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A large street procession moves along a busy road past a yellow and white school bus and a uniformed police officer. Many men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas walk with orange and red flags, and several wear orange shawls. Two large multicoloured umbrellas rise above the crowd. In the foreground, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a man in a blue shirt walk near a gold-decorated palanquin or ratha. Musicians play wind instruments and a horn. A placard held up at right carries Tamil text. Shops and a construction scaffold line the street behind.

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A street procession moves along a road lined with low buildings and trees. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls over their shoulders, and some carry orange flags on tall poles. Several large colourful umbrellas with decorative borders are carried above the crowd, along with rhythmic drums played by men in white. A policeman in khaki uniform walks in front of the procession, and a yellow bus stands at the left edge. A woman in white with a green folder walks at the lower right. A figure in saffron-orange clothing appears near the centre of the procession, with a long, swept-back hairstyle, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity. The crowd is dense, with many people visible in the background.2008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A 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.2011-12-20February 02 20092009-02-02A 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.2011-12-20February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor street procession on a busy road in daylight. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long wind instruments and drums, leading a crowd of devotees in white, red and saffron clothing. Two colourful umbrellas with striped panels are held aloft over the procession, and many saffron flags are raised. Behind them a golden-draped ratha or float is visible at the right edge. A man in a red shirt plays a horn, and a police officer in khaki stands at the left near a green state bus. A large framed portrait is carried on a white placard, and an orange-robed sannyasi walks at the lower right. Green buses and roadside buildings line the street.2009-02-05A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moving among crowds lining the road. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags with dark emblems, and several ornate umbrellas in green, red and blue sit above the procession. Drummers in white play large drums at left. In the foreground a bare-headed person in saffron-orange clothing and a woman in an orange shawl walk near a gold-coloured palanquin or ratha frame. Street banners, shop signs and a scaffold stand behind the crowd. A small placard shows a portrait photo. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-02-05December 20 20112011-12-20