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Dense street procession with a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers lining a road in front of a temple gateway. A bullock-drawn or decorated ratha with a colourful, ornately carved canopy and a golden deity murti is pulled on a red tractor-style vehicle. Many men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry tall orange flags and a golden ceremonial staff, while devotees hold their hands in anjali. A bald man in orange cloth with a gold chain stands at the front with folded hands. A large portrait of a smiling bearded figure in an orange turban is mounted on a banner at left. The scene includes kumkum and vibhuti marks on foreheads, modern buildings, and ceremonial umbrellas. Possibly a person's presence is unclear; no clearly identifiable candidate is confirmed here.

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Outdoor festival procession in a crowded temple precinct. Devotees in white and orange-saffron clothes, several women in sarees, carry saffron flags with a small emblem and a large golden ceremonial fan-like staff. A multi-tiered tiered colorful chariot or ratha with a golden dome stands in the background, beside a second temple-style structure and a palanquin-like float with a decorated canopy. A large portrait banner is visible in the distance. A uniformed police officer stands at right among the crowd, and the scene is overcast.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor procession on a Tamil temple street under a pale sky. A large decorated ratha/chariot with a golden deity murti and a striped canopy dominates the centre, with a red-and-gold temple gopuram tower behind it. Several red tractors pulling decorated carts move through the crowd. On a tractor at centre, a man in an orange-saffron kurta sits beside a driver in white, and another man in a white dhoti holds the steering wheel. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron-orange cloth fill the street, with police in khaki uniforms among them. Orange flags wave on poles and floral garlands decorate the carts, and a shrine-like palanquin appears at left. Several people are visible in the foreground and background, forming a large crowd of about 100 or more.2011-12-20Outdoor street procession in a busy Tamil town. Crowds in white ritual clothes and white caps walk among uniformed police officers in khaki and peaked caps. Many people carry tall saffron-orange flags with a black circular emblem. A large golden trident is raised at right, and a golden ceremonial parasol-like staff is visible at the far right edge. Shopfronts, hoardings and a gopuram-style temple tower line the road, and a decorated float with a dome and floral garlands sits in the background.2011-12-20A dense street procession moves past a temple gopuram in a town setting. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk among saffron-orange flags carried on poles. Uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps and a stripe-shouldered officer line the foreground, facing the crowd. A tall ornate temple tower with colourful tiers rises behind, beside a domed building, banana plants, and a decorated arch with lettering. A loudspeaker stack stands at right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor street procession crowded with devotees, many in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange garments. Saffron flags ride above the crowd and a large golden elephant with a red-cloth-draped platform and a tall ornate umbrella stands at right, garlanded with flowers. A large banner portrait shows a man with an orange turban and beard, and a colourful multi-tiered temple chariot and a domed temple shrine appear behind the crowd under an overcast sky. Palm trees line the background and a green metal railing runs across the foreground.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession at dusk in a town, with a decorated float or palanquin-like carriage drawn on a tractor-style vehicle, its canopy hung with white and gold festoons and draped in garlands, moving along a road lined with shops and roadside stalls. Saffron and orange flags fly from poles along the route. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the left edge holding a long staff, while crowds of devotees in orange and white walk beside the float. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and baton walks in the middle of the road. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange saris line the route. Overhead power lines and street lamps cross the scene.2008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with onlookers and many saffron-orange flags on poles. Uniformed police in khaki shirts and peaked caps stand along the route, holding back the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear white saris, while one woman in a teal sari stands in the foreground. A figure in the centre wears a white garment and is surrounded by devotees. In the background a multi-tiered temple gopuram rises above the street, with a white domed structure and a decorated arch with a banner. Loudspeaker boxes and banana plants line the roadside.2011-12-20