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A street procession in a town, with musicians and devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing saffron/orange shawls. Drummers on the left carry large drums with laced sides, a man in the centre plays a long brass horn, and other musicians play brass instruments. Tall orange flags and colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red and gold panels are carried above the crowd. Shops with signboards line the roadside behind them, and a large billboard appears on the right.

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A street procession moves along a busy town road lined with shops and signboards, with orange flags and decorated umbrellas overhead. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments, including a long brass horn and a curved trumpet, while a drummer beats a barrel drum at left. A man in front wears a white shirt and an orange saffron shawl with an ID badge, gesturing with his hand, and a woman in a teal dress walks among the group. Several people in orange scarves and white clothes follow behind the band.2008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a busy road lined with shops and signboards. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large barrel drums with cords, while a man in white with a red cloth on his shoulder plays a long brass horn. Several men carry saffron flags on poles and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with coloured fringes, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl walks at the right foreground. Devotees in white, checked shirts and sarongs follow, and a woman in blue stands among them. Strings of shop boards and a thatched stall frame the scene. The image is a photograph of the procession.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a busy Tamil town. Crowds of men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk under a canopy of colourful umbrellas with gold fringe and blue-and-white emblems. Drummers in white with large drums beat along the road, while a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument. A red-and-gold banner flies above the crowd, and shopfronts with signs line the street.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards, including a Tamil-script sign reading திருமண்டபம் and a red-and-yellow banner. Several large umbrellas with embroidered borders and blue bird emblems are carried above a crowd. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls play drums and nagaswaram-style wind instruments, with a man in front holding a drum wearing an orange shawl. Orange flags and saffron banners rise above the crowd, and a few spectators stand at the edge of the road, including a woman with flowers in her hair. a person is not clearly visible in this frame.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined street under flowering trees. Front rows carry colourful multi-panel ceremonial umbrellas with blue and white emblems and tassels, plus tall orange flags. Musicians in white dhotis play long wind instruments, and a drummer in a cream shirt carries a drum. A woman in a red and dark sari walks among men in white and saffron-orange shawls. Many more followers in white and orange fill the road behind, and a man stands on a vehicle at the back. Blossoming trees overhead complete the scene.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls marching past shops and signboards. Drummers beat large drums and some players blow long brass horns. Carried above them are round multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and rectangular banners bearing a blue and white emblem. Orange flags on poles rise over the crowd, and at left a red and yellow cloth hangs from a stall. Onlookers stand along the roadside, including a woman in a red saree with a flower-decorated braid. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues here.2008-08-01