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A photograph of a crowded town street during a procession, looking down on a road lined with multi-storey white buildings, trees and utility poles. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside saffron-clad participants and devotees in red shirts, some carrying orange flags and banners. A few uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. Orange and red flags and bunting strung across the road mark the route, and a parked van and motorbikes line the pavement. Tamil signboards are visible on a yellow banner at left.

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A large street procession moves along a town road lined with buildings, with saffron-coloured flags and banners carried by marchers. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, and several wear saffron or orange cloth. A group in red shirts and white dhotis walks in the foreground near parked motorbikes and a bicycle. A grey van is parked at left beside a yellow banner with a painted figure, and a green-and-white lorry stands at right. Hand-lettered Tamil banners are held aloft above the crowd, and a white multi-storey building with a rooftop sign stands in the background.2008-04-27A wide elevated view of a crowded street procession in an Indian town. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road, some in saffron and orange garments, with orange flags and banners held aloft. Drummers stand near a stack of drums on the right, and a teal-and-yellow truck and motorcycles share the road. Buildings, a tree and utility poles line the street, and a hand-painted banner is visible on the left. Numerous people are visible, so the count is in the large range.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a town in Tamil Nadu, India, with many people walking along a road lined by multi-storey buildings, power lines and parked vehicles. Men in white dhotis and shirts and several people in saffron and orange clothing walk in the crowd, some holding saffron flags and umbrellas. Two people carry umbrella-like parasols in red, orange and yellow, and a figure in orange carries a fan-shaped ceremonial object. A police officer in khaki uniform stands among the crowd, and a bus and trucks are visible in the background. Banners in Tamil hang along the route, and a crowd of onlookers gathers at the edge of the street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Elevated view of a dense street procession in a South Indian town, with hundreds of participants lining both sides and filling the road. Many wear white clothing and white saris, some carry orange and white flags, and several people hold blue banners. Motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, parked vehicles and a few cars move or wait along the street. Roadside shops, multi-storey buildings, palm trees, a green hill and strings of white pennants line the route. A dark-clothed police officer stands near the procession edge. No specific individual's identity can be confirmed from appearance, and no a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-09-24January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a crowded town street lined with buildings, palm trees and shop signs, filled with a large procession of people in white clothes waving white and orange flags. Many white pennants are strung across the street overhead. Several men walk in front carrying green and white bags, and a black car and motorbikes are parked along the edge. A yellow barrier and a banner are visible mid-street. The crowd is numerous, with many people visible along both sides of the road.2006-09-24A large procession of devotees walks down a dusty village road lined with trees, small houses with thatched and tiled roofs, parked motorcycles and a passing truck. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white shirts, with orange saffron shawls and orange sashes. Several carry orange and red flags and some play drums. Onlookers stand along the roadside, and a bus is visible at the right edge. The crowd is dense in the middle of the road, with a multi-colored decorated vehicle or float in the distance under a blue sky with clouds.2008-08-01A large street procession winds through a town lined with multi-storey buildings, shopfronts, and strings of festival bunting. Foreground, a crowd of people in white dhotis and white kurtas and saris carry red and orange flags on poles. A long white banner held at the front reads in Tamil script beneath a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a shaved head. Several framed portraits are carried among the marchers, and a few people in saffron and orange clothing walk near the front. Overhead, electric wires cross the street and a large billboard with a portrait is visible at upper right.2006-09-24Elevated view of a street procession in a town, with a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts moving along a tarmac road lined with orange and red flags and bunting. Several saffron-robed men walk near the centre, one carrying a long staff, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the route. Ornate colourful parasols or umbrellas with decorative fringes are held aloft at the centre of the procession. Shops, a white building with railings, a blue bus and parked vehicles line the roadside, with onlookers and children crowding the pavement at left and bottom.2008-04-27August 01 20082008-08-01