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Outdoor religious procession with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with the peacock-and-bird emblem and printed text, and orange flags, lead the crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a long marigold garland, and is followed by a person in orange carrying a brass vessel. Musicians play long horns, a drum and flutes in white and yellow garments. Marigold petals line the road, and a white fan-like object is raised. Many devotees, some with orange shawls, walk along a dusty road beside a chain-link fence and roadside buildings.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01A street procession moves forward through a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the centre, a young man in a long orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, walks at the front of the group. Ahead of him, musicians in white and blue play long wind instruments, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in a teal shirt. Above them are colourful ornate umbrellas with peacock motifs and red and orange flags. A printed banner with Tamil lettering is visible in the background.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a paved road with a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls, while several monks in saffron-orange robes walk among them. Striped and colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe and tassels are raised above the group, and saffron flags are carried. Musicians play drums and long wind instruments, including a bearer in a blue sari and a woman in a dark patterned sari with a gold necklace. Vehicles and onlookers line the roadside in the background. The scene reads as a ratha-style religious procession with devotees and musicians.2008-08-01A dense outdoor procession of many devotees and onlookers moves through a crowded street lined with palm trees. Several colourful striped umbrellas with yellow, blue and red panels and gold fringe are carried overhead. Men in white kurtas and dhotis walk alongside, while others wear orange saffron shawls and sashes. Brass band musicians in red uniforms with tall gold-trimmed caps play trumpets and drums in the foreground. Orange and saffron flags flank the route. A figure in an orange garment with a long dark wrap stands near the centre of the crowd, possibly at the heart of the procession, with a hand raised. Women in saris and salwar kameez are visible among the crowd.2009-01-01A street procession moves along a town road under a row of multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges, bearing the blue dove emblem and the words Dhyanapeetam. A central figure in a saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long hair walks at the centre of the group. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk barefoot, some carrying orange flags. In the foreground, a woman in a navy and pink sari plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti blows a brass horn. A woman in a turquoise salwar kameez stands at left. Shop signs and a multistorey building line the street, and a white banner with Tamil lettering is strung above.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession under shady trees, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Orange flags with a dark emblem are carried high, and several ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold finials and a square embroidered banner move above the crowd. Musicians in the foreground play a long brass horn and a drum, while a few men in orange robes and garlands walk near the centre. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head walks near the centre-left; his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is only a sannyasi in procession. Men in white shirts with orange shawls, and women in white saris, follow along the road.2008-08-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under bright sunlight with palm trees behind. Several large ornate umbrellas in multicolour stripes, with fringed tassels and decorated hanging panels, are carried above the crowd. Orange-robed sadhus and devotees walk among men in white shirts and trousers, many with hands raised or pressed together. Brass band musicians in red uniforms with white-topped caps play trumpets and drums in the foreground. Orange flags with a blue emblem fly overhead. Some devotees on the right wear saffron and yellow clothing. The crowd is very large and packed closely.2009-01-01A festive procession crowds a village street with saffron and orange flags on poles and decorated canopies with pale blue dove emblems. Many men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among the crowd, some playing drums and a brass horn. A man at center wears an orange robe and dark rudraksha-style beads, smiling and holding a yellow and white garland. On the left, a man with white and red forehead markings sits in a white shirt. A woman in a bright blue sari stands near the bottom center. Gates and a building edge frame the right side. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance, so the depiction is limited to devotees and procession participants.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road with palm trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, a cymbal and long brass horns. Robed devotees in orange and saffron clothing carry tall brass tridents and walk in front. A woman in white and orange holds a tray of flowers. Large ornate parasols with yellow, red and green panels shade the procession. Men in black shirts raise a fist at the right edge.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23