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Aerial view of a dense street procession moving through a narrow town road lined with shops and a gopuram-style temple tower at upper left. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside saffron-clad participants carrying orange flags and banners. A large ornate chariot or ratha with a decorated canopy and red-orange fabric travels down the centre, with drummers visible at lower left. Parked vehicles and motorbikes line the road edges.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession winds through a busy Tamil town lined with shops and signboards. At the front, a large ornate deity murti or decorated figure with a golden halo is carried on a float decorated with green and gold, with a parasol above. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, many waving saffron-orange flags. A yellow vehicle with a white roof moves behind the front float among the crowd. Several people stand on balconies and rooftops watching. Shopfronts display colourful banners and advertisement boards in Tamil script.2011-12-20Elevated view of a crowded street procession in a Tamil town, with a large crowd of people dressed in white moving forward and many carrying saffron-orange flags. At the left, an ornate decorated chariot with a golden deity murti and a gold canopy leads the procession, and a second decorated palanquin-style float with an orange canopy appears in the lower centre. Shops, signboards, parked cars and a few vehicles line the road. A large orange shop facade with Tamil signage stands on the right. No individual candidate can be confidently identified from appearance in this distant view.2011-12-20Aerial view looking down a narrow town street lined with multi-storey concrete buildings, shopfronts and rooftops. A large crowd fills the road, mostly men dressed in white shirts and dhotis, many waving saffron-orange flags. In the centre a decorated procession vehicle with ornate orange and gold canopy moves slowly, and a truck with loudspeakers sits at the lower left. Several people stand on rooftops and balconies watching. Marigold garlands and orange flags decorate the scene. Strings of overhead wires cross the top right.2011-12-20Aerial view down a crowded Indian town street during a procession. Hundreds of people in white dhotis and saris fill the road, many waving orange and saffron flags. Near the centre, a decorated float or chariot carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy, pulled by a yellow vehicle at the front. Shops line both sides, with orange and blue storefronts, signboards, a tiled-roof building and a textile shop. Power lines and palm trees appear above the street.2011-12-20Aerial view of a dense street procession through a town, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a colourful striped canopy and an ornate golden deity or chariot top rises at the back, pulled and surrounded by devotees and uniformed police. Drummers in red and white play at the front left. Shopfronts and hanging banners line the road, and a large tricolour-style banner reading Nayaka is visible on the right. Overhead cables cross the street.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession seen from an upper-floor vantage point, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and many people in saffron and orange. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella canopy shelters a decorated palanquin or ratha at the centre, with garlanded figures under it. Orange flags are raised throughout the crowd, and uniformed police officers walk along the procession. A drummer with a barrel drum is at the lower left, and people in saffron clothing are visible at the top right on a vehicle. Shopfronts, a billboard and banana plants line the street. A cropped billboard portrait also appears at the lower right corner.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with shops, buildings and parked vehicles, with strings of bunting overhead. A decorated golden ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold canopy advances in the distance. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with women in colourful saris, while ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold panels are carried over the procession. Red and orange flags are visible. Along the right, a large roadside hoarding shows a portrait of a man in saffron-coloured clothing, but no individual in the crowd can be confidently identified as a person.2006-09-24