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A large street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wearing orange saffron shawls. Several orange triangular flags on poles rise above the crowd, and multicoloured decorated umbrellas are carried overhead. Drummers on the left play dhol drums, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the marchers. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background, and a banner runs beneath the umbrellas. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this crowd.

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A street procession in a tree-lined road, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing saffron/orange shawls. Several carry tall orange flags and saffron banners, and colourful umbrella-style canopies with emblems are held aloft. Drummers in white with drums lead on the left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the centre. Onlookers stand at the roadside and a few people walk among auto-rickshaws and parked vehicles. The crowd fills the road, and the procession appears to be moving forward.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves along a village road lined with trees, utility poles and parked buses. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shoulder cloths. Several carry tall saffron flags and ornate embroidered banners bearing a blue emblem, and colourful umbrellas are raised above the crowd. A drummer in a white dhoti beats a drum at the front. Motorcycles and cyclists share the road, and a man in a light blue shirt walks ahead with a stick. Dozens of marchers are visible, and the scene suggests a religious procession.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts wearing saffron-orange shawls. Orange flags are raised above the crowd, and colourful striped umbrellas and ornate embroidered banners on poles lead the group. Drummers in white walk at the left with drums, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the front. A banner with Tamil text is held across the procession. A temple gopuram is visible in the background, and rain puddles reflect on the wet road.2008-08-01A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road under a clear sky, with many men in white dhotis and orange shawls walking in a crowd. Several tall orange flags with a dark circular emblem fly on poles carried by marchers in the foreground, and drummers beat small drums among them. Two colourful umbrella-style canopies with decorated borders rise above the procession, and a red flowering tree stands on the right beside parked buses and motorbikes.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. Several men hold tall poles topped with ornate, colourful umbrella-style canopies with red, blue and gold panels bearing a blue and white emblem. Orange flags flutter above the crowd, and a man in the foreground in a white shirt, purple lanyard and jeans gestures toward the camera while another plays a drum at the lower right. Vehicles including a yellow truck and a bus line the roadside. Visible saffron-robed figures walk among the devotees.2008-08-01