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A crowd in white ritual clothes moves along a dirt path past a decorated truck with a red and orange painted body, showing framed deity imagery and a hand-lettered banner. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a procession, some carrying lit oil lamps in metal bowls and garlanded sticks. A drummer in white with a yellow cloth beats a drum at left, and a man with flowers around his neck and a yellow shawl is at centre. Orange barricades and wooden poles line the route, with a dark cloth screen and trees behind. The scene suggests a festival procession with the chariot-style vehicle.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd of men and a few women gather outdoors beneath dense green trees beside a parked vehicle. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange-trimmed white shirts, one in a yellow-and-white cloth. A man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard stands in the centre holding a long bamboo pole. Several tall bamboo poles decorated with orange and red tassels stand upright. On the left, a white vehicle carries a painted banner showing a portrait figure, a banyan tree and a deity image beside Tamil text. A maroon cloth backdrop stands behind the crowd. A drum and a pole are visible at the lower right.2010-12-29A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and white kurtas walks along a dirt road in an outdoor procession. Several men at left carry clay pots decorated with green leaves and garlands. A colourful multi-panel umbrella stands near the left edge, and a brass instrument player is visible at right. Palm trees, a light pole with floodlights, a loudspeaker and a single-storey building with a red roof and a small orange flag frame the scene, with a silhouette of a parked white vehicle at right.2010-02-18December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, under a sunny sky with strings of small colourful flags overhead. Many people wearing white dhotis and white shirts walk along, some women in white saris with yellow borders. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland stands under a tall decorated parasol, with orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and colourful canopies held aloft. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash carries a flame or lamp, and a drummer plays a drum. Orange flags fly from a vehicle at right, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival procession in a dusty open ground lined with palm trees, with a large crowd of men dressed mostly in white dhotis and shirts. Several men carry tall decorated kavadi-style structures on their heads, topped with colourful pink, purple, green and orange plumes and white domes, and wear flower garlands. Drummers in white play a large drum at left, and a man in white holds a cymbal-like instrument. Several large portraits on banners show a smiling person with long swept-back hair wearing saffron-orange robes, mounted on red and white poles along the route. Purple and blue plastic flags and bunting hang overhead.2010-02-18December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival scene at dusk with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange sashes, moving along a dirt road. A white-clad man in the foreground wears an orange shawl; a woman in an orange sari stands at left. A decorated orange-and-gold ratha or chariot is visible far down the road among tall lamp-lit poles, banners and pavilions. On the left a white bus carries a painted image of a saffron-robed figure and the words a person Gallery. Wooden scaffolding and a white board stand at right.2010-12-29