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A large outdoor procession moves along a village road under trees, with hundreds of people in traditional dress. Many women in orange, yellow, purple and green saris carry brass trays or baskets of offerings, some with flowers and fruit, on their heads. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks at the centre holding a camera. A white SUV is parked at the left edge, and a temple gopuram with orange flags stands in the background. Banana plants frame the left side of the frame.

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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA large outdoor street procession moves through a village in Tamil Nadu under bright daylight, with a crowd of many dozens of people filling the road. Women in orange, saffron and cream saris carry brass trays of fruit, bananas and flower offerings on their heads and hands. Saffron flags on poles line the street. Behind the crowd a colourful gopuram-style temple tower stands beside a red ceremonial canopy. A man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camera on a shoulder rig at the centre, and a white car with a decal sits at the left edge. Some men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a small boy in white stands at left.2008-07-28November 25 20092009-11-25December 29 20082008-12-29A large outdoor procession in a village street in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white dhotis and white saris, moving toward a decorated chariot under a red canopy. Orange flags flank the road, and a gopuram-style temple tower with a bell-shaped roof stands in the background among trees. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the front, and women in saris carry young children. Banana leaves and fruit trays appear in the foreground. The scene conveys a ratha procession and welcome gifts. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance here.2008-07-28A street procession on a tree-lined road under a bright blue sky. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies and decorated tops are carried on poles above a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or saffron scarves, and several women in white saris with yellow garlands and orange shawls walk among them. A few figures in saffron-orange robes walk near the front, and orange flags are visible. Vehicles and a palanquin-style float can be seen further along the road. The crowd is dense with many people visible in the foreground and midground.2009-01-12July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A large street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and small shops, with a temple gopuram visible in the background and saffron flags on poles. In the foreground, women in orange, saffron and yellow saris carry brass pots and flower offerings on their heads, while men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-headed drums. A silver car with a camera operator in white stands at the left edge of the crowd. Behind the drummers, a dense crowd of people in white and saffron follows the procession toward the temple area.2008-07-28