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Outdoor photograph of a street procession in a village with palm trees and green foliage. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with cloth sashes, stand among a crowd that includes women in yellow and pink saris and a man in an orange shirt holding a hand drum. Small white flags are raised, and a brass horn is visible near a roadside billboard showing a deity-themed image and Tamil text. A yellow building with ventilation blocks stands at left. The purple a person logo appears at top left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor street procession on a village road lined with thatched huts and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot; two in front play large red-and-yellow barrel drums, and another blows a long brass horn. A man at centre holds a long pole or staff. Above the crowd a large printed banner shows a smiling figure with an orange turban, long dark hair and saffron robes against a green background, with Tamil lettering; a smaller similar poster is visible at left. Motorcycles are parked at the left edge.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A rural village procession on a dirt road lined with palm and leafy trees, with a thatched hut at left. Men in white shirts and white dhotis march barefoot; the lead drummer carries a large two-headed drum with a red cloth cover, and others play long wind instruments. Several men hold up framed posters on poles showing a bearded saffron-robed portrait and white-turbaned portraits, though these printed images are not physical people. A man in a yellow-gold shirt walks in the middle, and women in pink saris stand at left beside a small child in a navy shirt. A motorcycle passes at right. The scene appears to be a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession.2006-10-16Outdoor temple procession in a village street in India. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl and faces the temple, and beside him another man in white holds a long wind instrument. A drummer with a barrel drum stands among white-clad musicians, and a crowd of women in colourful saris and men in shirts watches from the left and right. Behind them a blue and yellow temple gateway with a white-and-yellow sign reads in Tamil, with a sculpted deity group and two bulls atop it. White flags with blue emblems are held on the left, and a man at the entrance wears a red shirt. Date stamp 16.10.2006 in the corner.2006-10-16A village procession gathers in a sandy lane in front of a small blue-and-cream temple gateway topped with a pink-roofed shrine containing a deity murti flanked by bulls. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style horn), while women in colourful saris—pink, blue, orange, and yellow—stand along the left, some holding white flags on poles. A bare-chested man stands at right near a bicycle, and trees and a utility pole frame the scene. The event is a ratha yatra-style procession of temple deities.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor procession on a village street lined with palm trees, a small thatched-roof house and a concrete building with balconies. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a blue rosette badge and walks at front. Behind him a man in a white shirt and striped shawl plays a large hand drum, and a young man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. A man in a saffron-orange shawl stands with his back to the camera. Ahead, a golden ornate float carries a framed portrait of a bearded figure wearing a white turban and saffron robe. A handheld placard shows a painted image of a figure in saffron clothing. Many men in white ritual clothes follow the float.2006-10-16Outdoor procession on a village street in Tamil Nadu under palm trees and a hazy sky. Men in white and pale shirts crowd the road. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds up a large framed portrait on a pole; the portrait shows a face in a white head-wrap and is captioned in Tamil. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges, one with a red and yellow design, shade a palanquin area behind the crowd. White flags on poles, a blue-and-white flag, and a small flame near a doorway appear among the crowd. A plain cream building with a blue shutter stands at the back.2006-10-16