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A gilded wooden ratha (processional chariot) with a golden canopy and carved pillars stands in a crowded street before a white gopuram temple tower. Two garlanded deity figures sit inside the shrine: a figure with a white crown and a second figure with a crown and gold ornaments, both draped in flower garlands. Red flags flank the ratha. Framed portrait photos are attached to its sides, one showing a man in white headwear and dark clothing, but the figures inside are not confidently identified. Around the chariot, many people in white, yellow and everyday clothes gather, some sitting on the ground, with buses and vans parked nearby under large green trees.

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November 05 20062006-11-05October 26 20062006-10-26October 26 20062006-10-26October 26 20062006-10-26October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor ratha yatra procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated golden palanquin-style shrine carries two seated deity murtis, one male and one female, adorned with garlands of white, orange and red flowers and gold jewellery, lit by a bright lamp above. A young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the left holding a tray of flowers and offerings. Two framed portraits are displayed on either side of the shrine; the left portrait shows a figure in white head covering and the right shows a figure in dark clothing. Orange flags fly behind, and a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris, stands in front, with trees in the background.2006-11-01A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds an ornate golden chariot (ratha) decorated with garlands and red-orange fabric, carrying a deity murti under a canopy. A man in white sits on the chariot raising his arm toward the crowd, while another man in white stands at its side. Bunting of white flags with a blue emblem stretches overhead, and a gopuram-style temple tower rises behind the procession, with a bus and roadside shops at left. Red flags are carried in the crowd. The white-clad figure on the chariot is a priest or devotee, and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-09-24Outdoor photo of a Hindu ratha procession at Navalur Kuttapattu: a cream-coloured ornate temple-style chariot canopy with carved pillars and a red flag stands over two large deity murtis, a seated male and female pair with crowns and blue, orange and red garments decorated with flower garlands. Devotees crowd around the chariot base, including women in saris of pink, orange, teal and cream, men in white shirts and dhotis or checked lungis, and children. A man in white stands on the chariot platform above. Overcast sky and trees in the background.2006-10-20A photograph of an outdoor ratha yatra at Navalur Kuttapattu: a crowd of devotees surrounds a golden-cream canopied shrine on a procession platform holding two deity murtis draped in white and orange-gold cloth with marigold garlands. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the shrine tending a small flame, with a lit oil lamp in front. Two framed portraits of a bearded man in a white head covering and dark clothing stand at either side of the shrine, one labelled in Tamil. A white bus with 'PRASSANNA' written on it and red flags are visible behind. The crowd is largely in white, red, green and orange saris and shirts.2006-10-20Outdoor photo of a ratha procession stop at Navalur Kuttapattu, Tamil Nadu. A cream stone shrine canopy with carved panels frames two deity murtis, one white and one in gold-yellow, heavily garlanded with marigolds and flowers. A priest in white stands at the right of the deities, applying or tending the offerings. Framed portraits on easels flank the shrine, and a bus labelled PRASSANNA stands behind. A large crowd of devotees in white shirts, dhotis and colourful saris stands around, with a green-leaved tree overhead.2006-10-20Outdoor temple-street procession in the evening: a gilded, ornately carved ratha-style float on a blue vehicle carries a golden seated deity murti under a gold canopy with a kalasha finial, with a white-clad priest tending it. On the left side of the float, a framed portrait shows a bearded man in a white turban and light clothing. Along the right, a crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris, walks past a stone temple gateway with a gopuram-style tower and a flagpole with red flags. Boards and banners with text line the float's base.2006-10-24