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A long procession of people in white clothes with orange shawls walks along a paved road lined with tall leafy trees on the left. Many marchers, mostly men and some women, fill the road toward a distant ornate float or ratha decorated with orange flags. A white car and a few motorcycles and a bicycle share the road, and a bystander stands on the dirt verge.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A procession moves along a tree-lined road, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking toward the camera. Several drummers in the front carry drums, one playing a cylindrical drum with orange and white markings. Saffron-orange and red flags flutter above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy is visible further back. Mature trees with bright green foliage line both sides of the road, and a yellow wall with Tamil script runs along the right side. Walking devotees in white and orange clothing make up most of the group.2008-08-01A large procession moves down a tree-lined road in daylight. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange saffron shawls and walk in rows, some carrying orange flags on poles. Ornate decorated palanquins or floats with bright canopies are visible in the middle of the procession. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the marchers. Roadside shops, a bicycle and a parked motorcycle line the right side, and a few onlookers stand by the left edge.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A procession moves down a tree-lined rural road lined with mature trees with fresh green leaves. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, walk in a group, and two drummers in front play large double-headed drums. Orange flags are carried at the back of the procession, and a decorated vehicle or float appears further ahead among the crowd. A yellow roadside wall carries Tamil script on the right.2008-08-01A road procession moves along a tree-lined paved road. Devotees in white and saffron walk in a large group, carrying orange flags on tall poles. A decorated vehicle or palanquin topped with colourful cloth is at the centre of the procession, partly hidden by the crowd. A man on a bicycle in the foreground wears a light shirt and dhoti-style trousers, and several men in white cloth walk beside the road. Green trees and a utility pole frame the scene. The image is a photograph taken from above.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A road procession in a rural area lined with trees. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walks along the asphalt, many carrying orange flags on poles, with drummers beating drums at the front. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried forward, its canopy and draped cloth visible. A man on a motorcycle rides in the left lane, and a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers walks at the front beside the drummers. Green trees and a dirt verge frame the scene under an overcast sky.2008-08-01A wide road procession moves down a tree-lined street in a rural Tamil Nadu setting. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, several wearing saffron-orange shawls or sashes. Orange flags rise above the group, and a decorated palanquin or float with umbrella-like canopies is visible in the middle distance. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl walks beside a boy beating a drum, and other children and a man in a light shirt stand along the road. A yellow-green three-wheeler vehicle is parked on the right, with a bench and motorbikes beside the road.2008-08-01