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Outdoor festival procession with a dense crowd. Two large saffron-orange flags with dark blue crescent emblems rise in the foreground, carried on poles. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks beside a golden trident-topped staff. Several people wear white and orange ceremonial clothing, and a multicoloured ornate parasol with tassels shades the procession. Banana leaves line the lower edge, and a truck decorated with a painted Murugan image appears at upper right with people riding in its cab. The procession moves through a crowd of devotees, many wearing white.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty road lined with banana plants and a red-and-white bunting strung across the top. Orange flags with blue stripes are carried through a dense crowd of people mostly dressed in white. At the centre, a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy, while a man in a red turban and white clothes stands near it. Multicolored umbrellas are held above the procession, and a truck labelled Murugan is parked behind. The crowd is large, with many visible people in the foreground and background.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a chain-link fence. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts surrounds a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in the centre, several with shaved heads and orange cloth, walking beneath multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas. Tall orange flags with dark blue emblems are carried on poles, and drummers in blue and yellow costumes play drums at left. A green-and-white truck with the word VELMURUGAN on its windscreen and a roof speaker stands at right. Children and women in white and cream saris watch from the edges, and a large banana leaf is held at right.2008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession crowded with devotees on a dirt path. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles are carried high, and multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and blue and white emblems shade the procession. A figure in the centre wears orange robes with a garland and a rudraksha mala, flanked by others in orange and red attire. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas wear lanyards, and a man in a light blue shirt stands at the right edge. A large green leaf-shaped canopy overlays the lower right. Hindu procession, ratha-style festival scene.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession at a festival, with a crowd of many people in white kurtas and dhotis moving along a dusty path. Several saffron-orange flags on tall poles stand out in the foreground. Behind them, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, wearing a garland, and a man in white with a white turban stands beside him. Other figures in orange robes follow. Decorated parasols with peacock-like ornamentation and a gold-topped umbrella are held up, and a figure in blue and white costume with a white headdress is at the left edge. Banana trees and a line of festive bunting appear in the background, with large speakers beyond the fence.2008-12-30Outdoor procession in a crowded street with many devotees in white and cream clothes, several women in saffron and blue saris, and a crowd pressing forward with raised hands. Tall decorated umbrella-like canopies with golden fringe, red and blue panels, and floral embroidery are carried on poles above the crowd. Orange-red flags wave among the people, and palm trees and a banana plant stand in the background beside a stage with a sound system and a partly visible sign. A figure near the center wears orange and red garments with a garland, but no clear identifying cues are visible.2009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30