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A street procession moves through a crowded market road in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, viewed from an elevated balcony. Uniformed police in khaki lead and flank the marchers. Schoolchildren in blue uniforms walk behind banners, including a white banner with a red Om symbol and another with Tamil lettering. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying drums, follow in the group. Market stalls with piled produce, tarps, shops and a man on a motorcycle line both sides of the road, with women in saris among the onlookers. No specific individual in the procession can be confidently identified from this view.

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A crowded street procession in a market town, with a bare-chested row of men in orange dhotis walking in the centre of the road. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and batons line and lead the group, and several men in white shirts and dhotis wear round badges. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a wrapped orange head covering stands among the crowd. Behind them are roadside stalls with tomatoes and produce, auto-rickshaws, and a thatched roof. A blue street sign hangs on the right, and a banner above reads in Tamil.2004-10-27October 27 2004 - Surat Inter-religious conference in Tiruvannamalai2004-10-27A street procession in a busy Tamil market town moves along a wet road lined with shops, fruit stalls, bicycles and a cycle rickshaw loaded with sacks. Uniformed police and blue-uniformed marchers lead, followed by a large group of men and women in white dhotis and saris. A purple banner reads Conference on All Religions, and white banners display Om and swastika symbols. A man in orange clothing walks in the foreground. Shop signs include Royal Sweets and Khadi Bhandar. Several banners carry Tamil text. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the marchers.2004-10-27A crowded street procession in a South Indian town. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps walk through the middle, many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a few wear saffron or orange clothing. Dense crowds of onlookers line the street in front of shopfronts, including a bicycle and mechanic shop. On the right, a large billboard shows film-style imagery of figures. A bald elderly man in a white shirt near the centre appears to be among the participants, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance. Several people carry umbrellas or bags, and a motorised rickshaw is parked at left.2004-10-27October 27 2004 - Surat Inter-religious conference in Tiruvannamalai2004-10-27A wide street procession in a South Indian town, viewed from an upper floor. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, with women in saris of red, orange and white among them. Two rows of marchers near the centre carry small items, and a police officer in khaki uniform walks among them. Motorbikes and parked scooters line the roadside, shopfronts and balconies are hung with strings of triangular bunting, and a large red-and-blue banner on the right shows a deity figure. Scattered paper litter covers the road. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance here.2006-09-24A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow town street during a procession, viewed from an elevated angle. Many people wear white ritual clothes and white head coverings, while women wear sarees in pink, orange, green and maroon. Bunting in yellow and green hangs across the street, and a decorated float or chariot with colourful canopies and garlands appears at the top of the frame. Ornate carved temple sculptures decorate a building at left, and a handful of banners hang over the road. Spectators line the street on both sides.2007-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A wide street procession moves along a town road lined with shops and parked motorcycles. Hundreds of people, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, walk in orderly rows. Some carry small white and orange flags. A woman in a red-and-maroon sari walks near the front, and a man on a motorcycle in a pale shirt rides beside the marchers. A man in a pale shirt and trousers stands at the roadside on the right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks along the sides. Vans and motorcycles are visible in the background. Scattered paper litters the road. A banner on the upper right shows a printed portrait, and a printed photograph is held up by a marcher on the left. The scene reads as a ratha or yatra procession.2006-09-24October 27 2004 - Surat Inter-religious conference in Tiruvannamalai2004-10-27A dense street procession fills a town road lined with shops and hanging white pennants bearing a blue emblem. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, along with women in saris in pink, blue, cream and green. A young man in white with an orange shawl stands near the centre, and several people carry white flags with blue emblems and one red flag.2006-09-24November 14 20052005-11-14