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Night street procession at Thiruvannamalai. Two white horses with ornate red and gold embroidered saddle cloths and bridles decorated with colourful pompoms and flower garlands walk along the road. A young man in a red, white and blue striped shirt and jeans rides the nearer horse, while a second rider sits on the other. Shopfronts, a lit street lamp and a crowd of onlookers in white shirts line the street.

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Night street procession with two white horses draped in ornate red and gold embroidered caparisons and colourful flower garlands on their bridles. A young man in a red, white and blue striped shirt and jeans sits astride the right horse, while a second rider is partly visible behind. Along the roadside, several men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and a woman in a red sari stands at left. Shop fronts, a billboard and a lit street lamp line the road.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07A street procession on a tree-lined road with utility poles and palms. Two young men ride white horses decorated with jeweled bridles, beaded saddle cloths and tassels. Both riders wear white dhotis and orange-red shawls with garlands, and each holds a red flag on a pole. Behind them, more riders, red and orange flags and onlookers in white and colourful shirts line the street. A man in a yellow-green checked shirt walks at the right, leading one horse by its bridle. Scattered paper confetti lies on the road.2016-04-18 +1 copiesClose photograph of two white horses harnessed side by side for a festival procession, their heads dominating the frame. Each horse wears black leather headstall and browband with red and white studded decoration, and colourful pompoms and tassels in yellow, orange, green, blue and red hang from the bridles and cheek straps. Behind them a red and gold brocade cloth drapes over the carriage or cart. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind the horses, one bald man with a red tilak mark on his forehead; another man's hand holds a bridle on the right. Blurred colourful circular banners fill the background.2010-02-18July 23 20092009-07-23A decorated horse-drawn cart moves down a road during a street procession. On the cart, a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. A man in a dark shirt stands at the cart's front rail holding the reins area. A white horse pulls the cart, draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth with tasselled fringe and wearing a headdress with orange plumes and colourful flower garlands. A white-clad man walks beside the cart and a young man in a grey sweater leads the horse, with several onlookers and palm trees in the background.2010-02-18Street procession photographed from behind a crowd. Two white horses draw an open carriage decorated with orange and red fabric, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and ornate red-and-gold harness. Four colourful umbrellas with fringed canopies shade the carriage. A figure in orange sits within the carriage, partly hidden by the canopy. Uniformed police in khaki stand at left, and devotees in striped shirts, pink shirts and grey clothes press along the roadside. Trees, a utility pole and a white signboard appear in the background under an overcast sky.2009-07-23Night procession on a street lit by warm lamps. A white horse-drawn chariot decorated with pink and red pompoms and marigold garlands carries a central seated figure in orange robes under a multicoloured canopy, with attendants in saffron around it. Two tall decorated poles with bird emblems stand at the edges, and two umbrellas in red and multicolour shade the chariot. Men in white kurta with saffron shawls walk alongside; one at right holds a pole. Lit festoon lights decorate a building behind, and a faint rain or haze falls.A night procession at a Kumbh Mela style event, lit in warm orange glow. A white horse with a red-and-black pom-pom and tassel harness, and red plumes on its head, pulls a decorated open carriage. Inside the carriage a man in an orange turban and orange robe sits upright, with garlands draped over him, beside a seated man in orange clothing holding a staff. A man in a dark jacket and cap sits beside them, and a man in a white cap stands at the carriage side. Above them ornate red and black umbrella canopies with tassels rise, bearing a dove-like emblem. A standing man in an orange garment stands at left, and an illuminated shrine structure with fairy lights stands at right.Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Two white horses decorated with pink and green flower garlands, pink tassels and pink fabric draped over their harnesses pull a decorated cart carrying seated figures in orange and saffron robes and garlands. Two red and blue ornate parasols with fringed tassels shade the cart. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one holding a small red and gold cushion and another carrying papers. A saffron flag stands on the cart. Illuminated shop fronts with lights and Hindi signboards line the route. +1 copiesA street procession on a sunny day. Two young men ride white horses decorated with colourful beaded bridles, tassels and embroidered saddle cloths. Both riders wear white dhotis and orange-red shawls and hold red and saffron flags on poles. Men in white shirts walk beside the horses to guide them, and spectators line the roadside behind a low wall, some in white and saffron. Scattered petals cover the road, and palm trees and utility poles frame the scene.2016-04-18July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copies