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A festival procession on a paved ground lined with palm trees. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts carry a flower-garlanded palanquin with a dark wooden canopy, while several men at the front and sides hold tall orange flags with a dark emblem. Some devotees wear orange shawls over white clothing. A decorated yellow and orange banner pole stands at right, and a white pillar with a deity murti sits in the background beneath hanging decorative strings. Colourful rangoli patterns decorate the ground near the bearers. Many more people in white are visible further back, consistent with a Brahmotsav procession.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a long line; several carry tall poles topped with orange and gold pennant banners embroidered with teal and red motifs. Some men wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, a decorated ratha-style carriage with a dark wooden frame is being pulled along by hand. Orange flags fly in the background and strings of small decorations stretch overhead. Figures in the distance are also walking in white.2007-12-27Outdoor procession in a palm-fringed area during Brahmotsav. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many wearing orange headbands and orange shawls, moves forward. Several orange flags with a dark circular emblem rise above them, along with ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and a decorated banner. A man in a cream kurta holds a drum wrapped in red and gold cloth near the front. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas, dhotis and sarees, walk in a long line. Several people in the foreground hold tall poles topped with ornate, embroidered decorative umbrellas or banners in red, gold and blue, and red flags with a blue emblem flutter above them. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible at the far left, and a vehicle is parked at the right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2008-12-23A festival procession moves along a paved road lined with coconut palms under a bright blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a crowd, several carrying tall saffron-orange flags on poles and a long red banner. A woman in orange robes walks in the foreground at left, a woman in a cream sari stands beside her, and a figure in an orange shawl leads the scene. Orange marigold beds and decorative umbrellas or canopies appear among the crowd, with strings of lights strung overhead.2007-12-25December 27 20082008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a procession under a large open-sided canopy with orange and dark scalloped fabric panels, set on a dusty ground beside coconut palms and a thatched hut. Many devotees in white clothing walk in a line, with several women in white saris bordered in gold and men in white kurtas. Orange saffron-coloured flags with dark blue circular emblems are raised on poles across the scene. Some participants wear orange shawls or saffron garments. A red-and-white decorated structure stands at left, and a few people in casual clothes watch from the right, including a child in a striped shirt. A small red-draped table with a brass pot sits at the left edge.2008-12-24December 27 20072007-12-27A festival procession moves along a palm-lined paved path in daylight, with many people in white clothes walking and carrying tall orange-red flags on poles. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe walks away from the camera. Several people carry red banners printed with a portrait of a smiling woman and the label a person Chennai, and some carry small white flags with blue emblems. Strings of lights are strung overhead and a decorated canopy or palanquin structure is visible behind the flags. Dozens of people are visible, and the scene is an outdoor religious procession.2007-12-25A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road on a bright, hazy morning, with palm trees and a low wall behind them. Many are dressed in white ritual clothing, with some women wearing sarees in blue, yellow and pink. Numerous people carry tall orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem, and several hold round orange-and-gold fan-shaped banners with decorative motifs. Some carry long poles and a yellow cloth is draped over one man's shoulder. The crowd extends into the distance, with a white vehicle visible at the right edge.2008-12-27An outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk, lined with coconut palms. Many people carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and two ceremonial umbrellas, one ornate gold and red with embroidered panels and one multicoloured canopy, are raised above the group. A man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti walks at the left with a mala around his neck, while women in white saris with red borders and men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind. A young boy in a checked shirt in the foreground holds a staff. On the right, two young men in olive and mustard shirts watch, and a white pillar stands behind the procession under a sky with strings of pennants overhead.2007-12-29