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A dense crowd of devotees fills a street outside a large gopuram temple tower, a procession of people in white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls carrying tall orange and gold pennant flags with a red and blue emblem. A multi-tiered colourful wooden chariot stands at left beside a hoarding and a loudspeaker box, while uniformed police officers are visible at right. Many raise hands and carry kalasha pots on their heads.

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Dense outdoor crowd thronging a street in front of a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall tiered stone tower with painted figures. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with orange scarves or caps. Foreground center, a golden fringed parasol canopy and several saffron flags with embroidered emblems are carried aloft, marking a procession. A multicoloured wooden ratha stands to the left beside a police officer in a blue-and-white cap. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands among the crowd. Loudspeaker stacks and banners line the roadside. Garlands of white flowers hang in the left foreground.2011-12-20A dense outdoor street procession in front of a large gopuram temple tower on the right, with a tall multicoloured wooden ratha-style tower in the centre. A large crowd of men and women fills the street, many in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron or orange garments and orange shawls. Orange and saffron flags and banners fly overhead, and a golden-fringed umbrella canopy with a finial stands on the left. Several people carry long poles with orange and saffron pennants and decorated hanging pennants. Shop hoardings and billboards line the street behind the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession in a temple town, with a large crowd filling the road. Many devotees carry saffron-orange flags and brass pots or kalasha vessels on their heads. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt walks near the centre. A man with a long grey beard in orange clothing stands among the crowd at right, and a woman in a white sari with orange border stands with hands folded. Behind them, a tall multi-tiered ratha/chariot with decorated pillars is parked on the street, and colourful gopuram towers rise at right. Banners and a large loudspeaker are visible on the right. Photographers and onlookers crowd the foreground.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall, ornately carved gopuram temple tower at Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai. Many devotees wear white clothing and some have orange or saffron sashes, while others carry large orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem and a teardrop-shaped embroidered banner. Uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. On the left, a multicoloured wooden ratha or chariot with striped streamers stands near the street. Shop hoardings and billboards line the road behind the crowd. The scene suggests a festival procession, with a distant figure visible at the top centre, but no clear individual can be identified in this view.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall gopuram temple tower with white and colourful sculpted levels, in a town set against low mountains. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris raise orange and saffron flags, and some hold up hands or phones. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange garment and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace, seen from behind, raises a hand toward a procession, with a banana bunch and floral garlands hanging at the top right. Police in khaki uniform stand among the crowd, and a decorated chariot and a painted deity float appear in the distance. Banners and flags of several nations hang on the right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20