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A street procession on a tractor-drawn float decorated with banana plants and a maroon banner. Two shirtless devotees with garlands hang from wooden poles on the float, one in a saffron-coloured cloth. Below, a man in white dhoti and a man in a dark green shirt stand on the float, and a man in white shirt raises a hand in the foreground among orange-clad devotees. A colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram and a cream-coloured temple dome rise behind the crowd. Photographers with cameras stand at the left edge.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Street procession in a Tamil town on a tractor-drawn float decorated with banana trunks and leaves, a banner in Tamil script behind several bare-chested men standing on the float. Garlanded men on the float hold on to the wooden frame. A bald man in saffron cloth at left raises a camera, and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl at lower right raises his hand. Saffron flags flutter at left and right. A colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram stands at right, with a grey gopuram and shops behind.2011-12-20A street procession with a bamboo and banana-leaf structure built over the road. Two shirtless men in orange-and-white cloth hang from a horizontal bamboo pole, one arm and legs extended, while a third man in white shirt and orange lungi stands on the pole nearby. Orange flags fly from bamboo poles and a red tractor-trolley sits below. A large banner shows a smiling man with a red head-wrap beside Tamil script. Crowds of onlookers, many in white shirts, line the street; a loudspeaker is mounted on a building. Garlands of marigolds hang from the frame.2011-12-20A street procession in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple tower on the left. A wooden palanquin-style frame decorated with banana leaves, orange flags, marigold garlands and a maroon banner rises above the crowd, with several men standing on or holding its bamboo poles with raised arms. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the left with his hands folded, and a man in white kurta holds the pole at right. Other devotees in shirts and checked lungi stand along the road among orange flags and banana plants, with a palm-lined roadside and cloudy sky above.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession on a decorated open vehicle under a pale sky. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a multicolored flower garland, stands on bamboo poles lashed to banana-leaf decorations and balances on the frame. Behind him a second bare-chested man hangs from a rope or pole with his hands folded in namaskar, also garlanded. A man in a dark green shirt stands in the foreground, and seated men in casual clothes fill the lower right. A framed portrait of a man with a saffron cloth is mounted on the cart, and an orange-robed man in a saffron garment stands at left among flower garlands. Orange and white flags are visible at right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in a busy town centre. A raised wooden palanquin decorated with banana leaves, marigold garlands and an orange cloth stands at centre, carried by several bare-chested men in dhotis. Crowds in white shirts and white dhotis raise their arms and clap in front of it, while an orange-robed sannyasi stands at left with a shoulder bag. Behind them are a multi-tiered gopuram and a colourful temple tower at right, with spectators watching from a balcony at left and shops lining the street.2011-12-20A festival procession scene with a bare-chested man in white dhoti and flower garland hanging from a bamboo and banana-leaf frame lashed with rope, one arm extended holding a red object. Behind him a large vertical banner shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and tilak, with Tamil text. Orange flags and a tall orange-and-yellow gopuram tower appear in the background.2011-12-20A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a pale sky. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with a flower garland and a saffron cloth tied at his waist holds his hands up in an ecstatic pose, while a second man on the right, with a shaved head and a white garland, leans against a wooden frame. The frame is a wooden kavadi-style structure decorated with banana leaves and rope. Behind them a yellow and green tiered temple gopuram rises. At right a large printed banner shows a smiling man with a red-orange turban and a long dark beard, with Tamil text printed beside him. Not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone; the visible figure in the banner is a printed portrait.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20