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Street scene during a ratha procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ornate ratha/chariot with a canopied shrine, garlands and orange-red floral strings carries deity murti of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, with framed portraits attached. Crowds of devotees stand on a paved street beside parked white vehicles and trees. A man in a white shirt and light trousers gestures, a man in a red-and-white t-shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and women wear sarees in mixed colours, while a young girl in a pink top and white skirt covers her face and a woman in white stands nearby. Shops and a hoarding line the street.

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Street scene outside a temple with a blue-painted shrine facade decorated with colourful stucco figures and a deity murti in a niche. A man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala and a red tilak gestures while talking with a group of men in white shirts and dhotis. Other people stand nearby, including a woman in a pink sari and a man in a grey shirt, under large trees with a bus behind.2006-11-05A street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where devotees gather around a decorated ratha shrine under leafy trees. The shrine is hung with marigold garlands and holds deity murtis draped in ornaments. Two framed portraits are propped on easels beside it, one showing a bearded man in white and one showing a man in a dark outfit. Women in saris, one in purple and one in pink, and men in white shirts stand close together on the roadside, while motorbikes pass on the road behind.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01A street procession in India with a gilded, ornately carved ratha (chariot-shrine) decorated with marigold garlands and festoons, carrying deity figures inside. Devotees crowd the road around it: men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a pink sari leaning on a walking stick at left, women in red and blue saris, and men in light shirts and trousers. Two framed portraits are mounted on the chariot's sides, one showing a figure in white and orange-trimmed clothing. Saffron flags fly from the structure and rose petals are scattered on the ground. Brick buildings and palm trees stand behind.2006-11-05Outdoor street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha (chariot) with carved pillars and a canopy, hung with garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers, carries deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. Devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in blue, navy, yellow, pink and green, walk behind and around it on a tree-lined road. Two framed portraits are mounted on the chariot. A man in white stands near the front of the chariot, and a car is parked at right. Bright sunlight flares at the upper left.2006-11-01August 03 20092009-08-03November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a street-side temple procession in Tamil Nadu. A bare-chested man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy chain necklace and a lavender dhoti, stands on temple steps holding a metal tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl holds a second tray. Another man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right. A crowd of women in saris and children in blue, white and red clothes watches from the left, with palm trees and a blue-painted temple building behind.2006-11-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on bare ground beside a palm tree and a low wall during a ratha yatra procession. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear bright saris in green, pink and blue, and a small child in a light blue dress stands in the foreground. At right, a golden ornate ratha/chariot stands with orange flags and garlands, and a man in white attends it near framed photographs. The crowd faces the chariot with hands folded in devotion.2006-10-20August 03 20082008-08-03October 30 20062006-10-30A procession outdoors among orange-flagged poles and a yellow-and-green floral-garlanded vehicle at left. Many devotees crowd a dirt path: a woman in a white sari with a striped border presses her palms together, a woman in a yellow blouse and orange sari stands near the centre, a woman in a pink kurta with a red shawl and a girl in grey stand at right. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand among them, one with hands folded. Golden tridents and ceremonial staffs rise above the crowd, and a white canopy shows at right, with an orange-and-red banner and palm trees behind a terracotta wall.2012-01-01