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A street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis moving past a green public bus lettered in Tamil. Two men in front carry ornate yellow and red parasol-style umbrellas with blue and gold emblems, one held up over a central figure. Many participants wear orange or saffron shawls and scarves, and some wear beaded necklaces. Behind them, white placards with Tamil lettering are raised above the heads of the crowd. Shop signs and a building line the street, and a police officer in khaki stands at the left edge.

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February 02 20092009-02-02Street procession in a crowded Indian town during daytime, with many people in white dhotis and shirts moving between parked vehicles and buildings. In the centre, a bare-chested drummer in white dhoti beats a large drum while a man in an orange saffron robe walks in the crowd. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold and red fringes rise above the marchers, and many people hold white placards with red and black printed text. Uniformed police officers in khaki line the procession. A few marchers wear orange sashes and rosettes, and a woman in a white sari with a green shawl stands at the right. A timestamp reads 11 26 2008.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Street procession in a town with shops and buildings behind it, filled with many people in white clothes. A large multicolored umbrella with yellow and red panels and gold fringe is held aloft, and a smaller decorated umbrella sits to the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with long hair and a shawl. Several men beat drums, and marchers hold placards showing framed portrait photos and Tamil text. A hand-held orange flag appears at the lower right.2009-02-02A street procession moves through a town, with a large colourful parasol-style canopy in red, green, yellow and blue held aloft above the crowd and two smaller ornate yellow and red-trimmed umbrellas flanking it. Many men in white shirts and saffron-orange shawls walk the road, and a uniformed policeman in khaki stands near the centre. Banners and printed posters line the route, including large portrait banners on the right showing a figure in an orange turban and a banner reading Paramathi Velur. Shop fronts and a Kanakkarsidh building signboard frame the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Street procession in a crowded Indian town with many men in white shirts and dhotis walking closely together. Two decorative umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies and yellow, red and gold embroidered panels rise above the crowd, held on poles. Behind them, banners and signs in Tamil script are held aloft. A man in the foreground with a grey moustache and a mala-like neck cord speaks, while others wear yellow shirts and checked shirts. Buildings with signboards for computer and business shops line the street, and a police officer in khaki stands among the crowd.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession in a town centre, with a large crowd of people in white shirts and saffron-orange stoles or sashes moving along a road lined with yellowed multi-storey buildings. A decorated umbrella with a red, green and yellow canopy and tasselled edges is raised at left, and a pennant with an ornate border is held beside it. Many participants hold white placards with printed portraits and Tamil text, and one man at left raises his arm. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at right beside a parked white van, and a drum is visible in the lower foreground. A watermarked-free archive image of a ratha yatra street procession.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02