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A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil town on a bright day. A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks in the foreground, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and some wearing dark rudraksha-style malas. Behind them a decorated ratha or palanquin with garlands of yellow and pink flowers moves forward. A tall temple gopuram rises in the distance. On the right a man in an orange-saffron cloth walks among the white-clad devotees.

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November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14A street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves along a busy road lined with shops and a yellow college bus on the left. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, several with palms pressed in anjali, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the background, a decorated palanquin or ratha covered with pink, yellow and green flowers and garlands is carried forward, with a tall temple gopuram visible in the distance. Shop signs include a green Tamil-script sign and blue Bajaj and ICICI banners. The scene reads as a funeral or memorial procession with mourners walking behind a flower-decked vehicle.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor street procession in bright daylight with a dry, rocky hill behind. In the foreground, several women in white saris and a young woman in a red top with a rudraksha-style bead necklace walk among a crowd of mostly white-clad men and women. On the right, a group of monks in saffron and orange robes walks beside a flower-decorated float or palanquin draped with pink and yellow garlands. A large temple gopuram rises in the background. A red-and-white bus and a crowd of onlookers, some standing on a loaded vehicle, line the route. Many people are visible, though not all are fully shown.2005-11-14September 23 20062006-09-23