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A street procession on a tree-lined road led by a drummer in white who carries a drum slung over his shoulder and walks ahead of the group. Behind him, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron/orange shawls, walk alongside monks in saffron/orange robes. Two large multicoloured umbrellas and two square banners with emblems are carried above the procession. A green-and-blue truck and a yellow jeep stand at the left edge, with a man standing on the truck. A roadside signboard and a notice board are visible at the right. Around 25 people are visible walking in the procession.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession on a tree-lined road moves along the asphalt past a tractor trailer on the left. Several orange-saffron robed sannyasis walk at the front, some carrying orange flags on poles. Behind them are men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shoulder cloths, many wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Above the group are colourful striped ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials and square banners bearing a blue emblem. A bare-chested man walks at the right, and a sign stands on the roadside near a small pedestrian crowd. Approximately a dozen or more people are visible, mostly on foot.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road with bright orange flags bearing a dark emblem flying above the crowd. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside women in orange and saffron saris. Several colourful striped umbrellas are held aloft. In the foreground a young man plays cymbals or small hand instruments, another beats a drum, and a man on the right plays a wind instrument. A truck is visible on the left behind the marchers.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in daylight. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk in the crowd, several beating drums held in front of them. Orange flags flank the procession, and colourful striped canopies and umbrellas are carried overhead. A yellow van with a Tamil banner marked with the words 'Om Amaiyappan' leads the group. Bystanders watch from a roadside shop area with green chairs and bicycles on the right, and a cameraman in white and orange walks at the front-left edge of the procession.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road, with a green jeep and a trailer on the left. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls walk in front, including a woman in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them, men and boys in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing orange shawls, carry multicoloured canopy umbrellas and orange flags on poles. Some carry orange pennants and ceremonial banners. Spectators stand at the roadside beside a sign and a wall.2008-08-01A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. Orange flags are raised, and colourful umbrella-style canopies with decorated panels are carried above the crowd. Musicians play long horns and a drum, and a dhol-style drummer walks in front. A figure in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and an ornate central canopy stands out in the middle of the procession. Crowds line the far road behind the marchers.2008-08-01A large procession moves along a tree-lined road with many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. Several orange and red flags are raised, and colourful umbrellas and a decorated float are visible in the middle distance. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl walks at the left, a young man with folded hands leads near the centre, and drummers carry drums on the right. A blue truck is parked among the crowd, and a banner with ornamental framing is carried behind the front ranks.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road, led by a crowd of men and some women in white dhotis, kurtas and saffron-orange shawls. Several bearers carry multicoloured ceremonial parasols and square banners with a blue-and-white emblem on red and gold fields. Orange flags wave above the group, and drummers in white beat large drums on the right. Motorbikes and a parked vehicle sit at the left edge of the road. Several figures look like they could be ceremonial leaders at the front, but no one can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked here.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves along a paved road lined with trees, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Drummers in front beat large drums, and several men play wind instruments. Orange flags on tall poles and decorated umbrellas with colourful fringe are carried above the crowd, and a decorated float or vehicle appears in the background. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl walks at the front center. Onlookers stand by the roadside beside parked motorbikes.2008-08-01A road procession moves along a tree-lined tarmac lane in daylight. Several saffron-orange flags with a dark emblem are carried aloft, and a line of people in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls walks in the middle of the road. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl walks at the left edge, and a drummer in an orange dhoti beats a large barrel drum slung from his neck. Umbrellas in red and white stripes appear further back, with a truck behind the crowd, and a woman in a white sari with red border walks at the right. Sun-dappled trees and utility poles frame the roadway.2008-08-01