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A street procession moves along a road with many marchers in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron garments with rudraksha malas. Several colourful decorated parasols and yellow-orange banners with blue emblems are carried aloft. Drummers in white and red clothing play barrel drums in the foreground, while men in white and a bare-chested youth in a white vest walk alongside. A bus and houses line the background under bright daylight. Some marchers have yellow scarves and garlands.

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A street procession on a rural road lined with dry scrub and palms. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head wrap and a long rudraksha mala walks among the crowd. Behind him, a man in orange clothing wears a gold-toned ornate necklace. Several drummers in the foreground beat hand drums, including a shirtless man in white with red sash and a bearded man in a red vest. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls surround them. A large orange flag with a blue emblem leads the group, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold motifs shade the walkers. The scene is a devotional procession.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a road with a parked bus behind it. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk among saffron-clad devotees, some wearing rudraksha malas and yellow shawls. Two drummers in the foreground play a dholak-style drum and a large barrel drum, and a bare-chested man in a red-orange vest walks at the front right. Several ornate yellow and red umbrellas with floral borders and a blue bird emblem are held aloft, with saffron flags beyond.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a road lined with colourful striped umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow, with orange flags on poles overhead. Many men in orange or saffron robes and white dhotis walk in a dense crowd. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe with a gold necklace raises one arm and smiles. Beside him, drummers play large barrel drums; one wears a patterned shawl over a maroon shirt, another a white vest. In the centre a figure in orange robes with a red turban and rudraksha malas walks among the marchers, but appearance is insufficient to confirm identity.2009-01-12A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in a village. Two large pink and purple ceremonial parasols with red fringe and gold finials are raised at the top left and center. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, with long hair, a saffron head wrap and a large gold necklace, walks forward with a staff. Beside him a bare-chested man in a pink dhoti and a red-and-green sash plays a barrel drum, and several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and hold staffs. A man at right wears a white outfit with a red-and-gold shawl. Shops with flags and bunting line the street, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a coastal road under a clear blue sky. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and an orange head wrap walks among several saffron-robed sannyasis. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with gold finials and fringe rise above the crowd, and orange flags are carried at the front and sides. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding yellow bundles, and a drummer in a beige shirt plays at the lower right. Vehicles, a roadside shrine and a tree line the street behind the marchers.2009-01-12A road procession of devotees runs along a tree-lined street. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, carrying tall orange flags and decorated umbrellas with colourful floral and geometric panels. A drummer in a light shirt and shorts plays a large drum in the middle of the group, and a vehicle is visible behind the crowd.2008-08-01Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, under a sunny sky with strings of small colourful flags overhead. Many people wearing white dhotis and white shirts walk along, some women in white saris with yellow borders. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland stands under a tall decorated parasol, with orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and colourful canopies held aloft. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash carries a flame or lamp, and a drummer plays a drum. Orange flags fly from a vehicle at right, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes.2008-12-31A street procession in a town with shop fronts and signboards behind. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl leads walking forward. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long rudraksha mala and shaved head walks alongside a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. Several musicians in white clothes play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type pipes), and a drummer in white shirt beats a drum at lower right. Large colourful umbrellas with peacock and floral motifs are carried above the group. A banner behind reads a 2008 Shiva Lingam abhishekam Urvalam message in Tamil. Crowd members dressed in white and orange line the street.2008-08-01A street procession of many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis, many in white kurtas and dhotis, walking on tarmac beneath large colourful umbrellas with the word Dhyanapeetham printed on them. Near the centre, a figure in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot with long dark hair, while a devotee in a striped shirt and white dhoti carries a red flag on a pole. Drummers in white and orange play a drum at the right, and smiling men line the road around them. The crowd is large and dense across the frame.2008-08-01Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and banana plants under a bright sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing blue or white lanyards, walk alongside saffron-robed figures carrying colourful decorated umbrellas and orange flags. Men play traditional instruments: a drummer with a drum slung at his side, and musicians playing long wind instruments, one in a yellow dhoti and another in a maroon shirt. A man in a blue t-shirt with a white vibhuti mark walks in the foreground. Red and white bunting stretches across the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the crowd.2008-12-31