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A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops and a green bus. Many men in white shirts and dhotis carry saffron-orange flags and banners, some with red and yellow emblems. Musicians play long brass horns and drums at the front. A figure in an orange headdress and ornate red-and-gold attire stands near a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella, and attendants hold a trident, a kalasha-topped staff and golden ceremonial standards. Police in khaki uniforms walk along the procession route. Crowds watch from balconies and the roadside.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a busy Tamil town road lined with low buildings, shopfronts and a blue-and-white painted house. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis fills the road, many holding orange and saffron flags and decorated orange canopy-style banners with embroidered gold and red motifs. At upper left, an ornate decorated float or ratha carries a deity murti framed in a golden arch. A coloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels stands above the crowd, and a brass trident and other ceremonial metal implements are carried near the front. A teal and white bus marked with Sarasvathi lettering passes through the scene, and a few uniformed police officers walk among the marchers. Shrine-style architecture rises on a rooftop at right.2011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a town road lined with low buildings, banana plants and parked vehicles. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, with some wearing rudraksha malas. Ahead, a man in an orange-saffron robe and garlands leads the group, and orange flags with the bird-and-flower emblem are raised above the heads. Two large triangular banners in red and gold with floral borders and a blue emblem are carried on poles, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella is held aloft. Ceremonial trident-like staffs and a small drum or instrument are visible, and uniformed police officers walk alongside the crowd.2011-12-20A large street procession moves through a town with a hill in the background. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk among many saffron-orange flags carried on poles with red and gold emblems. Two ornate decorated chariots or palanquins with orange and gold canopies are visible at upper left, and a drummer in the lower left carries a drum. Uniformed police officers stand at the left edge directing traffic. Political-style banners with portraits hang on the buildings, and a bus is visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a festival procession on a road.2011-12-20A large street procession moves past an ancient temple wall during a festival. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts fill the road, many carrying orange-and-red flags with a dark blue emblem and small orange pennants. Drummers in white march near the front, and a few musicians hold brass horns. In the centre, a figure in orange garments with a garland stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, flanked by golden ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin in the background. Buses and vans line the roadside, and a green railing fills the left foreground where a photographer kneels on a vehicle.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with parked buses, vans and shops, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely together, many holding saffron-orange flags bearing a small emblem. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk among them. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is pulled forward, with ornate ceremonial staffs and umbrellas raised above the crowd. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front. Orange and gold flags flutter overhead, and the setting is a festival procession.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession moves along a road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in the crowd. Orange flags on poles rise above the group, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shelter the procession. A large banner held aloft shows a portrait of a man with long dark hair and a Tamil caption. Musicians play drums and a horn, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. A white van and a bus are visible in the background, along with palm trees and utility poles.2008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves through a town street lined with parked buses, cars and shopfronts, with hills behind. At the centre, a decorated ratha/palanquin carries a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy, with attendants around it. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk in the crowd, some holding saffron/orange flags on tall poles and ornate gold-and-red banners. Drummers and musicians in white and red are visible near the front, and police officers in khaki uniforms line the route. Umbrellas in bright colours shade the procession. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from the image.2011-12-20A dense street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves past a stone temple wall on the left. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, many playing long wind instruments and drums, with some in orange-banded clothing. Orange flags and a multicoloured umbrella lead the procession, and a decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance among buses. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold headdress with garlands walks near the front, flanked by police in khaki uniforms. Yellow petals fall in the air above the crowd.2011-12-20