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A photograph of a long procession of people in white traditional clothes walking along a paved road lined with palm and banana trees. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts, and some carry or hold items; a red-and-white vehicle or float is visible at the front of the line. Banana plants decorated with strings of flags frame the roadside, and a green signboard in Tamil script stands at right. Children and adults walk barefoot, with one girl in a red shawl near the middle. The scene suggests a ritual or devotional street procession.

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January 06 20132013-01-06A long line of devotees in white clothing walks along a paved road lined with coconut palms and dense green shrubs during a procession. Many carry kalasha pots or brass vessels balanced on their heads, and some wear white garlands. Several people in the front hold saffron-orange flags on poles. Women in white saris with red borders and men in white kurtas and dhotis fill the road in a continuous column, while a small child in red stands near the middle. A roadside sign and a tall tree are visible in the background under an overcast sky.2005-12-31A roadside procession moves along a wide paved highway lined with saffron flags on poles and palm trees. A column of women in white saris with flower garlands, some carrying pots or flower-topped vessels on their heads, walks in the lead, followed by men in white dhotis and shirts. Men in checked and striped shirts walk along the roadside edge. A loaded orange truck and other vehicles travel on the left, and a small green building and a telecom tower stand in the background under hazy sky.2010-02-18A long procession of people walks along a paved road lined with palm trees and dense green foliage. Many marchers wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some carry white placards and orange flags. In the right foreground, a richly decorated palanquin draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers is carried by men in orange and green cloth. A red banner is held up by a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers. A blue and red shop building stands in the background beside the road.2010-07-24A long line of devotees walks along a paved road lined with palm trees, in a procession from a village toward an ashram. Most participants wear white dhotis and white or cream sarees, and several carry brass kalasha pots or pots balanced on their heads, with some holding orange cloth. A woman at the left wears a red blouse and a green sari and carries a pot on her head. Trucks and a yellow bus pass on the right side of the road, and a red triangular road sign stands by the verge. Faint Kannada text appears on a wall at the left.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tamil Nadu under bright daylight. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis or saris, some with orange sashes and ID lanyards, walk behind orange and saffron flags on poles and a row of decorated umbrellas. Two drummers in the foreground play large drums, one bare-chested in a red cloth, and a man at the front carries an orange flag. Roadside walls and utility poles frame the scene. The procession looks like a padayatra of the Kodikann rath yatra in Kanyakumari district.2009-01-12A long line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a paved road in a procession, holding hands in a linked chain across the road. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and a few have white caps or cloths on their heads. Some hold a saffron flag and a yellow-orange banner on poles at the left edge. Palm trees, low houses and a telecom tower stand behind them under a pale sky. On the right, a roadside arch displays a banner with printed text. The procession appears to be a ratha/chariot procession. No single figure is distinguishable as a leader, and no one in the scene is identified.2010-02-18A long line of devotees in white clothing walks along a paved road lined with palm trees and dense green shrubs during a procession. In the foreground a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a wooden pole supporting a colourful embroidered banner, and a woman in white with an orange shawl walks beside him. Orange flags with a blue emblem and white flags are carried by people in white. Another woman in white and green shawl carries an orange flag, and a woman in a purple sari with a basket stands at the roadside. Vehicles and a red truck appear in the distance under an overcast sky.2005-12-31October 20 20062006-10-20A road procession of women in white saris with gold borders walks along an asphalt road, each carrying a decorated clay pot on her head. The pots are painted white with red and pink markings and topped with green leaves. The women wear yellow and orange marigold garlands around their necks and hold green leaf bundles in their hands. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a boy in a yellow shirt and brown shorts walks at left. Orange flags on tall poles line the road, with palm trees, a low concrete building and a haze in the background.2010-02-18A long line of devotees in white clothing walks along a paved road lined with tall palm trees and dense green shrubs under an overcast sky. Many walkers balance brass kalasha pots or offering vessels on their heads, with their arms raised to steady them. Several wear white dhotis or white sarees with gold borders and garlands, and a few carry small white flags. Spectators in orange and other colours stand on the left roadside, and a motorcycle and parked vehicles are visible in the distance. a person is not identifiable among the visible walkers.2005-12-31A long procession of people in white clothes and orange-red sashes walks along a narrow paved road lined with tall coconut palms and green shrubs. Many carry red and white flags and small red placards. Near the rear, orange trucks and a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange and gold elements follow the marchers. A low brick house and a white gateway appear among the palms in the background, with a hill on the horizon.2010-07-24