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A crowded street procession moves past a red and white bus marked with the destination board Arulmurugan and a Rose advertisement. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts walk in front, several holding long wooden staffs and drums, with a drummer in the foreground beating a large frame drum. Many people carry saffron-orange flags, and onlookers line both sides, including women in saris. Tall billboards with portrait posters, a scaffold tower and wires line the roadside under a hazy sky.

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February 05 20092009-02-05A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moving among crowds lining the road. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags with dark emblems, and several ornate umbrellas in green, red and blue sit above the procession. Drummers in white play large drums at left. In the foreground a bare-headed person in saffron-orange clothing and a woman in an orange shawl walk near a gold-coloured palanquin or ratha frame. Street banners, shop signs and a scaffold stand behind the crowd. A small placard shows a portrait photo. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-02-05December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves past a stone temple wall on the left. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, many playing long wind instruments and drums, with some in orange-banded clothing. Orange flags and a multicoloured umbrella lead the procession, and a decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance among buses. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold headdress with garlands walks near the front, flanked by police in khaki uniforms. Yellow petals fall in the air above the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20February 02 20092009-02-02December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a town road with hills behind. Many men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and drummers play large drums. A decorated umbrella and a palanquin-like float with ornate canopy appear in the background. Uniformed police officers walk among the crowd. Two large billboards line the road, one showing a portrait of a woman with folded hands and another showing a woman in dark clothing. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2011-12-20A large street procession moves past an ancient temple wall during a festival. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts fill the road, many carrying orange-and-red flags with a dark blue emblem and small orange pennants. Drummers in white march near the front, and a few musicians hold brass horns. In the centre, a figure in orange garments with a garland stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, flanked by golden ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin in the background. Buses and vans line the roadside, and a green railing fills the left foreground where a photographer kneels on a vehicle.2011-12-2027 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20