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A crowded street procession moves between multi-storey buildings in a town. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles, fill the road. At the far left, an ornate float with a golden deity figure and decorated canopy advances above the crowd, and a multicoloured umbrella shades a group near the centre. Shopfronts, signboards, a banana plant, parked motorbikes and onlookers on a balcony line the scene. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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Elevated view of a crowded street procession in a Tamil town, with a large crowd of people dressed in white moving forward and many carrying saffron-orange flags. At the left, an ornate decorated chariot with a golden deity murti and a gold canopy leads the procession, and a second decorated palanquin-style float with an orange canopy appears in the lower centre. Shops, signboards, parked cars and a few vehicles line the road. A large orange shop facade with Tamil signage stands on the right. No individual candidate can be confidently identified from appearance in this distant view.2011-12-20Aerial street view of a dense procession in a narrow Indian town street, with large crowds of men and women in white and orange clothing walking along the road. Two yellow vehicles and a decorated float with an ornate orange-and-gold structure move through the crowd, and many people carry orange flags. Multi-storey buildings line the street, including a colourful pink, blue and yellow painted house on the right and a vertical blue sign reading NS LODGE A/C. Motorcycles are parked along the roadside and a red banner hangs over the street. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance at this distance.2011-12-20Aerial view down a crowded Indian town street during a procession. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and saris fill the road, many waving orange and saffron flags. Near the centre, a decorated float or chariot carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy, pulled by a yellow vehicle at the front. Shops line both sides, with orange and blue storefronts, signboards, a tiled-roof building and a textile shop. Power lines and palm trees appear above the street.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession winds through a busy Tamil town lined with shops and signboards. At the front, a large ornate deity murti or decorated figure with a golden halo is carried on a float decorated with green and gold, with a parasol above. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, many waving saffron-orange flags. A yellow vehicle with a white roof moves behind the front float among the crowd. Several people stand on balconies and rooftops watching. Shopfronts display colourful banners and advertisement boards in Tamil script.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession winds through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, hanging wires and Tamil-script signboards. Many people in saffron-orange shirts and white dhotis walk in the crowd, several carrying tall orange flags on poles. Musicians play large drums in the foreground, including a drummer in a white shirt and a drummer wearing an orange scarf. Colourful umbrellas and ceremonial banners on poles are carried through the street, and a yellow auto-rickshaw and a black auto-rickshaw are in the lane. A temple gopuram rises in the background above the buildings. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific leader from this view.2008-08-01A dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with shops, buildings and parked vehicles, with strings of bunting overhead. A decorated golden ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold canopy advances in the distance. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with women in colourful saris, while ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold panels are carried over the procession. Red and orange flags are visible. Along the right, a large roadside hoarding shows a portrait of a man in saffron-coloured clothing, but no individual in the crowd can be confidently identified as a person.2006-09-24A dense street procession crowds a narrow Tamil town road lined with shops, awnings, hanging power lines and parked motorcycles and auto-rickshaws. Many participants wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron and orange garments and carry saffron flags. Several drummers with drums are visible at the lower right, and a line of decorated umbrellas or canopies with ceremonial banners moves through the crowd. A cameraman stands on a rooftop at the left edge filming the scene. Crowd count is large, with many dozens to over a hundred people visible.2008-08-01