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A busy city street during a ratha procession, viewed from an elevated angle. A decorated wooden ratha/chariot with gold-coloured ornamentation and a canopy moves down the right lane, followed by a large crowd of people in white clothes and many saffron-orange flags. Dense traffic of motorcycles, scooters, autorickshaws, a white van and a loaded flatbed truck fills the left lanes. Along the roadside are large blue and white hoardings, shop fronts and a tall hotel billboard. The procession is well attended by people walking in the street, though many are partially visible. No individual can be clearly identified.

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February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A daytime street procession on a wide urban road in Salem, India. A large crowd of devotees walks in white clothes and orange-saffron flags, carrying banners and placards along the roadside. Many marchers wear white dhotis and shirts; some women wear white saris. Motorcycles, auto-rickshaws, trucks and a white van share the road, and a long median planted with low shrubs and advertising boards lines the route. A large billboard for Hotel Ganesh Mahaal and an Aircel sign are visible. a person's face is not clearly visible; no candidate is identifiable with confidence.2009-02-05A wide daytime street in an Indian town shows a procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts walking in a road lined by a low median of shrubs and street bollards. Many carry orange flags, and some wear orange or saffron cloth. Traffic includes motorcycles, a white car, auto-rickshaws and trucks. On the right, a large billboard advertises Hotel Ganesh Mahaal with a rooftop flag display, and tall buildings with blue facades rise behind. Pedestrians walk on the left pavement and a cyclist rides near the bottom edge. A procession of this kind forms part of a ratha paada yatra or civic procession.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05January 21 20092009-01-21February 05 20092009-02-05February 02 20092009-02-02