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Street procession in a town on a sunny day, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind many saffron/orange flags on a road lined with palm trees, a telecom tower, and small shops and buildings. A decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy and bright garlands moves in the distance, and motorbikes and scooters pass through the crowd. Men and women walk shoulder to shoulder, some carrying orange flags, others in plain white clothing.

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A street procession moves along a palm-lined road in a small town under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk alongside orange-saffron flags on poles, with some wearing orange shawls. A decorated ratha or float with orange and gold drapery is visible in the middle distance near the front of the procession. Motorbikes and a few pedestrians share the road, shops with signboards line the street, and a tall telecom tower rises behind the buildings.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves down a busy Tamil town road, with a large crowd of people in white dhotis and white sarees walking among many saffron-orange flags. Many devotees carry orange flags on poles, and a decorated float with a golden canopy and umbrella-like awnings is visible in the middle distance. Yellow autorickshaws and motorcycles share the road, and shops with signboards line the street. Palm trees, a telecom tower and multi-storey buildings frame the scene under a clear blue sky.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in a South Indian town moves past a lodge and a shop sign reading RAMRAJ. A decorated ratha chariot with a canopy of gold-trimmed fabric, floral garlands and a deity murti is pulled along the road. Umbrellas in green, yellow and red-striped colours shade the chariot. Many men in white dhotis and women in saffron, orange and cream saris walk closely around it, several carrying orange flags. Motorcycles and a red bus pass on the road beside them, and overhead power lines cross the street.2009-01-12Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town on a sunny day. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walks along the road, many carrying saffron-orange flags. An ornate golden-yellow ratha with a red canopy and decorated pillars, with colourful umbrellas above it, moves through the procession. Auto-rickshaws, a silver minivan, a cyclist and roadside onlookers in lungis and shirts fill the street. Shops and multi-storey houses line the road, with palm trees behind. Some people in saffron robes are visible at the right edge. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the marchers.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight passes a row of shops and multi-storey buildings. Many marchers in white dhotis and white clothing walk along the road, with some women in yellow and teal saris and several men in orange shawls. Large orange and saffron flags are carried high. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy and garlands moves through the street, and a red bus and a grey car are visible on the road. Sign reads RAMRAJ and LODGE. Crowd is large.2009-01-12Aerial view of a large procession of hundreds of devotees walking along a town road in Tiruvannamalai. Most wear white dhotis and white garments with orange or saffron shawls and orange sashes. Several men at the front and sides hold orange flags and banners. A uniformed police officer stands at the roadside directing traffic, and a few people walk along the verge. Shops, palm trees, a small roadside shrine with a pale stone dome, a hotel sign and a Ramraj advertising hoarding line the street. Green trees and houses fill the background under a clear sky.2008-08-01Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a road in a town, with hundreds of participants in white and orange-saffron clothing walking in a long column. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear orange or saffron garments and some women wear colourful saris. Roadside shops, a temple gopuram-style structure at left, a motorcycle, a traffic policeman in khaki directing traffic, and onlookers along the roadside are visible. A signboard reads Ramraj and another reads Hotel Arunachala, indicating a Tiruvannamalai street setting.2008-08-01July 13 20092009-07-13