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A street procession moves along a busy road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange saffron shawls, walk in the foreground, one holding a small drum. Several colourful decorated umbrellas with blue, orange and red fringed canopies are carried aloft on poles, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. Behind the umbrellas a large portrait banner is visible. On the right a blue truck piled with white sacks and cardboard boxes passes by, with a man sitting on top of the load.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves through a town, with drummers and wind-instrument players in white dhotis and shirts leading the way. Several men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and a man in front carries a yellow bag. Tall umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, and orange flags wave on poles at left. A long white banner with Tamil lettering is held aloft behind the marchers. Shopfronts, signboards and utility poles line the roadway on both sides.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a town with shop fronts and signboards behind. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl leads walking forward. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long rudraksha mala and shaved head walks alongside a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. Several musicians in white clothes play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type pipes), and a drummer in white shirt beats a drum at lower right. Large colourful umbrellas with peacock and floral motifs are carried above the group. A banner behind reads a 2008 Shiva Lingam abhishekam Urvalam message in Tamil. Crowd members dressed in white and orange line the street.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trucks and buses. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders and carry orange flags on tall poles. Several drummers beat large drums, and musicians play long pipes. Colourful decorated umbrellas are held aloft in the middle of the procession. Behind them, a crowd of marchers in white and orange follows, while a uniformed police officer stands at the lower left edge. Tall utility poles and a multi-storey building appear along the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with shops and crowds. Men and boys in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and marching-band style sashes. Several participants carry ornate multicoloured parasols with blue and white emblems, and a man in white carries a green coconut. Drummers and musicians play dhol and wind instruments. Orange flags flutter above, and a large banner with Tamil text is carried behind the umbrellas. A blue truck loaded with sacks stands at the right edge, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01