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A street procession moves through a narrow town road lined with multi-storey buildings and shops. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis wear saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several men in the foreground carry round brass trays heaped with sweets and fried snacks on their heads, while others walk behind them. A signboard on the right reads SM Telecoms and a banner on a building shows an air cooler service centre. A crowd of people fills the street, with a white van visible further back.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession of many devotees walks down a town road lined with multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Most wear white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several men in the foreground carry large round brass-coloured trays on their heads, one filled with fried snacks and another with piled white and yellow offerings. A white van follows behind the crowd. A blue banner on the right shows an air cooler advertisement, and a shop sign reads SM Telecoms. No identifiable individual is marked as a person in this crowd.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded street procession in a town setting, with many men and some women wearing white shirts and orange shawls. Two people in the foreground carry large brass trays heaped with white and yellow offerings. Shopfronts line the street, including SM Telecoms STD ISD PCO on the left and a Bismi Air Conditioning sign at top right. A white van is parked further back among the crowd, and the surrounding hills are visible at the end of the road.2008-08-02A dense street procession of devotees in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls moves along a narrow town road. Several men balance large brass trays on their raised hands, one holding a tray of golden sweets or prasadam and another piled with white ritual offerings. Shops line the street, including a blue-fronted telecom booth and a signboard advertising an air cool shop, with a white van in the background. The crowd is large and densely packed.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession moves through a narrow town road lined with multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha or beaded malas. Several men in front carry round brass trays heaped with yellow and white offerings, and others balance trays of sweets on their heads. A signboard reads Telecoms (24 Hrs) ISD PCO, and a blue advertisement board shows an air cooler. Some people lead the procession with white clothing and shawls. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-08-02A dense street procession moves between white multi-storey buildings and older pale-walled shops. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron shawls carry large brass trays heaped with pale oblong sweets or fried snacks on their heads. Men and women walk shoulder to shoulder; several wear rudraksha malas and one man in front wears spectacles. A signboard on the left reads Telecoms (24 Hrs) and ISD PCO. Behind the crowd, a white van is visible in the road, with more people following down the street.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession in a town with multi-storey buildings and shopfronts. Crowds of men and women wear white shirts and orange-saffron shawls. In the foreground a woman with gold bangles carries a brass tray heaped with white sweets on her head, and a man in glasses and a white shirt with an orange shawl and a beaded mala walks near the centre. Other devotees carry trays of offerings further back, and a white van moves through the street.2008-08-02