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A large procession moves down a tree-lined road in daylight, with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walking behind several saffron flags and a decorated palanquin-style float carrying ornate parasols. Drummers in white clothing play drums in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt talks on a phone at the left edge, and a Reliance Mobile billboard stands at the right on a yellow pole.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves down a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai, led by a group of people in white and saffron clothing playing drums. Several orange-red flags are raised above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or float with ornate canopy is visible near the front. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron garments walk along the road, while pedestrians, a motorcyclist and cyclists watch from the roadside beneath tall trees. A blue and yellow Reliance Mobile banner hangs over the road.2008-08-01A photograph of a tree-lined road where a large procession walks along the asphalt. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas lead the group, with orange and saffron flags raised high and decorated umbrellas or palanquin-style canopies visible in the middle. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beside the crowd, and a yellow auto-rickshaw stands at the left edge. Spectators in saffron clothing and white garments stand along the right roadside beside a blue and white Reliance Mobile sign on a yellow pole. Thick green trees shade the route.2008-08-01A street procession on a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. Many men and women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a long column. Several carry tall orange-and-red banners with a blue emblem, and some hold brass pots or kalasha on their heads. Others hold umbrellas and a drum. A blue Reliance Mobile signboard and yellow auto-rickshaws line the road. A person in a saffron robe stands near the middle of the procession, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is not a confident a person identification.2008-08-01A procession moves down a tree-lined road in the daytime, led by a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walking toward the camera. Behind him a long line of people in white clothes and orange scarves follows, carrying orange flags and what appear to be decorated umbrellas or banners. A yellow auto-rickshaw stands to the left, and devotees in orange and saffron robes line the right roadside beside a Reliance Mobile signboard on a yellow pole.2008-08-01A long procession moves along a tree-lined road past a Reliance Mobile sign and pedestrian crossing sign. Many men and women walk in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several people carry tall saffron flags and ornate parasols, and drummers play dhol drums. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at the front plays a long wind instrument, and a woman in a pink sari plays drums. A photographer in the foreground photographs the procession, and a silver car follows behind. The crowd is large, with dozens of people visible.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A road procession moves along a tree-lined asphalt road. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange or saffron shawls and sashes, walk in a long column. Orange flags on poles and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas are carried above them. In the foreground, drummers play drums, and musicians play long wind instruments; one drummer wears an orange shawl and another a white shirt. A cameraman stands on a wooden scaffold at left and a photographer stands in the road. A silver car and a Reliance Mobile billboard are visible, and a white-clad man appears on a bamboo frame at top left.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. Saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long column. Several men carry tall orange flags on poles, and others carry colourful umbrella-like canopies above small palanquin-style structures. A drummer in white beats a large drum at left-centre, and a man in orange at centre plays a brass horn. A woman in a red-and-gold sari walks among the procession. A man in a light blue shirt talks on a mobile phone at lower left, and a yellow auto-rickshaw is parked beside the road. The image is a photograph of an outdoor procession with ritual musicians and flag bearers.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01