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A decorated ornate golden-and-white ratha, or procession vehicle, moves down a roadside street lined with shops and a green tarpaulin awning. The vehicle's front panel displays a framed portrait of a woman with dark hair, draped in garlands of marigold and purple flowers, and the ratha is adorned with garlands and gold carved panels. Several men and women walk alongside in white and light clothing, including a man in a white shirt and trousers and a woman in white. A stall on the right sells coconuts and bananas. A camera operator is visible at the left edge. Overall a devotional procession scene in daylight.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession on a sunny day. In the centre, a gold-decorated ratha chariot draped with marigold and rose garlands carries a large framed portrait of a bearded man with long dark hair, placed above the front window. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some carrying orange flags. A boy in a white shirt and yellow trousers runs across the road in front of the chariot. On the right, a roadside stall with a green shade cloth sells green coconuts and bananas. A camera operator on the left films the scene, and a tour bus with orange flames on its side stands behind the chariot.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A decorated golden vehicle is processed down a street, its front framed by an arched gold surround with a large portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair in a dark oval panel, draped with purple, magenta and yellow marigold garlands. A flag with a blue and orange emblem is carried on the left. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside the vehicle, some wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, one in orange lower garment. A woman in white stands on the right. Buildings, a hotel signboard and a blue street sign line the road under bright sunlight. The scene is a ratha procession. The portrait is printed on the vehicle, not a physical person.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A 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.2009-01-12A street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town. A golden, ornately carved vehicle decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands is the centre of the scene, with a framed portrait of a smiling woman with short dark hair placed on its upper front panel. Four men and one woman walk alongside: a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a saffron flag, another in white with a mala and an orange dhoti walks in front, a woman in white with a rosette holds a saffron flag, and a man in white with a rosette stands at right. Saffron flags flank the vehicle, a yellow bus stands at left, and a figure in a dhoti stands near a yellow railing at right. A white sign with Tamil text is on the building at right.2009-01-12A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks beside a golden decorated vehicle draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and orange flags. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair sits atop the golden canopy, garlanded in purple and yellow flowers. Men and women in white clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, move along a roadside lined with tall trees, utility poles and colourful umbrellas. One older man in white carries an orange flag at the front right. A man in orange cloth stands at the far right edge.2009-01-12Outdoor 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.2010-01-29A 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.2009-01-12Street procession in a dusty Indian town: a golden ornate ratha or chariot-style vehicle, decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags, travels down the road. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in red sits atop the golden arch, with a white banner below showing two more portraits and a deity image, plus Tamil text. Onlookers in white dhotis and saris line the street; a man in white stands in the foreground, and a police officer in khaki is at left. Shops, a multi-storey building and a tree frame the scene under a clear sky.2009-02-02A street procession at an ornately decorated golden ratha, a small gilded vehicle built on a three-wheeler base with gold filigree panels and a canopy. A large framed portrait mounted on the ratha's arch shows a man in a white turban and light clothing, with a white flower garland draped over the frame; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person, and its caption is not legible enough to quote. Along the ratha's front band is a printed Tamil-script inscription. Around the vehicle a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange or saffron clothing, stands and moves along a roadside lined with corrugated metal walls covered in old posters. Red and orange garlands and bunting decorate the scene. Several people visibly lean toward the ratha, and a loudspeaker is mounted on its roof.2006-09-24