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A photograph of a village lane lined with palm trees, banana plants and parked motorbikes, with a procession moving along the dirt road. Near the centre, a group of people in white and light clothing walks toward the distance, and a decorated palanquin or chariot topped with red, orange and green cloth banners stands above the crowd. In the foreground on the right, an older man in a white shawl and yellow dhoti stands beside a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti, while a man in a dark jacket and jeans walks away from the camera. Overhead, electric poles and wires cross the sky.

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A rural village road lined with palm trees and a green hill behind, filled with a procession of people walking toward the camera. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear white and pink saris. Some people carry decorated ritual items: a row of white conical structures, colourful ornamental umbrella-like canopies, and a decorated cart or palanquin topped with ornate red and gold fabric. Saffron and orange flags fly on tall poles along the roadside, and a speaker is mounted on a utility pole. Smoke rises faintly from the middle of the procession. A thatched hut stands at the right edge of the frame.2006-11-13January 03 20122012-01-03January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20092009-01-20June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA village street procession in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd walking along a paved road lined with parked motorcycles and tall bamboo poles strung with saffron flags and banana leaves. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and men in saffron-orange clothing walk in the procession, and a red-and-white umbrella or canopy is visible in the distance. In the foreground a man in a light blue checked shirt stands beside the road and a barefoot man in a yellow shirt with a red head cloth and checked lungi walks near the centre. Houses with colourful facades and a mobile tower are in the background.2008-07-28A village street procession in daylight under a partly cloudy sky, with palm trees and white-walled houses with terracotta-tiled roofs behind the crowd. At left, a decorated palanquin or float carries deity murti figures and is attended by men in white shirts and orange-clad attendants. Women in saris, many with flower garlands, carry brass trays of green leafy offerings on their heads. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the roadside watching, and several people in the foreground walk with the procession. Some figures appear partly obscured by the crowd.2006-11-13June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a crowd on a dirt road lined with palm trees under bright sunlight. A red arched gateway stands in the background, with Tamil text on its crossbar. Two red banners flank the gate, each bearing a portrait and printed text. In the centre, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth and an orange turban walks barefoot with a rudraksha mala, alongside a woman in an orange sari carrying a brass plate of flowers and a garland-wearing man in orange. Nearby, women in orange and white saris and a girl in a pink dress join the procession. Men in white shirts, dhotis and orange shawls, and others in casual clothes, move through the crowd, and a man with a camera stands at right.2014-06-19October 20 20062006-10-20November 24 20082008-11-24December 30 20072007-12-30