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A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with shops and signboards. A large golden deity murti stands on a wheeled float draped in red cloth, with a golden canopy and a decorated chariot-style cart beside it. Many people dressed in white dhotis and shirts walk around the carts, and some ride on the back of tractors pulling the floats. Saffron and orange flags hang along the street, and bunches of bananas are piled at the roadside. Traffic and parked motorcycles line the scene, and devotees in colourful saris stand among the crowd.

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Elevated street view of a crowded town procession in Tiruvannamalai. Two decorated wheeled carts, one on the left with a deity murti under flower garlands and an orange canopy, and one on the right with a large ornate carved figure with a tall flower-decorated backdrop, rest on a red cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts pull and walk beside the carts, a man in white stands on the right cart, and women in sarees and devotees fill the road. A tractor pulls a cart in the centre, orange flags fly, and shops with awnings line the street. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; people are at a distance and appearances are uncertain.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with buildings, shopfronts and strung pennant bunting. An ornate golden chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy is pulled forward at the top of the street. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in the procession, some carrying saffron-coloured flags and ornate umbrella-like parasols with fringed edges. Women in blue, green and sari-style dress line the roadside and walk among the crowd. A large red and orange banner with text is hung on the building at right, and a framed picture is held on a pole. The crowd fills the roadway and sidewalks, with motorised rickshaws and vehicles visible on the street.2006-09-24A street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, along with some people in orange clothing, moving past shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated golden ratha/chariot carries a deity murti under a striped canopy, with garlands, colourful draping and orange flags. A figure in orange robes walks beside the chariot near the front. Temple gopuram towers are visible in the background under a pale sky. Shopfronts display Tamil-script signs and banners in red and yellow, and a tractor with a trailer appears at the lower right. Many people line the roadway on both sides.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor procession on a Tamil temple street under a pale sky. A large decorated ratha/chariot with a golden deity murti and a striped canopy dominates the centre, with a red-and-gold temple gopuram tower behind it. Several red tractors pulling decorated carts move through the crowd. On a tractor at centre, a man in an orange-saffron kurta sits beside a driver in white, and another man in a white dhoti holds the steering wheel. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron-orange cloth fill the street, with police in khaki uniforms among them. Orange flags wave on poles and floral garlands decorate the carts, and a shrine-like palanquin appears at left. Several people are visible in the foreground and background, forming a large crowd of about 100 or more.2011-12-20Elevated view of a crowded street procession in a Tamil town, with a large crowd of people dressed in white moving forward and many carrying saffron-orange flags. At the left, an ornate decorated chariot with a golden deity murti and a gold canopy leads the procession, and a second decorated palanquin-style float with an orange canopy appears in the lower centre. Shops, signboards, parked cars and a few vehicles line the road. A large orange shop facade with Tamil signage stands on the right. No individual candidate can be confidently identified from appearance in this distant view.2011-12-20A large crowd of devotees fills a town street during a procession. Many men and women wear white dhotis, shirts and saris, with some in colourful sarees and salwar. Several carry small white and orange flags. Above them rides an ornate golden palanquin or ratha canopy with a deity murti inside, flanked by multicoloured decorated umbrellas and fan-like parasols. Shops, bunting and a large red and orange banner line the road, and the scene is dense with people, some on balconies and roadside.2006-09-24Elevated view of a crowded town street during a procession. Two decorated golden ratha chariots with white-and-red canopies move down the road, each carrying a central figure framed by a large floral and garland arch. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with many vehicles, motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw in the street. Shopfronts line both sides, with hoardings, Tamil-script signs and a blue-painted building behind. Flags and banners hang from rooftops. Several people are visible in the crowd, but the procession's full size cannot be counted from this angle.2011-12-20A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with bunting of white and blue triangular flags. At centre, a golden ornate ratha/chariot with a canopied roof, festooned with orange and white draped fabric and garlands, carries a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis walk on both sides, with some in red and orange clothing. Ornamental umbrellas in red, yellow and blue ride in the foreground, and a man in a red shirt stands on a vehicle at right. A large red and yellow banner on the right reads Tamil text, and a smaller portrait banner hangs on the left beside a yellow auto-rickshaw and parked cars.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a town lined with shopfronts and strung bunting. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris fill the road. Ornate open palanquins with fringed canopies in red, orange and gold carry a deity murti dressed in ornaments, while ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and orange with gold fringe are held above the procession. Saffron flags and a large banner with a devotional portrait and Tamil text hang on the right. Spectators watch from balconies and the roadside.2006-09-24