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A large street procession moves through a busy Indian town under bright daylight, with many participants and spectators crowding the road. Orange flags on tall poles and several decorated umbrellas in red, green and multicolour lead the marchers. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside others in red garments, and some carry decorated kalasha-style offerings with pink flower garlands. Near the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with bare shoulders and a shaved head walks among the crowd. Shops, a white arched gateway, a teal truck and roadside signboards line the street, and portrait banners are visible in the distance. Drummers and devotees appear to accompany the ratha-style procession.

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April 27 20082008-04-27A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moving among crowds lining the road. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags with dark emblems, and several ornate umbrellas in green, red and blue sit above the procession. Drummers in white play large drums at left. In the foreground a bare-headed person in saffron-orange clothing and a woman in an orange shawl walk near a gold-coloured palanquin or ratha frame. Street banners, shop signs and a scaffold stand behind the crowd. A small placard shows a portrait photo. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-02-05April 27 20082008-04-27August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a busy roadside in a town. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls, walk in the crowd, some carrying orange ceremonial flags on tall poles. Several umbrella-like canopies in blue, orange and red with decorative fringe are carried overhead. Drummers beat large drums with their hands, and a man in the foreground carries a green coconut or fruit. Shops, signboards and a bus line the road behind the crowd. Hindu procession imagery. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance alone, so no a person candidate is asserted.2008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town, seen from above. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along a road lined with bicycles, parked vehicles and shops. Several men carry tall poles topped with ornate, colourful striped umbrellas and brass-rimmed round fans or flags. Saffron-orange flags and banners fly overhead, and a bus and a tanker truck share the road. Large printed portraits of a bearded, saffron-robed figure are carried on placards and banners, held aloft by marchers. A man in an orange robe walks near the front, and an elderly woman in a red sari stands at the roadside. Overhead, a banner and signage with Tamil text are visible.2008-04-27December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with shops and crowds. Men and boys in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and marching-band style sashes. Several participants carry ornate multicoloured parasols with blue and white emblems, and a man in white carries a green coconut. Drummers and musicians play dhol and wind instruments. Orange flags flutter above, and a large banner with Tamil text is carried behind the umbrellas. A blue truck loaded with sacks stands at the right edge, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2008-08-0127 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road lined with parked buses, vans and shops, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk closely together, many holding saffron-orange flags bearing a small emblem. Police officers in khaki uniforms walk among them. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy is pulled forward, with ornate ceremonial staffs and umbrellas raised above the crowd. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front. Orange and gold flags flutter overhead, and the setting is a festival procession.2011-12-20Outdoor street procession moving along a tree-lined road with many men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several large multicoloured ornate umbrellas and decorated square banners with emblems are carried aloft. Red-orange flags wave above the crowd, and a white banner with Tamil script is held at left. A white van and a bus are visible behind the marchers, and a uniformed police officer walks among them. The crowd appears to number in the dozens.2008-08-01