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A procession winds down a narrow town street toward a tall gopuram temple tower rising in the background. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large drums, and devotees in white clothing walk behind a line of decorated ceremonial umbrellas in orange, red and yellow. A woman in a white sari stands near the front. A colourful banner is carried at the front. Whitewashed houses, laundry, a bicycle and a stone pillar line the street.

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A street procession winds through a dusty Tamil town toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the background. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, some playing drums and a long horn-like instrument. A woman in a red sari with a red-bordered cloth walks among them. Coloured parasols and a long red-and-orange banner are carried overhead. Laundry hangs from a rooftop terrace, a bicycle is parked beside a concrete wall, and small shops and buildings line the lane.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession winds uphill through a Tiruvannamalai lane toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the background. Several people carry colourful orange, red and blue ceremonial umbrellas and a large red, blue and yellow temple banner with painted motifs. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, and some wear saffron or orange cloth. An elderly man in white stands near the front, and a woman in a white sari watches from a balcony on the left. Concrete houses, a bicycle and strings of bunting line the street, and a kolam pattern is drawn on the step at right.2007-01-12A procession winds down a narrow, sloping town street toward a large gopuram temple tower in the background, under a hazy sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk in the procession, with several carrying colourful striped umbrellas and a large red, blue and gold embroidered banner on poles. A drummer in a brown kurta with a red sash plays a drum at the front-left, while a man in an orange robe walks among the group. Whitewashed buildings, laundry on lines and a stone plinth line the street.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12December 25 20052005-12-25A procession winds down a narrow street in Tiruvannamalai toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the background. Several large umbrellas in red, orange, green and blue, decorated with white dove emblems and gold lotus motifs, and inscribed with the text Dhyanapeetam, are carried over the crowd. A figure in orange robes, a matching orange turban and a gold necklace walks at the front; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's candidate, but it is uncertain and given only as a role. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and orange saris walk, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas. A man in white plays a drum on the right, and a red and gold shield-shaped emblem with a dove is carried in the foreground. Bunting and flags are strung across the street, and onlookers watch from a balcony at left.2007-01-12A large street procession moves along a busy town road in front of a multi-storey blue-and-white building, with a gopuram temple tower rising in the hazy background. Dozens of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, many carrying saffron-orange flags with a dark emblem, while others play drums. Several tall ornate standards with red and gold panels are held aloft, and a decorated palanquin-like float is visible further ahead. Auto-rickshaws, parked vehicles and onlookers line the road, including women in saffron and red saris. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2011-12-20Outdoor festival procession on a dusty path under a pale sky. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt holds a tall yellow-tipped pole, while behind him a bald man in a white kurta and a man in a dark shirt walk among devotees. Several parasols with red, teal and yellow canopies rise over the crowd, and a decorated palanquin draped in red and white flowers, marigold garlands and yellow fabric is carried forward. Men in yellow-and-orange lungis with red-and-white striped shawls and black headdresses, who appear to be drummers or performers, walk beside the palanquin. Water tanks and a tiled building stand in the background, and a crowd of onlookers gathers on the left slope.2011-01-01A procession winds down a narrow town lane toward a tall gopuram temple tower in the distance. Several large umbrellas with orange, green, red and blue panels, white dove motifs and gold lotus embroidery, lettered DHYANAPEETAM, shade the group. A figure in an orange robe, orange turban and a gold ceremonial necklace walks at the center, a probable Swamiji by these cues, while men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and women in white saris follow. A drummer in white with an orange cloth plays a drum on the right. Houses, a balcony with onlookers and a hanging banner line the street.2007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02