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February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A street procession in Tiruvannamalai passes large roadside hoardings. A group of devotees in white ritual clothes, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with several women in white saris, walk along the road past parked bicycles and an auto-rickshaw. On the left, a tall political hoarding shows several smiling men and a sunrise motif. On the right, a large orange-and-red banner shows a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace, beside text and temple imagery. A man in an orange turban on the banner is a depiction, not a person present. Physical people visible in the procession number roughly twenty.2007-01-12A street procession in a busy Indian town on a sunny day. In the centre, a gilded, canopied ratha or palanquin-style vehicle carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags. Behind it, a red and white banner shows a deity image. Pedestrians walk along the roadside, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez holding a Saravana Stores shopping bag, a woman in a blue sari, and men in shirts and trousers. A yellow auto-rickshaw with TN registration drives on the left, and a white-clad participant walks at right under a multicoloured umbrella. +1 copiesOctober 20 20062006-10-20A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30February 02 20092009-02-02A photograph of a street procession in a busy Indian town. A blue and yellow truck (TN registration plate) decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags carries a large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long beaded garland, seated against a tree-trunk backdrop. Inside the cab, a driver in orange-red clothing is visible behind the windscreen. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks beside the truck. Along the roadside, men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a white sari, and a man on a motorbike stand or pass by. Shopfronts, power lines and an auto-rickshaw line the street. The on-screen date stamp reads 11.18.2008.Street scene during a procession in a busy Indian town, with a golden decorated chariot or ratha on the right edge showing carved panels and a saffron-and-orange cloth with marigold garlands. A barefoot man in white shirt and white dhoti walks beside the ratha, one hand raised to his chest. Beside him a uniformed policeman in khaki with a peaked cap and belt walks in the road. Behind them men in white shirts stand near the procession, and a motorcyclist in white shirt sits on a motorbike with plate TN 28 AB 8986 in the foreground. Several people stand on the roadside and a white bus with destination board is in the background. Handheld banners on poles show a portrait of a saffron-robed man beneath printed text. Small saffron-robed figures appear on the banners, and a long printed notice is pasted along the ratha's side.2009-02-02Street photograph of a procession walking along a busy road in Tiruvannamalai. Several people in white ritual clothing walk in a group, some with white and cream shawls, a few women in saris. On the left a motorcyclist in a yellow-and-white shirt rides past. Behind them stand large colourful hoardings: one shows several smiling political figures under a sunrise, another shows a smiling man in a pale shirt, and on the right a banner shows a man in a saffron/orange turban and ornate orange garment with a mala, above Tamil text. A small blue and white roadside shrine structure stands in the middle of the street.2007-01-12A street scene in a busy Indian town where a group of people in white clothing walk along the roadside past large outdoor banners. The biggest banner shows a man in an orange turban, orange robe and beaded necklace, with a Tamil-language event poster beneath him. A second banner on the right shows a temple tower, a red mountain and a robed figure. A rider on a motorcycle in the foreground wears a white shirt, and a cart with a blue frame sits at left beside a small roadside shrine with a red roof. Power lines and old shopfronts fill the background.2007-01-12A decorated golden ratha, a festival chariot with ornate gold carvings and orange-red marigold garlands, moves along a city street in a procession. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge near a crosswalk, and robed saffron-clad figures walk behind the vehicle. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and gold-trimmed border holds a tall banner, and a large saffron-toned banner with a portrait is visible at the right. A portrait framed in the chariot's top shows a smiling woman, and the chariot's front banner shows a portrait of a woman with a Hindu deity image beside it.2009-02-13