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A large procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined rural road. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, and women wear white saris with orange borders and orange shawls. Many carry brass or metal pots, a milk-pot style offering, balanced on their heads. Orange flags flank a white canopy over the procession. A yellow lorry with the readable inscription Jayaguruva rides beside the walkers. A decorated ceremonial umbrella or canopy is visible at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person here.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A road procession moves toward the camera past a tall roadside banner showing a multi-armed deity murti on a lotus with a blue sky backdrop. Many devotees in white clothes wear orange shawls or orange sashes and carry brass pots and small vessels on their heads. Women wear white saris with orange borders and some wear blue or floral saris. Orange flags and a white banner with red lettering lead the group, and a yellow bus with a painted sign sits among them. Trees line the road on both sides and a few onlookers stand at the roadside.2008-08-01A road procession of many devotees walks along a paved rural road lined with trees. Most wear white dhotis or mundus and saffron-orange shawls, and some women wear white saris with orange borders, carrying brass pots on their heads. A white banner and orange flags are carried at the front, with a yellow bus marked with a green-and-white slogan behind. 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Many people wear white clothes with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and women in white saris carry brass kalasha pots and milk pots on their heads. Orange flags are raised among the crowd, and a white canopy with a colourful dome-shaped umbrella top is carried at the centre. Motorcycles and scooters with riders line the right edge of the road, and the scene is lit by open daylight with dense green trees on both sides.2008-08-01A photograph of a long roadside procession of devotees walking barefoot along a red dirt shoulder beside a cream and orange-striped bus. The foreground participants wear white ritual clothing and garlands; a man in front wears white with a rudraksha-style necklace and carries a metal vessel topped with yellow flowers on his head, followed by a woman in a pale yellow sari and others similarly balancing offering pots. Behind them a line of people in white, some with garlands, continues past parked white vans and trucks toward palm trees and a hazy sky. Passengers look out of the bus windows. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance; the figures are devotees in procession.2005-12-31A procession of devotees walks and jogs along a paved rural road lined with green trees and a flowering tree on the right. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. Several carry orange flags and colourful striped umbrellas, and a blue truck with a loudspeaker moves with them. A man in the foreground holds a plastic bag. The procession appears to be a walking devotional march, with a vehicle in the foreground behind them.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.2008-08-01A large procession of devotees walks down a tree-lined paved road in daylight. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and others hold decorated banners and colourful umbrellas. A white van and a motorbike are visible on the left, and a man in a light blue shirt walks beside the van. Overhead, power lines and green trees line the street. A person near the front holds a large orange flag with a black emblem, and a cameraman with a video camera walks at right.2008-08-01A street procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tamil Nadu. Many men and some women walk in white dhotis, white shirts and saffron-orange shawls, several raising their hands in devotion. Behind them, ornate umbrellas and rectangular banners with blue and gold emblems are carried aloft. Parked vehicles, rickshaws and onlookers line the roadside under tall shade trees, and a traffic signboard stands at left.2008-08-01A photograph of a large devotee procession moving along a tree-lined road. Many people wear white clothes with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Women carry brass pots on their heads, and several multicoloured decorated umbrellas are held aloft. Saffron flags flutter above the crowd, and a long white banner is carried in the middle. 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