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Street procession in a small town with a crowd of devotees moving along a road lined with shops and signboards. Colourful ceremonial parasols with floral and emblem designs lead the group, and several people carry framed portrait photos on placards. Drummers in red jackets with blue trim beat drums, a man in a white shirt plays a clarinet-like wind instrument, and devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing walk alongside, some with garlands. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession with music and parasols.

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Outdoor procession on a village road during the Kodikkan Ratha Paada Yatra at Rajapalayam. Musicians in red uniforms play a drum, cymbals and a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) at the front, led by a man in a white shirt and light trousers. Several participants wear white and orange robes, rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Four large umbrellas with red, green, blue and yellow panels and gold tassels are carried overhead, and an orange flag and a decorated yellow banner are held at the left. Printed portrait placards with captions are held aloft, and strings of orange and blue pennants decorate the roadside trees and bushes.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a town, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and men in red-and-blue uniform jackets walking near a large saffron-and-gold ceremonial banner on a pole. Colourful striped canopy umbrellas with golden finials rise above the crowd, and saffron flags are visible. At the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and walks among the devotees, while a shaven-headed man in a brown-orange robe walks nearby. Shops, buses and vehicles line the road behind the crowd, with campaign-style placards and portraits visible on the right.2009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a town under sunlight, with a crowd of devotees pressing around ceremonial umbrellas. Several tall umbrellas with blue, green and yellow panels and fringed tassels are carried on poles, with a bus and a red-and-white striped shrine visible behind. Many people wear saffron-orange shirts or dhotis and white clothing, some with garlands; others wear red polo shirts and maroon clothes. A man in a white cap and a musician with a long wind instrument stand near the front, and an older woman in white is among the onlookers. Hand-lettered banners appear in the background.2009-01-21A street procession on a tree-lined road, with several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels overhead. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with a pink flower garland and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beside him, also with hands folded. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and devotees in white clothes press their palms together. At left, drummers in red uniforms play a large drum and a horn player holds a wind instrument. Along the right side, a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands, and a banner with Tamil lettering and portrait photos is held up. The scene conveys a devotional ratha paada yatra with a band and procession.2009-01-21Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd filling the road between low houses, palm trees and a power line overhead. In the foreground, a band of young boys in red caps with blue and red feathers and yellow-and-gold uniforms with red sashes plays long brass horns and trumpets. Behind them, a boy in an orange-and-gold top and an older man in a white shirt walk among onlookers, including women in red and orange saris. A red and white umbrella canopy is visible further up the road, and a painted roadside banner shows a small portrait. The scene is a crowded outdoor street procession with a marching band.2008-07-28A crowded street procession with many people pressing forward. Colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue and red panels and flags with emblems are raised above the crowd. A brass band in red and white uniforms with white peaked caps plays trumpets and drums in the foreground. At the centre, a man in an ornate white and gold garment with long hair stands under the umbrellas, with a yellow-robed figure beside him and devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls around. Several men in white with hands folded or raised greet the procession. Onlookers in saris and orange garments line the sides.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd on a palm-lined street. Four ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold tassels and teardrop-shaped panels rise above the crowd. Brass band players in red and white uniforms with gold-trimmed caps play trumpets, a drum and cymbals in the foreground. Men in white shirts and dhotis dance and raise their arms among devotees in saffron and orange shawls and scarves. Orange flags flutter at left, and a banner with orange-robed figures appears at upper right.2009-01-01January 12 20092009-01-12An outdoor procession moves along a paved village road lined with grass and a drainage channel. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white saris walk in the crowd, many carrying metal pots and brass vessels decorated with orange marigold garlands. Drummers in yellow and gold headwear beat large drums on the left. Orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and banners rise above the crowd. A police officer in khaki uniform stands at the left edge, and a cart draped in white cloth is pulled along the right side. A haystack and white buildings sit behind the marchers.2014-06-19January 21 20092009-01-21