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A busy street scene in a Tamil Nadu town, with a dense crowd of men filling the road in front of shops and a purple canopy strung with multicoloured bunting. Most are in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and one man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl across his shoulder. Several people hold up hands and point toward the front, and motorcycles are parked at the roadside. Overhead signs read TRICHY 85 KM and Para Medical College, CMS College, with shop boards including Deva Computer Xerox.

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July 28 20082008-07-28February 02 20092009-02-02A dense crowd fills a busy street in a town, seen from an elevated rooftop vantage point. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, and many carry small orange and red flags. Several large umbrellas with red, orange and gold fringes, plus a white canopy, are held above the procession. Shops line both sides, with a white van at the right edge. Shop signs and banners hang overhead, including bunting strung across the street. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance, so the a person field is unsure.2006-09-24A crowded street procession in a Tamil town, filmed from an elevated vantage point. A decorated ratha or palanquin with gold and red drapery and a deity murti is pulled along the road near the top left. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with women in saris of pink, blue and orange. Men in orange cloth and red checked shirts stand among the crowd. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the street, and shopfronts with colourful signboards line both sides. Several people in the foreground watch the procession, some on bicycles and motorbikes parked to the side.2006-09-24A crowded street procession in a town market area. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk and stand along the road, with a few saffron-robed figures visible toward the centre, near orange flags. Pedestrians crowd the foreground, while a red car, a bicycle and parked motorbikes line the side. Stalls with fruit and goods sit under pennant strings strung across the street, and shop signs in Tamil script fill the background. Overcast sky above.2006-09-24A busy street procession in a town market area, with a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walking along the road among motorbikes, scooters and a silver hatchback. Many carry saffron-orange flags on poles. Front centre, a long white banner with a red-bordered photo of a woman and Tamil text is held aloft by marchers. Shops, hoardings and a blue tarpaulin line the roadside, and an auto-rickshaw marked G.P.K. is at left. Onlookers stand along the pavement, including a woman in a green sari at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2009-01-21September 24 20062006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of men and women walking along a dusty road lined with shops. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and cream shirt walks with a woman in a white sari with green border, and a man in a white vest and lungi carries an orange cloth. A woman in an orange-yellow sari holds a small child, and many devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris follow. Shopfronts display signs, a red-and-white ICICI Bank sign and orange banners, and a bright orange flag flutters at the left edge. No clear a person figure is visible among the people.2006-10-25January 30 20092009-01-30A dense outdoor street crowd fills most of the frame during a procession. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some in checked or striped shirts, press together in front of a row of white and blue pennant flags and red-and-orange flags on poles. A woman in an orange and yellow sari stands at lower left with grey-white hair pulled back. Behind the crowd, shopfronts, a banner strung with small white and blue flags, and a decorated floral float edge are visible. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-24