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A street procession in a town, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking past orange and red bunting and tall orange flags on poles. Two men in front carry orange flags printed with Dhyanapeetam lettering, and a man in a striped blue shirt walks beside them. Several drummers play drums in the middle of the group, and ceremonial gold-coloured umbrellas or pennants rise above the crowd. A white van with a person Ananda bus branding and a yellow vehicle are visible on the road, and an arched gateway decorated with bunting stands in the background.

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April 27 20082008-04-27A dense street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves past a stone temple wall on the left. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, many playing long wind instruments and drums, with some in orange-banded clothing. Orange flags and a multicoloured umbrella lead the procession, and a decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance among buses. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold headdress with garlands walks near the front, flanked by police in khaki uniforms. Yellow petals fall in the air above the crowd.2011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01A street procession moves through a crowded market road in a South Indian town, with many people in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad marchers. Two decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red and gold trim and multicolored canopies are carried aloft, flanked by tall orange flags on poles. Drummers in white and red-and-gold drums lead the group, with horn and wind players in white near the front. A man on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and an older man on the right wears a red shawl. Shops and banners line the street, with a domed temple structure visible behind. A banner reads in Tamil about a 108 milk abhishekam.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession moves along a paved road lined with parked trucks, a yellow lorry, a white ambulance and a row of small shops. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron-orange shawls, walk in dense groups. Some carry orange flags and colourful decorated umbrellas or banners, and drummers with drums lead the line. Bystanders stand at the roadside in mixed clothing. Trees and utility poles line the street under a bright sky.2008-08-01A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walks down a busy street in a procession, many carrying tall orange-saffron flags and ornate orange-and-red embroidered banners on poles. Several drummers play drums in the middle of the group. A decorated ratha or chariot with an ornate golden canopy is visible in the distance above the crowd. Parked white and blue buses line the roadside, with a blue bus in the foreground, and utility poles and low concrete buildings frame the street. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and participants in a festival procession.2011-12-20February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town, with devotees walking along a busy road lined with shops, bicycles, auto-rickshaws and parked vehicles. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white shirt carries an orange flag with black a person emblem text, while a man in a blue checked shirt walks beside him. Behind them a group of men in white dhotis and shirts walk in procession under strings of orange and saffron pennants strung across the street. Shopfronts display Kodak and Tamil signage, and a bus is visible further along the road.2008-04-27