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A street procession moves through a residential lane under a large ornate umbrella (chatra) with a red, blue and green embroidered canopy, gold fringe and tassels, held on a long pole. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk in the crowd; one young man at front wears an orange saffron shawl. An older bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks stands near the umbrella, and a woman in a pink sari walks at the edge. A man at right holds a brass plate of offerings. Pale green-and-white walls, a small signboard and a sunlit street frame the scene.

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A large crowd of mostly men, boys and women walks through a street during a procession. Two tall ceremonial parasol-style banners with red, gold and blue embroidered panels, lotus and floral motifs, and fringed tassels are carried on long poles at the centre. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few older men are bare-chested with green cloths. Trees, a stone gateway and a blue structure stand in the background under an overcast sky.2006-10-16A temple hall with blue-painted columns and a yellow wall displays a procession umbrella with a multicoloured canopy in red, green and blue bearing gold motifs and fringed tassels. Beneath it a young boy in white clothes and an orange sash, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, holds a silver tray with offerings. Around him several men in white shirts and dhotis stand conversing, one in a white shirt with a blue rosette badge, and a man in a white shirt holds a pointing hand. A wooden cart with a large tyre sits at right beside a dark board of text.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15Street procession at dusk in Pondicherry during the Kodikann yatra. A man in a cream shirt and dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a brass bell, leading white-clad devotees. A young woman in white holds up a red, green and gold ceremonial umbrella (kudai) beside him. Another man in white with a red shawl stands behind, and a uniformed police officer walks on the right. A portrait of a bearded, saffron-clad figure in a framed ornate shrine sits in the background, labelled only by the photo's caption. Two more decorated umbrellas and a row of people in white line the narrow road between houses and trees.2006-10-14Outdoor procession in a sunlit courtyard beside a white wall, a brick-roofed shed with red cloth at right and a green shrub behind. A crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis presses together, many with palms pressed in anjali. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with grey hair, a red tilak and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded. At front, a woman in a red and gold sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who grips a long wooden pole. Several people wear reading glasses, and one man has a blue rosette badge.2006-10-15February 02 20102010-02-02January 12 20072007-01-12December 31 20082008-12-31A procession walks along a dirt path lined with banana trees and palms. At the centre, a figure in orange saffron robes wears a red turban and a long white and orange flower garland, and walks with palms pressed together. Behind and beside him, men in white dhotis and shirts hold up large ornate parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and multicoloured tassels, and an orange-robed attendant walks nearby. Other devotees follow along the route, with a trident-topped decorative pole visible in the background.2007-12-30Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with a large colourful ceremonial umbrella (red, yellow, blue and green panels with tassels) carried on a pole. Behind it, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris walk, some in orange saris, and several devotees raise hands in greeting. A man in a blue button shirt and glasses walks in the foreground, with a woman in white folding her hands in namaskar at right. Drummers and trumpeters appear at left, and ornate decorated standards with mirrors are visible at right. Metal scaffolding and parked white vans stand in the background.2009-12-27A street procession in daylight carries a decorated palanquin topped by a deity murti adorned with colourful garlands and a multicoloured canopy. A red and green umbrella with a tree emblem and a long purple-fringed red valance shade the palanquin. Crowds of men and women in white shirts and white dhotis surround it, some raising their hands. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, with a gold necklace, walks among devotees, and several other figures wear orange robes. Yellow and red banners with bird emblems, white fly-whisks with black tassels and a large silver kalasha appear at the edges. The scene suggests a festival procession with roughly thirty to forty visible people.2005-12-31Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copies