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A crowded street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town on a sunny day. A tall red-canopied palanquin or ratha is carried above the crowd in the distance, with a figure in orange-saffron clothing seated under it. In the foreground, bare-chested young men wear white dhotis, blue shoulder cloths, rudraksha-style necklaces and kumkum or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, holding long wooden sticks. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, and a uniformed police officer stands near a teal bus on the left. Strings of decorative pennants and orange flags line the road, and a tree shades the street.

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July 28 20082008-07-28Street procession in a Tamil village with a dense crowd of men and women lining a narrow road beside a green bus. Bare-chested young men with blue dhoti cloths and rudraksha malas walk in front, one holding a brass cymbal and another a wooden stick. Behind them a figure in orange robes and an orange head covering rides a horse-drawn red-canopied carriage decorated with feathered plumes; the rider is shown seated under the red canopy. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris stand among the crowd. Red and orange flags line the street and colourful bunting hangs from a building on the right, with a tree overhead.2008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a village with a dense crowd of men and women. In the foreground, shirtless men wear white dhotis with blue and purple shoulder cloths and rudraksha or gold chain necklaces, one with a red tilak. A green bus stands at left. 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