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A street procession moves along a busy town road lined with shops and a hanging red signboard. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together; one man in the front wears a dark beaded necklace with a pendant. Behind them, several people carry large ornate umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies and gold finials, and small handheld placards are visible. A man in a red jersey with a yellow shawl walks at right, and a man in a white cap stands at the far right edge. A parked silver car and a cart piled with bananas and sacks sit at left. Several people are on a roadside platform near the shops, and some are holding placards with printed images. The scene shows a ratha paada yatra style procession.

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A street procession on a busy town road lined with shops and signboards. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a crowd, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Above them, multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with gold and red decorative motifs are carried, and an orange flag rises at the right edge beside a gold-embossed pole. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and holds a small metal vessel. A silver hatchback is parked at left, and a cart loaded with bananas and a sack passes near the front. Several people stand on balconies and by the roadside.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with people, many in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing orange or saffron shawls. Several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured canopies and fringed borders are carried above the marchers, and a red-and-white canopy structure rises in the background. A few men in saffron garments walk near the front, and a white vehicle with a Tamil Nadu plate sits at the left edge. Roadside shops, hoardings, bunting and a large billboard with Tamil text line the street, and the crowd spills across the road.2006-09-24A dense street procession moves along a sunlit town road lined with shops and signboards, including an APTECH sign on a white van. Several large striped parasols in red, blue and yellow with fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and white garlands; a woman in an orange-red saree and an older woman in a white saree with red border walk among them. A man in an orange shirt and another in a red-and-blue shirt are visible on the left, and banners are carried near the parasols. The crowd fills the street and sidewalks. No one is clearly identified as a person.2009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a town lined with low buildings and strung pennant bunting. Ornate golden umbrellas with red, orange and green panels are carried overhead by men in white shirts and dhotis. A large golden ratha/chariot with a decorated canopy and deity murti sits at the upper right, with red and orange flags and garlands. Crowds of devotees fill the road, many in white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris and salwar in pink, blue, green and yellow. A drummer in white stands at left. A roadside banner shows a portrait and Tamil script. Several sannyasi-style figures in saffron are visible in the crowd. Numerous people are visible, well over one hundred.2006-09-24Street procession in a town with shops and buildings behind it, filled with many people in white clothes. A large multicolored umbrella with yellow and red panels and gold fringe is held aloft, and a smaller decorated umbrella sits to the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk near the centre, one with long hair and a shawl. Several men beat drums, and marchers hold placards showing framed portrait photos and Tamil text. A hand-held orange flag appears at the lower right.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A dense street procession moves between concrete shops in a town, with a crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, some in striped or checked shirts, pressing forward. Many carry tall saffron and orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem, and small white pennants are strung overhead. At left, a decorated ratha/chariot with ornate red, gold and multicoloured canopies and umbrellas is visible above the crowd, and a bunch of green bananas hangs in the foreground. A woman in a yellow sari with orange shawl stands at left. A bearded elderly man in white is at centre-right, and a man in a light shirt with glasses is at lower left. Signboards and a domed temple roof appear behind the crowd.2006-09-24A 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.2008-08-01January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in daylight with a dense crowd of devotees walking past a white building with a blue-painted truck behind them. Two large umbrellas with red, green and yellow panels and tasselled fringes are held above the group. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and a multicoloured flower garland, with other people in orange, saffron, yellow and white clothing around her. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, walk alongside. Hand-held placards and banners are visible in the background. The scene shows a padayatra or ratha procession.2009-01-21January 12 20092009-01-12