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A large crowd walks along a paved road in a procession under a clear blue sky. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear white and coloured saris. Saffron-orange flags on tall poles and colourful striped parasols and umbrellas are carried above the marchers. Utility poles, green trees and a blue billboard with Tamil text line the roadside. Participants hold hands in chains, and some wear orange shawls. The scene matches a ratha pathayatra style procession.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a paved village road lined with trees and a white boundary wall. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely together, some raising arms and cheering. Orange flags with a blue emblem are carried high, and decorated multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shade the crowd. A tall ornate yellow-and-red canopy pole is held at right. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk among the marchers, and a small tricycle vehicle is visible at the left edge. Some participants wear white and yellow garments.2009-01-12A large procession of devotees walks down a tree-lined road. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry orange flags on tall poles. Colourful striped umbrellas and drums are visible among the marchers, and a woman in a red sari walks near a bicycle on the left. Traffic and roadside trees fill the background.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white clothes with orange sashes and blue lanyards walk in a dense group, several carrying orange flags and colourful striped umbrellas raised over the crowd. Some participants wear orange garments, and a man in the foreground wears a grey shirt and trousers with an orange cloth at his shoulder. Utility poles and a vehicle are visible along the roadside.2009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a tree-lined road under a bright sky, with saffron flags carrying a dark blue emblem leading the group. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk in rows, several holding saffron flags on poles. Decorated umbrellas in multicoloured patterns and small ornate banners with blue emblems are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt beats a drum at lower left, and a man in a light checked shirt with a shoulder bag walks nearby. A flowering red tree stands at upper right, and traffic and buses are visible in the distance.2008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a rural road lined with green shrubs and a tree under a pale sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas dance with arms outstretched, some clapping. A drummer in a red lungi and vest plays a double-headed drum slung at his waist, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border dances with raised arms beside him. Behind them, decorated palanquins with orange, purple and red canopies, orange flags and white flags move through the crowd. A bearded man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and white clothing. Several people carry bags and wear lanyards.2005-12-31A large procession moves along a rural road lined with trees, utility poles and low houses. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards lead the crowd, while devotees in saffron and orange robes carry orange flags and colourful striped parasols overhead. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-red robe walks among the group; no clear a person identification can be made from appearance alone, so the figure is described as a sannyasi in saffron robes. Several people hold long poles with decorated banners. The crowd is dense, filling most of the road.2009-01-12