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A street procession moves along a wide roadside in daylight. Several men in white shirts and white trousers walk in the foreground, with a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers among them. Two people carry blue-and-white placards with portrait photos and printed English slogans. A woman in a red-and-orange sari walks in the group. On the right, motorcycles and a loaded truck pass on the road, and a bare-torso man is visible on a motorbike. Shops, brick buildings, signboards and hills form the background.

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July 10 20092009-07-10A street procession moves along a wide paved road in daylight, with a group of people walking in white clothes and some in orange or saffron garments. Several marchers carry umbrellas in red and yellow and hold placards and small flags. A truck on the right displays a large banner with a painted figure in orange robes and Tamil script. Motorbikes and vehicles travel in the background past multi-storey buildings and a tall lattice tower, and a man on the left edge wears a green garment by the roadside.2009-02-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves down a busy town road on a dusty surface. In the foreground, a group of men walks barefoot wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in front wears a full saffron orange robe. Several walkers carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, more participants in white and orange follow in a long line. Traffic passes alongside: motorcycles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaws, and a woman in a purple sari riding a scooter with bags. Shopfronts with painted signs and hoardings line the street, with palm trees and power lines overhead.2008-08-02A long line of devotees walks along a town street in a procession, most men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Several people in the front carry a bundled white cloth or item on their heads. Behind them a yellow auto-rickshaw and motorbikes wait at the roadside, while a man on a bicycle pulls a large cylindrical drum or cask wrapped in rope on the left. Shops, a white multi-storey building with a bank sign, and a hill with a rocky ridge line the background.2008-08-02November 14 20052005-11-14A street procession moves along a paved road lined with pedestrians, under a hillside of rocky green slopes and houses. Many marchers in white dhotis and white shirts carry orange and white flags and banners, some reading as saffron flags with emblems. Bunting of white triangular flags strings across the street. A decorated float or palanquin-style vehicle in red and gold appears near the centre of the procession. Motorcycles and a yellow auto-rickshaw travel alongside, and onlookers stand on the pavement, including children. A large yellow billboard with a circular emblem stands on the right. The image is a photograph of a ratha or chariot-style procession with devotees.2006-09-24February 05 20092009-02-05A street procession moves along a busy roadside in an Indian town, with men and women in white shirts and dhotis or trousers walking in a crowd. Two men at right hold blue banners reading "WELCOME SWAMIJI HOTEL KIRTHIKAA PALACE" with a portrait of a woman in a red sari. Shop signs, a green cloth awning and multi-storey buildings line the road. A man in a grey shirt and a checked-shirt man stand out in the foreground, and a traffic officer in khaki is visible at right.2009-07-10February 02 20092009-02-02November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor street procession on a roadside under a large shady tree. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and round white-and-orange badges, walk along the road. A man in front wears a yellow shawl, another in a saffron shawl. Several carry orange and red flags on poles and small placards. A marching man near the front carries a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Behind them, a wooden float or cart carries a painted figure, and a roadside shrine with a deity image stands at left. Vehicles, a motorcycle and a uniformed guard are visible along the road.2010-07-24