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A large street procession winds through a narrow town road lined with low concrete buildings, colourful painted walls and parked motorcycles. Crowds of mostly white-clad devotees fill the road, many waving saffron and orange flags and banners. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry or beat drums, and a decorated ratha-style float with a painted wheel rises at the left. An ornate umbrella is held aloft in the centre. On a green truck in the foreground, a bare-chested man with a shaved head in white dhoti sits among others, and a saffron flag is raised beside him. Onlookers watch from rooftops and balconies above.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession winds through a busy Tamil town lined with shops and signboards. At the front, a large ornate deity murti or decorated figure with a golden halo is carried on a float decorated with green and gold, with a parasol above. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, many waving saffron-orange flags. A yellow vehicle with a white roof moves behind the front float among the crowd. Several people stand on balconies and rooftops watching. Shopfronts display colourful banners and advertisement boards in Tamil script.2011-12-20Aerial view down a crowded Indian town street during a procession. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and saris fill the road, many waving orange and saffron flags. Near the centre, a decorated float or chariot carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy, pulled by a yellow vehicle at the front. Shops line both sides, with orange and blue storefronts, signboards, a tiled-roof building and a textile shop. Power lines and palm trees appear above the street.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Aerial view of a dense street procession through a town, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a colourful striped canopy and an ornate golden deity or chariot top rises at the back, pulled and surrounded by devotees and uniformed police. Drummers in red and white play at the front left. Shopfronts and hanging banners line the road, and a large tricolour-style banner reading Nayaka is visible on the right. Overhead cables cross the street.2011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01Aerial view of a dense street procession moving through a narrow town road lined with shops and a gopuram-style temple tower at upper left. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside saffron-clad participants carrying orange flags and banners. A large ornate chariot or ratha with a decorated canopy and red-orange fabric travels down the centre, with drummers visible at lower left. Parked vehicles and motorbikes line the road edges.2011-12-20