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A street procession on a busy town road with shopfronts and strings of orange-and-yellow pennant bunting overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white head cloths, play large cylindrical drums held at their sides, while a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands on the left. Orange flags are raised among the crowd, and a man in a white shirt with grey hair faces away from the camera, raising a hand. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a town, with a crowd of men and women in white traditional clothing and dhotis moving along a road. Several men play large hand drums, one wearing a white head cloth. Many people hold tall orange flags bearing a black emblem, and orange and yellow bunting is strung across the street. Shops and a multi-storey building with balconies line the roadside under a pale sky.2008-04-27A street procession in a town, with men in white dhotis and shirts playing hand drums (melam-style drums) with sticks. Several orange flags with a black emblem are raised above the crowd, and a strings of orange and yellow triangular pennants hang across the street. Behind them, multi-storey buildings with tiled roofs line the road. A man in a white shirt in the left foreground looks toward the camera, and several men wear white head cloths. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2008-04-27July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a busy town road lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags and decorated umbrellas overhead. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments, including a long brass horn and a curved trumpet, while a drummer beats a barrel drum at left. A man in front wears a white shirt and an orange saffron shawl with an ID badge, gesturing with his hand, and a woman in a teal dress walks among the group. Several people in orange scarves and white clothes follow behind the band.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.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a crowd in front of a low white building under trees and a cloudy sky. In the foreground, bare-chested drummers in white dhotis play large barrel drums with wooden sticks, and a young man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a tall saffron flag with a dark blue emblem on a pole. Behind them, men in white and women in saffron and red saris carry brass trays of fruit, sweets and offerings, while more devotees raise their hands along the roadside. Ornate colourful parasols and umbrellas with fringed tassels, mostly red, green and yellow, are carried above the procession, and several saffron flags wave in the air.2008-07-17A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01December 30 20072007-12-30December 20 20112011-12-20May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27