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A street photograph of a procession in a palm-lined residential road. A decorated vehicle with gold-and-maroon ornamental trim, orange and red garlands and a large framed portrait on its upper front panel moves along the road. Two-wheelers and pedestrians share the road, including a man in a white shirt riding a scooter and a man in a light-striped shirt walking in the foreground. A white hatchback is parked at right, and a wall at right is covered with posters. Orange flags and power lines appear overhead, and a timestamp reads 12.07.2008 11:33.

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February 13 20092009-02-13Street procession scene with a gold-decorated ratha-style vehicle on a small truck, its canopy hung with orange and marigold garlands and orange flags. Its front panel shows a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair in an orange top, and a banner below with Tamil script and a similar portrait. A man in a checked shirt walks at left, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse walks near the vehicle carrying a flag. A man in a cream shirt rides a motorcycle with a green basket at right beside a white van. Roughly four to five people are visible.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A decorated vehicle with a golden arched canopy and orange-and-marigold garlands drives down a paved road with motorcycles and a white car beside it. On its front a framed portrait shows a smiling woman in red garments. A banner below reads in Tamil with two framed portraits, one of a smiling woman in orange and one of deities. Three women walk alongside the vehicle on the roadside: one in an orange-bordered sari with orange cloth, and two in white saris. Roadside shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-13A decorated truck, not a temple chariot, travels down a dusty village road as a procession vehicle. Its cab roof is topped with an ornate gold canopy and a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, garlanded with white and orange flower strings. Orange flags flank the canopy and garlands drape over the windshield and sides. A white banner below reads in Tamil and English and shows a second orange-clad portrait beside a deity image of a standing couple with a child seated in front, with a bright garland border. Motorcyclists and pedestrians pass along the street, a schoolboy in a white uniform walks on the right past wall posters, and a few people stand near the vehicle. The truck is part of a procession, and the banner announces a rath pada yatra.2009-02-13A 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 copiesA photograph of a street procession with an ornate golden ratha (chariot) with a carved wooden canopy, red curtains and garlands. A figure in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands on the chariot near a deity murti draped in green and garlanded with marigolds. Beside it a large banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in a red top, labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with Kannada text below. Crowds of men in shirts and pants stand along the road, with palm trees and a colourful temple gopuram in the background.2009-02-13A street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees and parked auto-rickshaws. At centre, a decorated golden ratha/float truck carries a large framed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair and red garlands, under a golden canopy with red flags. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and red-and-white sashes, walk alongside, and drummers in white beat a drum at right. A blue truck and a concrete wall with onlookers appear at the edges.2009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13A decorated ratha float on a roadside, its gold-painted canopy topped by a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, with orange and white garlands and small saffron flags. A white-shirted man in a white dhoti walks on the road beside it, while a bus passes on the left. The float's front bears a banner with Tamil text and portraits of the woman and a deity pair. The scene is a street procession of a ratha.2009-02-13Street photo of a procession on a road beside a large institutional building with red-tiled roofs and a gated entrance, with a statue on its roof. A blue light truck labelled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam carries a large banner of a seated figure in orange robes and beads, with orange flags on poles, and a driver in white and orange. In front, a man in a white shirt holds a phone and a portrait-style poster with a garland, while two older men in white dress walk along the roadside. A white hatchback car is on the left.2009-02-13A photograph of a dusty village street during a procession, with a large ornate golden ratha or chariot on the right side, its carved pillars and red and yellow fabric decorations visible. Several men on motorcycles and scooters ride along the unpaved road, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside the ratha, and other men in white shirts stand near it. Behind them a white and blue school bus is parked, and a hill with a temple structure rises in the hazy distance. Low tiled-roof houses, a whitewashed wall and a stray dog line the left side. A panel of printed signs is affixed to the base of the ratha.2009-02-13