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A large outdoor street procession moves through a crowded town road. At the centre, a decorated ratha-style float with a canopy of banana leaves, marigold and flower garlands, and striped cloth is carried forward. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on the float, one holding a trident. Behind the float, a large painted banner shows a smiling figure in a saffron turban and orange garment beside a woman's face. Saffron flags flutter along the route. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, and a few in plain clothes, surround the float; one bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at left. Shop signs and a blue dome are visible behind.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A festive street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road. A large ornate ratha-like canopy decorated with banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands, and yellow and red streamers is carried over the crowd. Beneath it, a figure with long hair wears a crown-like headdress, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and garlands, and orange robes; flanked by two saffron-robed attendants, one holding a tall staff. Large orange flags and a huge painted banner of a smiling bearded-turban man in orange dominate the left. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, with uniformed police officers at right. Shop signs and a PCO sign line the background.2011-12-20A festive street procession on a decorated open-sided ratha, a canopy of banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands and colourful bunting. A large portrait banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robes; a printed banner beside it is pink and white. On the ratha, a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland stands centre, flanked by two saffron-clad attendants. Dense crowds of devotees and uniformed police fill the street, many waving saffron flags bearing a black emblem, with shops and signboards behind. The scene is a jayanthi celebration procession.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor street procession with a dense crowd of devotees filling the road. Many people wear white and cream clothing, with some in orange and saffron. Numerous saffron-orange flags are raised among the crowd. At center stands a decorated ratha/chariot with a blue domed canopy, garlands and banana-leaf decorations, and a central deity murti. Beside the chariot, a large printed banner shows a smiling woman. An arch with Tamil script spans the street, and multistorey buildings with colourful facades line the road. Several loudspeakers stand along the route. The crowd numbers well over a hundred people.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession with a decorated float festooned with garlands of white jasmine, pink and yellow flower strands, and banana leaves. Standing on the float, a figure with long dark hair wears orange saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, holding a tall brass trident. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a ceremonial staff. Orange flags on bamboo poles are carried by devotees in front, and a large white banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban. A crowd of many men fills the street, and police officers in khaki uniforms stand at the right. A man in a white dhoti stands on a raised platform to the right. A Swamiji (probable) figure appears on the float wearing saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, holding a trident, with the portrait on the banner showing a different person in an orange turban.2011-12-20A festival procession on a crowded street under a canopy of white and blue pennants. A decorated ratha-style float with a green banana-leaf and garland-draped arch, marigold garlands, hanging coconuts and bananas shelters a saffron-robed figure with a shaved head standing at its centre with hands folded in namaskar. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and a flower-garlanded figure stand on the float. Dense crowds in white shirts and dhotis, many holding white and saffron flags, press around the float. A large white banner with a portrait and Tamil lettering is hung at the top of the float. A dome and a decorated arch appear in the background.2006-09-24