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A photograph of a dusty village street during a procession, with a large ornate golden ratha or chariot on the right side, its carved pillars and red and yellow fabric decorations visible. Several men on motorcycles and scooters ride along the unpaved road, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside the ratha, and other men in white shirts stand near it. Behind them a white and blue school bus is parked, and a hill with a temple structure rises in the hazy distance. Low tiled-roof houses, a whitewashed wall and a stray dog line the left side. A panel of printed signs is affixed to the base of the ratha.

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A dusty village road in daylight where a gilded, ornately carved chariot (ratham) with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers passes. On the right, carved golden figures and lattice panels cover the chariot's side, with paper notices pinned to its base. A man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a round badge and a rudraksha-style necklace and walks beside it. A uniformed police officer rides a yellow motorcycle ahead, and a man in white on a motorcycle and a white school bus labelled TVS ACADEMY follow on the road. Hills and a distant temple tower are visible in the hazy background.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A 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 13 20092009-02-13A photograph taken from behind a procession moving along a paved rural road lined with trees and utility poles. At left, an ornately carved wooden chariot with red-and-gold decoration, showing deity murti figures, is pulled along the road. A man in a light shirt walks at the left edge holding a long orange flag, and another person in white walks near the chariot. Motorcycle riders pass in the distance. On the right stands a blue signboard with Tamil text in front of a green gate and white pillars, beside a large tree and a dusty shoulder.2009-01-31November 02 20092009-11-02A photo taken on a hilly roadside in a small town. A white minibus with blue lettering reading "Nithyanandam" and "BE BLISSFUL" and "Ananda Rath" is decorated with a marigold garland and topped with an orange-red flag. Motorcyclists ride around it: a man in a yellow shirt in front, a man in a white shirt in the foreground, and a rider in a checked shirt at right. Behind them stand a small red-roofed shrine, low buildings and rocky hills under hazy sky. A timestamp on the image reads 12.04.2008.2009-02-10Street scene in a town with a green and yellow public bus on the left and several men riding motorcycles, one in a white shirt and white dhoti. On the right, an ornately decorated golden-brown vehicle with carved panels and a loudspeaker on its roof carries a large banner with portrait photographs and Tamil text, and smaller portrait posters are displayed on its side. Shop signs and utility poles line the roadside under trees.2009-01-31February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13