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Elevated view of a street procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a large crowd in white dhotis and mundus and women in saris of pink, orange, blue and green moving past shops, motorbikes and buses. Near the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin is shaded by a colourful umbrella, and several participants hold placards carrying portrait images and printed text. Parked vehicles and a white van are present along the road, and a Michelin signboard is visible on a shopfront.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Aerial view of a street procession in a town with shopfronts and signboards. On the left, a golden ratha chariot carries a large deity murti draped in pink and gold. Many men in white dhotis and women in saris, some in orange, walk in procession, several holding white placards. A pink and white bus labelled AAYISHA and a white van share the road with parked motorbikes. A large portrait of a smiling woman appears on a placard on the chariot side, and a red and yellow umbrella shades part of the crowd.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Elevated view of a street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A large gilded golden ratha, a decorated vehicle with a golden pagoda-style canopy and a loudspeaker, moves down the road as part of a ratha yatra. Men and women in white dhotis and saris walk in front and beside it, several holding orange flags and framed portrait posters. Crowds line the roadside and motorcycles and vehicles wait along the street. Storefronts with signboards, a Michelin tyre advertisement and a bus line the road. Many onlookers stand in the street, and the bright sunlight casts shadows across the scene.2009-02-02August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession in an Indian town, seen from above, with a crowd of many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and saffron saris moving along the road. In the center, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks at the front of the procession, flanked by people in white. A blue-painted vehicle with a multicolored canopy umbrella and a decorated ceremonial banner stands behind them, and several police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Motorcycles and cars line the street, and some devotees carry white placards on poles. Many spectators and bystanders fill the sidewalk on the right.2009-02-02November 14 20052005-11-14Aerial view of a dense street procession in a small town, with a crowd of mostly people in white clothes moving along a road lined with shops and parked vehicles. Several colourful umbrellas in red, orange and green are carried above the marchers, and white and blue flags are held along the route. Some onlookers stand on rooftops and at shop fronts, and a bearer near the front carries an ornate palanquin-like float. A vehicle at the right edge sits among the crowd, and a man in white stands on a brick structure in the lower right. Because the crowd is dense and many figures are partly hidden, the total is best described as a large crowd. Shop signage and walls are visible along the street.2006-09-24A street procession moves along a town road lined with two-storey buildings, with a red-and-white bunting strip overhead. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play trumpets and drums at the front, beside a large peacock-feather fan and a decorated white float with red trim carried on a platform. Many people in white, cream and saffron saris and dhotis walk in rows behind, several holding orange and red flags and banners, one carrying a framed portrait of a bearded man on a pole. A sign reads 'Public' along a white banner. A parked silver van and motorbikes line the street. A Tamil signboard hangs on a building wall. The scene is a daytime ratha yatra style procession.2006-09-24November 14 20052005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14