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Aerial view of a street procession in Tiruvannamalai on a sunny day. A large group of men and women wearing plain white clothes walks along a dusty road between shuttered shopfronts and parked bicycles and motorbikes. A man in white at the front holds a flag on a pole, and a yellow vehicle with a loudspeaker on its roof moves at the left edge. Shop signboards and posters line the building above, and a few people in white stand under the shop awnings.

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Aerial view of a street procession in a small Tamil town beside a two-storey pale pink building with a corrugated tin awning and shop signs. A large crowd of devotees walks in the road: many men and women in plain white dhotis, mundus and saris, with a group of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes in the middle. Some participants carry or walk behind a floral garland-decorated float at the right edge, with pink and white flowers. Parked bicycles and motorcycles line the pavement, and a few people stand under the awning. The crowd is dense, numbering well over twenty visible people. A figure in saffron robes near the centre appears to be a sannyasi in the procession, but the face is not clearly visible, so no identity is assigned.2005-11-14Aerial view of a dense street procession in a small Indian town, with a large crowd of people in white and cream clothes and saffron-orange garments walking along a road past a multi-storey building with a corrugated awning. On the right, a decorated vehicle or float is heaped with marigold and pink flower garlands. Scooters, motorcycles and a yellow auto-rickshaw line the roadside, and a few onlookers stand under the shade. Some saffron-clad marchers appear among the white-clad crowd. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2005-11-14Aerial photograph of a street procession in Tiruvannamalai. A large palanquin or funeral bier decorated with dense marigold and rose garlands in pink, yellow and white is carried through a dusty road lined with shops and parked motorbikes. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, with some women in orange and saffron clothing. Several men are carrying the decorated structure, and onlookers stand near a roadside shop with signboards in Tamil script.2005-11-14Aerial view of a street procession in Tiruvannamalai, India. Dozens of people in white ritual clothes walk in a long column, with some women in orange and red saris among them. On the right, a decorated float or ratha covered in pink and yellow marigold garlands is pulled along the road. Motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw are parked at the left edge beside a white building with Tamil signage, and thatched huts and stacked firewood line the street.2005-11-14Elevated view of a street procession in front of a white multi-storey building with Tamil signboards and a corrugated awning. A flower-decorated bier or cart draped in pink, orange and yellow garlands is pulled along the road by a crowd of people dressed in white clothing, with several women in saris. Saffron-robed figures stand under the trees on the left, and parked bicycles and motorbikes line the pavement. A white car sits at the bottom edge of the frame.2005-11-14A street procession in an Indian town, seen from above, with a crowd of many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and saffron saris moving along the road. In the center, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks at the front of the procession, flanked by people in white. A blue-painted vehicle with a multicolored canopy umbrella and a decorated ceremonial banner stands behind them, and several police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Motorcycles and cars line the street, and some devotees carry white placards on poles. Many spectators and bystanders fill the sidewalk on the right.2009-02-02November 14 20052005-11-14Elevated view of a street procession in a town. A large flower-decorated bier or palanquin, heaped with yellow, pink and magenta garlands, is carried along the road by a crowd of men and women in white clothing. Many carriers wear white shirts and dhotis or white saris. Two-wheeled vehicles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, and a grey SUV share the road. A multi-storey pale building with a corrugated awning stands at left, with signboards and a Tamil-script banner on its facade. Some onlookers stand along the roadside. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2005-11-14Elevated view of a busy town street where a group of men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in a loose line across the road, a procession-like walk among traffic. Around them are auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, a silver sedan, a white minibus, bicycles and a few pedestrians on the pavement. Shopfronts behind carry Tamil signage, including a sign reading 'Super Vaazhga' and a 'Mohanjiar'-style shop board, with a flower seller in the lower left corner holding a basket of white and orange blooms. Men march in front of a yellow-gold building and the scene reads as an outdoor walk or procession through the street.2008-08-02August 01 20082008-08-01November 14 20052005-11-14A street procession moves along a paved road lined with parked motorcycles and scooters. Many men and women walk in plain white or cream clothes, several women in cream and beige saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some carry long red flags on poles, and a few hold rolled white banners. Several participants wear white rudraksha-style neck beads and round white badges pinned to their clothing. A small roadside hoarding in the upper right shows a painted face. Onlookers stand along the roadside, and a man in a blue cap appears near the front right.2006-09-24