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A street procession moves along a wide road under a pale sky. At the centre, a golden ratha/chariot carries a deity murti with red and gold decoration and orange flags. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside it, some wearing orange-and-saffron sashes and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A yellow auto-rickshaw, motorcycles and a cow are on the road, with tall trees and palms along the roadside. A blue logo sits at top left and a date stamp reads 12 03 2008 at bottom right. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground.

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A street procession in a small town, photographed in daylight. At the centre, a gilded, ornately carved palanquin-style ratha carries deity murtis draped with red and orange flags; a dark-haired figure in a red garment stands near it. Around it walk many men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a light blue and white sari with a white shawl, several carrying bags, while red flags are carried alongside. Shops, a yellow-green multi-storey building, power lines and a rocky hill frame the street. A date stamp in orange digits and a copyright line are overlaid at the bottom right.2009-02-09February 10 20092009-02-10February 09 20092009-02-09February 13 20092009-02-13A street procession on a sunny road with trees and power lines behind. A gilded, ornately carved float with a canopy draped in orange and white marigold garlands carries a deity murti dressed in a green and magenta sari with flower garlands. Along the float's side hang banners in Tamil script, including a pink banner showing a portrait labelled with Tamil text and the words paadha yaathirai. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside the float, and a man on a motorcycle in a blue shirt rides beside them. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and red blouse walks at the right edge.2009-02-13February 10 20092009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13A photograph of a ratha procession on a paved road beside a dry embankment, with a golden ratha carrying a figure in orange robes and an orange turban, shown with a garland, flanked by a deity murti of Shiva and a goddess in blue and red garments. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push the ratha, some wearing orange shawls, and one man carries a metal pot on his shoulder. Their white shirts bear a red portrait print with Tamil lettering. A small palm-fringed field and a hill appear in the background.2009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession on a road beside a lake, with a town visible across the water under a hazy sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside a gold-and-red decorated ratham (chariot) draped with orange and red garlands. A framed portrait mounted on the chariot shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a crown-like headdress against a red backdrop. Several men in white walk with orange flags, and a man in white rides a blue motorcycle beside the procession. An orange-and-black auto rickshaw and a white van are in the foreground.2009-02-13January 12 20092009-01-12