A large street procession moves along a busy town road with many people in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange flags. Orange and gold ceremonial standards with floral and kalasha-like motifs rise above the crowd, and a decorated deity murti or palanquin-style float is carried near the center under a canopy. Shops, buildings and a parked bus line the road behind the marchers. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large street procession moves along a busy town road with many people in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange flags. Orange and gold ceremonial standards with floral and kalasha-like motifs rise above the crowd, and a decorated deity murti or palanquin-style float is carried near the center under a canopy. Shops, buildings and a parked bus line the road behind the marchers.

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A crowded street procession moves toward the camera through a town lined with multi-storey buildings, a yellow and orange shop frontage, and a KM Transports bus. A large ornate ratha or palanquin with a decorated canopy and a deity murti sits in the background, flanked by a red-and-gold umbrella and a multicoloured parasol. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, and uniformed police, walk among saffron flags and brass ceremonial staffs with trident-style finials.

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A dense street procession moves through a town lined with low buildings and strung pennant bunting. Ornate golden umbrellas with red, orange and green panels are carried overhead by men in white shirts and dhotis. A large golden ratha/chariot with a decorated canopy and deity murti sits at the upper right, with red and orange flags and garlands. Crowds of devotees fill the road, many in white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris and salwar in pink, blue, green and yellow. A drummer in white stands at left. A roadside banner shows a portrait and Tamil script. Several sannyasi-style figures in saffron are visible in the crowd. Numerous people are visible, well over one hundred.

A street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and signboards. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and several carry orange flags on tall poles. Musicians play long brass horns and drums, including dhol drums on the right, while a row of ornate multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes, decorated with blue and gold motifs, is held aloft. A banner strung between the parasols bears Tamil script. Spectators line the street and watch from the background, and some people stand on the roadside.

A dense street procession moves through a town, with a large decorated ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy at the top centre. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely around it, many holding up orange flags on tall poles. A figure near the centre-left wears orange and red clothing and a red garland, walking beside a yellow umbrella-like parasol with multicoloured panels. Police officers in khaki uniforms stand along the edge of the crowd. Buses, cars and shops line the road behind, with hills visible in the background.

A crowded street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a large multicolored umbrella carried over a central figure in orange and red clothing. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some carrying saffron flags, and drummers in white play a drum at the lower left. Uniformed police officers in khaki move through the crowd near the procession. Shopfronts with grilled windows and a painted advertisement line the street, and a white vehicle is parked at the top right. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession through a town street.

A dense street procession moves along a busy Tamil town road lined with low buildings, shopfronts and a blue-and-white painted house. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the road, many holding orange and saffron flags and decorated orange canopy-style banners with embroidered gold and red motifs. At upper left, an ornate decorated float or ratha carries a deity murti framed in a golden arch. A coloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels stands above the crowd, and a brass trident and other ceremonial metal implements are carried near the front. A teal and white bus marked with Sarasvathi lettering passes through the scene, and a few uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. Shrine-style architecture rises on a rooftop at right.

A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with striped tiers. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, and some women in saris, press forward while many raise orange-saffron flags on poles. A white domed structure stands behind them, and a tall banner beside it shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and saffron robes, with Tamil script beneath. Palm trees and roadside shops line the scene under a pale sky. The crowd is dense.

A large street procession moves along a road lined with trees and utility poles. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in dense ranks. Several men on the left play large barrel drums slung at their sides. Above the crowd, orange flags with a dark emblem flutter, and decorated umbrella-like canopies with ornamented panels are carried on poles. A large framed portrait banner is held aloft in the middle of the procession. Trucks and vehicles line the roadside on the right, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.

A 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.

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A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.