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A large procession of devotees walks down a town street past Hotel Arunachala, a red-and-white sign on a building at left. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange sashes, and some carry orange flags. Several drummers beat drums in front, and a group carries ornate canopied palanquin-style structures decorated with orange and red cloth. A bus and a cyclist share the road, and a small temple-like shrine with a white dome stands at lower left beside a poster. Roadside trees and power poles line the street.

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Aerial view of a large procession moving down a road past Hotel Arunachala, with a crowd of several hundred people dressed mostly in white with orange shawls and orange saffron cloths. Orange flags flank a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with colourful canopies and ornaments, carried forward by men. Drummers in white walk beside it, and roadside shops, a green bus, palm trees and a distant mountain fill the background. A large bordered poster on a wall shows a fierce orange-and-black figure. Yellow STD/ISD/PCO signage and an Aircel sign are visible.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Aerial view of a long street procession in Tiruvannamalai moving down a paved road lined with shops and trees. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a crowd, several carrying saffron or orange flags, with a decorated vehicle in the middle of the procession. A hotel sign reading Hotel Arunachala and a blue-and-yellow signboard are visible on the left, with a small white roadside shrine in the foreground and a distant hill range under a pale sky.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Aerial view of a large procession of hundreds of devotees walking along a town road in Tiruvannamalai. Most wear white dhotis and white garments with orange or saffron shawls and orange sashes. Several men at the front and sides hold orange flags and banners. A uniformed police officer stands at the roadside directing traffic, and a few people walk along the verge. Shops, palm trees, a small roadside shrine with a pale stone dome, a hotel sign and a Ramraj advertising hoarding line the street. Green trees and houses fill the background under a clear sky.2008-08-01Aerial view of a large procession moving down a wide road in a town with palm trees, low buildings and a distant hill. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, several with orange shawls or saffron cloths, walk in a dense crowd carrying banners and flags. A police officer in khaki uniform walks beside the marchers. Signboards show Ramraj cotton and Hotel Arunachala, and a small roadside shrine with a dome stands at the left. a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers, so no appearance-based label is given.2008-08-01Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a road in a town, with hundreds of participants in white and orange-saffron clothing walking in a long column. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear orange or saffron garments and some women wear colourful saris. Roadside shops, a temple gopuram-style structure at left, a motorcycle, a traffic policeman in khaki directing traffic, and onlookers along the roadside are visible. A signboard reads Ramraj and another reads Hotel Arunachala, indicating a Tiruvannamalai street setting.2008-08-01A large procession of devotees walks down a town street in Tiruvannamalai, viewed from an elevated position above. Many men and women wear white clothing with saffron-orange shawls and sashes, and some carry orange flags. The street is lined with shops and a small roadside shrine with a white dome. A sign reads RAMRAJ and HOTEL ARUNACHALA, and motorcycles and bicycles are parked along the edge. Trees and palms frame the scene under a clear sky.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01