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A street procession moves along a busy roadside in a town. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls, walk in the crowd, some carrying orange ceremonial flags on tall poles. Several umbrella-like canopies in blue, orange and red with decorative fringe are carried overhead. Drummers beat large drums with their hands, and a man in the foreground carries a green coconut or fruit. Shops, signboards and a bus line the road behind the crowd. Hindu procession imagery. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance alone, so no a person candidate is asserted.

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A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with shops and crowds. Men and boys in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and marching-band style sashes. Several participants carry ornate multicoloured parasols with blue and white emblems, and a man in white carries a green coconut. Drummers and musicians play dhol and wind instruments. Orange flags flutter above, and a large banner with Tamil text is carried behind the umbrellas. A blue truck loaded with sacks stands at the right edge, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-08-01Street procession moving down a town road with colourful striped parasols (umbrellas) carried on poles, each topped with gold finials and bearing a blue-and-white emblem. Central figures in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls walk ahead, a man in orange sash and white clothes in the middle. Drummers in white and saffron wrap play large barrel drums, a young girl in turquoise blue plays a wind instrument, and men play nadaswaram-style pipes. Saffron flags flutter at left and a banner reads in Tamil about an abhishekam of 1008 lingams. Shops and buildings line the road.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a busy Tamil town. Crowds of men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under a canopy of colourful umbrellas with gold fringe and blue-and-white emblems. Drummers in white with large drums beat along the road, while a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument. A red-and-gold banner flies above the crowd, and shopfronts with signs line the street.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a busy road with devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. Several ornate umbrellas with blue, red and green panels and tasselled fringes are carried aloft, and tall saffron flags wave at left and right. A large portrait banner held up in the middle of the procession shows a man's photograph with text. Drummers in white play double-headed drums, and a woman in a dark sari walks among the marchers. Shop signs, parked vehicles and palm trees line the roadside.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a wet road lined with crowds. Several large multicolored parasols with gold finials and tassels are carried above the central figures. Two bare-footed people in saffron/orange robes walk at the centre, one wearing a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a banner reads 1008, and men in white dhotis with saffron shoulder cloths carry orange flags, while drummers and horn players in white march alongside. Many devotees in white and orange surround the group, with a woman in a pink sari with a dark blouse walking near the middle.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in the crowd. Orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shelter the procession. A large banner held aloft shows a portrait of a man with long dark hair and a Tamil caption. Musicians play drums and a horn, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. A white van and a bus are visible in the background, along with palm trees and utility poles.2008-08-01