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A street procession moves through a Tamil town past a Ganesha-decorated shop front and a small temple gopuram. Crowds of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside saffron-orange flags and two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas. Musicians play long wind instruments and drums, including a drummer in a red shirt and a man in a blue shirt. A woman in white stands among the marchers, and a printed portrait banner is carried in the crowd. a person is not visibly identifiable among the marchers, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.

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February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A street procession moves through a crowded market road lined with shops and signboards. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, and several carry orange flags on tall poles. Musicians play long brass horns and drums, including dhol drums on the right, while a row of ornate multicoloured parasols with tasselled fringes, decorated with blue and gold motifs, is held aloft. A banner strung between the parasols bears Tamil script. Spectators line the street and watch from the background, and some people stand on the roadside.2008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined road. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and several carry orange flags on tall poles. Drummers and a musician playing a long brass horn lead the group. Behind them, decorated umbrellas in blue, red and gold, with gold-framed banners, are carried above a central banner. Crowds of onlookers fill the background, and a young boy in a blue shirt watches from the roadside.2008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20A festive procession moves through a temple-side path lined with bamboo poles and a dark green gate. Saffron orange flags on tall poles lead the way, and several colourful fringed umbrellas with blue and yellow accents are carried overhead. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing saffron or orange shawls, walk in the crowd. A drummer in an orange cloth beats a large frame drum, and musicians play long brass horns and wind instruments. Behind them, a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with painted deity figures and a lion sculpture rises among palm and banana leaves. A woman in a turquoise blue sari stands near the centre, and several men in light shirts watch from the sides.2008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01A 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.2009-02-05August 01 20082008-08-01December 30th 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesA large outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined courtyard. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris fill the scene, many carrying tall orange-saffron flags on poles. Near the centre, an older man with white hair and a white dhoti wears rudraksha beads and a red-and-white garland, gesturing with his arm. Behind them a decorated red-and-gold palanquin or ratha with a canopy stands among the palms. A large golden ceremonial fan stands in the left foreground. A man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge and points forward. Women wear white saris and salwar kameez, some with lanyard badges, and a few wear kumkum on their foreheads.2007-12-30 +1 copies