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A street procession in a town with shop fronts and signboards behind. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl leads walking forward. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long rudraksha mala and shaved head walks alongside a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. Several musicians in white clothes play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type pipes), and a drummer in white shirt beats a drum at lower right. Large colourful umbrellas with peacock and floral motifs are carried above the group. A banner behind reads a 2008 Shiva Lingam abhishekam Urvalam message in Tamil. Crowd members dressed in white and orange line the street.

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A street procession in a South Indian town. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange shawl, with a visible name badge, walks toward the camera. Behind him, a row of ornate parasol-style canopies in orange, blue and red with gold trim and tassels is carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Musicians in white clothing play long wind instruments, and a woman in a dark sari walks among them. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the middle of the group. A white banner with printed text is held aloft above the crowd, and shop fronts line the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Street procession moving down a town road with colourful striped parasols (umbrellas) carried on poles, each topped with gold finials and bearing a blue-and-white emblem. Central figures in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls walk ahead, a man in orange sash and white clothes in the middle. Drummers in white and saffron wrap play large barrel drums, a young girl in turquoise blue plays a wind instrument, and men play nadaswaram-style pipes. Saffron flags flutter at left and a banner reads in Tamil about an abhishekam of 1008 lingams. Shops and buildings line the road.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.2008-08-01Outdoor procession on a city street with devotees carrying colourful canopy umbrellas bearing Dhyanapeetam emblems in orange, green and blue. A large banner behind them reads in Tamil about an abhishekam milk-pot procession to the lingam. In the foreground a man in white shirt and an orange shawl walks, and beside him a man in white dhoti with a ash-marked forehead plays a long brass horn. Several devotees in saffron robes and rudraksha malas walk along, one with palms pressed together, and a woman in a sari follows. Spectators fill the street and balconies.2008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in an Indian town moves past shops and buildings. Several large ceremonial parasols with orange, green and multicolour canopies, blue dove emblems and gold floral borders are carried aloft. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside robed figures in saffron-orange cloth; one saffron-robed person with long hair and a rudraksha mala walks near the centre, and a man in white with an orange shawl and sacred thread walks in front. A woman in a blue-and-pink sari with a garland plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white beside her plays a similar horn. A banner with Tamil text stretches across the procession.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor temple procession moving along a paved path beside a whitewashed wall with blue lettering, a temple gopuram with colourful sculpture at upper left and palm trees behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels of green, red, yellow and blue float above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A drummer in a beige kurta beats a red-and-gold drum held at his side. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces walk in the middle, one carrying a ceremonial umbrella, while others in white ritual clothes follow. Bystanders and a cameraman are visible at right.2012-05-18