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Night procession on a busy Tamil Nadu street lit by shop lights and passing vehicles. Two large decorated processional umbrellas with red, green and blue fabric, gold embroidery and fringed tassels dominate the frame. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white head cloths, follow in the crowd; a woman in a white sari, several girls in pink and beige dresses, and a man in a red shirt are visible. Many have their palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground a bearded older man in white and glasses stands with hands folded, and a wooden easel with a painting is at the right edge.

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October 19 20062006-10-19January 21 20092009-01-21Street procession in a crowded Indian town, with a dense throng of men and some women walking along a roadside lined with shops and signboards. Several colourful striped umbrellas with tasselled edges, in red, green, yellow and blue with lotus and bird motifs, are carried overhead, with a yellow teardrop-shaped banner at the left. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear orange or saffron garments and garlands. Hoardings for Airtel, Aircel and other brands are visible behind. Printed portrait posters with Tamil captions are held up at the right. Approximately forty to sixty people are visible, including partially visible figures in the foreground.2009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town crowds the frame. Several multicoloured umbrella-style canopies with red, green, blue and yellow panels and fringed tassels are raised on poles above the crowd. Many men and women in white shirts and kurtas and some in orange-saffron shawls walk closely together, while bystanders in mixed clothing line the roadway. Hand-held placards with Tamil script are held up among the marchers. Shopfronts and advertising hoardings for Aircel line the street behind them, and a multi-storey building with a blue sign stands at the top.2009-01-21A street procession on a tree-lined road in Tiruvannamalai. Many men and women in white clothes with orange shawls walk in a long column. Several carry tall orange-and-red banners with a blue emblem, and some hold brass pots or kalasha on their heads. Others hold umbrellas and a drum. A blue Reliance Mobile signboard and yellow auto-rickshaws line the road. A person in a saffron robe stands near the middle of the procession, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is not a confident a person identification.2008-08-01Street procession in a town centre under bright daylight, with a crowd of men and women in white shirts and saffron or orange shawls pressing together. Several large umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with tasselled edges and emblems rise above the crowd, and a teardrop-shaped yellow and red banner is held at the left. On the right, handheld placards show a portrait of a woman and printed Tamil text. Shopfronts with signs for Aircel and other businesses line the road, and a man in a white cap stands near the centre. No single figure can be identified as a person from this view.2009-01-21A nighttime street procession in a town, with a golden ornate chariot-like ratha on the right, decorated with carved golden lions and figures and draped with garlands and red cloth. A seated figure in orange and red garments sits on the ratha beneath flower garlands. In front, a banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in orange and the text of a padayatra. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding decorated umbrellas and kalasha-style poles, while onlookers in shirts and saris crowd the roadside. Shop signs and advertising boards line the street behind them.2009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10A street procession at dusk in a crowded Indian town. Three colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe and red, blue and green embroidered motifs are carried above the crowd, one with a bird emblem. A woman in an orange sari with a raised hand leads near the centre, while a woman in a grey-blue sari and an older man in white follow. Devotees in white and orange clothing, many women in saris and a girl in a red top and checked skirt, press along the road. Shop signs, including a partly visible milk shop sign, line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-30A dense street procession moves along a sunlit town road lined with shops and signboards, including an APTECH sign on a white van. Several large striped parasols in red, blue and yellow with fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and white garlands; a woman in an orange-red saree and an older woman in a white saree with red border walk among them. A man in an orange shirt and another in a red-and-blue shirt are visible on the left, and banners are carried near the parasols. The crowd fills the street and sidewalks. No one is clearly identified as a person.2009-01-21Street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town at dusk. Three ornate parasols with gold and red fringed canopies, decorated with floral and blue motifs, are carried above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk alongside a young man in orange cloth and a saffron-robed figure. An older man in white with a mala is at centre right, and a bald man in a pink-and-beige wrap and beige dhoti faces the procession with hands raised. Shopfronts, signboards including an Airtel sign, and onlookers fill the background.2009-01-30A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in India, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white with orange shawls and sashes. Several people carry tall orange flags, and others hold up colourful umbrellas and rectangular embroidered banners on poles. Auto-rickshaws, a yellow bus and roadside signage, including a Reliance Mobile sign, are visible. Foreground devotees look toward the camera while others walk in formation. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-01