffron garments walk among them. A large green banner with portraits of political figures hangs on a building, and parked vehicles and buses line the road. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.2011-12-20A large street procession winds along a town road below a mountain, with many men in white dhotis and shirts walking among orange-saffron flags. Drummers in white clothes beat drums and some carry orange cloth sashes. Ornate decorated deity palanquins with golden canopies rise above the crowd near the centre, and a large green banner behind shows portraits of a figure with long hair and a crown-like headdress and other people. Motorcycles, buses and a bystander line the road.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves along a busy town road with a mountain rising behind the buildings. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, with saffron-orange flags and orange cloths among them. Several men play drums and wind instruments, including a barrel drum with a red-and-white body. Large decorated ceremonial umbrellas and orange-and-gold banners are carried above the crowd, and a white bus with orange lettering is parked at the left. Shop signs and buildings line the street, with a painted poster of a figure visible near the upper centre.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a town lined with small shops and tall palms, with a hill rising behind. Hundreds of men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely together, many carrying bright orange-saffron flags on poles. Several figures in front hold large decorated umbrella-style standards and ornate palanquin-like processional elements, with a large ornamented ratha or chariot visible further ahead among the crowd. Onlookers stand on the roadside and at shop fronts beside parked motorbikes. Roadside flags in red, black and green fly from a building on the right. The scene reads as a festival procession through a South Indian town.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a busy Tamil town road lined with low buildings, shopfronts and a blue-and-white painted house. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the road, many holding orange and saffron flags and decorated orange canopy-style banners with embroidered gold and red motifs. At upper left, an ornate decorated float or ratha carries a deity murti framed in a golden arch. A coloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels stands above the crowd, and a brass trident and other ceremonial metal implements are carried near the front. A teal and white bus marked with Sarasvathi lettering passes through the scene, and a few uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. Shrine-style architecture rises on a rooftop at right.2011-12-20