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A decorated yellow vehicle with an ornately carved golden facade and a large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing mounted above the windshield, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strings. Saffron flags flutter on the sides. Crowds of people walk along a street lined with trees, shops and strings of small decorative lights. In the foreground an older man in a white dhoti and pink shawl rides a bicycle with a bag, and several children and men in white shirts stand nearby.

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January 29 20102010-01-29Outdoor festival procession on a tree-lined road with a crowd of men in white dhotis, shirts and some in pastel shirts. An ornate gold-painted vehicle with carved panels dominates the right, its roof framed by garlands of purple, white and green flowers. Above the windscreen a large framed photograph shows a smiling man with shaved head and orange-red clothing, garlanded with a white flower mala; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A driver in red sits at the wheel. Colourful decorated carts, umbrellas and canopies line the background, and an orange flag flies at the right edge.2010-01-29Outdoor festival procession in a crowded village street. A golden ratha-style vehicle with a yellow ornate frame and a large framed portrait of a smiling woman wearing a white flower garland sits at the top. The vehicle's windshield shows a seated figure in orange robes. Beside it, a tall golden pillar-like kalasha-style stand with orange and yellow flower garlands is carried by a man in a white shirt. Many men and a few women and children in white, pastel and bright shirts crowd around. Orange and red pennants hang overhead, and a striped blue-and-white canopy tent stands at right under trees.2010-01-29A procession on a paved road in front of a white building with an arched entrance. A golden ratha (decorated vehicle) with marigold and jasmine garlands and a framed portrait of a smiling woman in a red top at its top leads the group. Walking behind it are about a dozen people in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing saffron-coloured shawls, carrying small saffron flags and ceremonial umbrella-like banners, with a drummer in white. A man in a grey shirt and blue jeans walks in front of the ratha.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16January 29 20102010-01-29February 16 20092009-02-16 +1 copiesA street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The front of the vehicle has an ornate gold-coloured carved frame, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair set in the arched top, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped across the bonnet and sides. Men walk beside it in white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground holds a saffron-orange flag on a pole and wears a white shirt, orange cloth and beaded necklaces. A white bus is parked at left and a banner with Tamil script hangs behind the crowd on a shop front.2009-01-12January 20 20092009-01-20A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The ornate golden-brown vehicle front is framed by yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair at its top; no legible name is visible on it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a long rod, with a rudraksha mala around the neck of the man in the foreground. Saffron-orange flags on poles are held nearby, and onlookers stand on the roadside beside a yellow railing with auto-rickshaws behind. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, including partially visible figures.2009-01-12A photograph of an ornately gilded, carved golden vehicle on a dirt road, shaped like a decorated yatra chariot with a raised canopy, a carved arched frame on the rear, and a portrait panel showing a bearded figure in white and orange cloth. The cab at the front has a driver in white and a passenger wearing a white cap. A line of people in white dhotis and orange shawls walks alongside the vehicle, some carrying a red-and-gold drum or instrument, beneath a mango tree. Strips of printed text run along the lower side panels. Sunlight and a clear sky frame the scene.2008-11-11