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A roadside scene on a coastal promenade with sand and sea behind. A dark van has a large framed portrait of a person with long light hair in white clothing mounted on its roof, and a white Dhyanapeetam van stands beside it. Men in white dhoti and shirts stand near the vehicles, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands on the pavement. Several onlookers, including children, gather along the walkway. Large billboards for Apollo Hospitals 1066 emergency ambulance service and other advertisements line the road.

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Outdoor street scene at a seaside promenade in Chennai during a procession. A large portrait on a dark vehicle shows a bearded man in white robes, and a saffron flag with a bird emblem flies at right beside a wooden ratha-style structure decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Many people stand and walk along the paved walkway and road, including men in white shirts and women in white saris, plus children in mixed clothing. A red billboard reads 1066 emergency care and a sandy beach and sea lie beyond. Several white vans are parked on the left.2006-10-30A dusk street scene on a wide road with a paved pedestrian walkway. Parked motorcycles and bicycles line the curb in the foreground, and a silver hatchback sits at the left edge. Several people walk along the road and a small group sits on the low wall at right, wearing sarees and salwar in pink and purple. Behind them stands a large ornate gold-coloured temple chariot with carved panels and a dome. Red and white billboards and a building facade fill the background under a pale evening sky. Visible text includes a 1066 advertisement and red brick wall lettering.2006-10-30A rainy evening street procession on a wet road with traffic. A banner held on two poles by white-clad men and boys shows a smiling woman in orange with a garland, labelled in Tamil, beside a deity murti decorated with flowers. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, one wearing a white head covering. A white van and a yellow-and-green bus stand nearby, with motorcyclists and a uniformed police officer on the left.2009-02-12January 30 20092009-01-30A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30Street scene at dusk in a busy Indian city. A decorated ornate vehicle with a carved stone-style frame and a large framed portrait of a bearded man in white head wrap sits at left; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. Several people walk on a paved pedestrian area in white and blue clothing, including a man in blue shirt and dark trousers and a woman in a white sari with gold border at right. Parked motorcycles line the foreground. A red billboard behind reads Touching lives at a time, 066, and an emergency care notice.2006-10-30A crowded outdoor event with a large gathering of devotees in white clothing moving along a red-carpeted walkway. Two large banners hang on the left and right: the left banner reads Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsangam with dates and a small portrait of a figure in orange headwear and saffron clothing; the right banner shows a portrait labelled Kalpataru. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry a large black trident, and women in white and coloured saris stand among the crowd. Festival bunting with yellow hanging decorations and a small decorated stage canopy sit above the crowd, and several white vehicles are parked behind them.2010-01-08A street procession in a busy Tamil town, seen from above. Men and women in white dhotis, shirts and sarees walk along the road past shops and motorbikes. A blue truck carries a banner reading Dhyanapeetam Bangalore and a bearer in white holds a long red and white banner with yellow and red decorations in front. A woman in white with a sash walks centrally, and a woman in a cream saree with gold border stands at right. Strings of white flags stretch across the street, and orange and yellow decorated umbrellas appear at upper left. Several people stand on the truck and along the roadside, and shop signs and advertisements line the street.2006-09-24A street procession on a wide road in Tamil Nadu moves past a large roadside billboard showing a smiling woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery and a temple tower behind her. A decorated float or vehicle with orange-and-gold ornaments and a framed portrait carries banners, and a truck with a flower-decorated cab follows. Motorcycle riders in white shirts, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a person in an orange-red sari walk along the roadside, while orange flags flutter. Banners on the float and truck show portraits and Tamil text. Street signage and a white railing line the road.2009-01-30February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in Tiruvannamalai passes large roadside hoardings. A group of devotees in white ritual clothes, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with several women in white saris, walk along the road past parked bicycles and an auto-rickshaw. On the left, a tall political hoarding shows several smiling men and a sunrise motif. On the right, a large orange-and-red banner shows a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace, beside text and temple imagery. A man in an orange turban on the banner is a depiction, not a person present. Physical people visible in the procession number roughly twenty.2007-01-12January 30 20092009-01-30