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A decorated gold-and-red float vehicle travels down a wet road in a procession, with a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing on its ornate gold canopy, and red flags and red lights along its edges. A white banner hangs on the front showing a portrait and a deity image beside Tamil text. Behind the float, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside motorcycles, flags and a cart on the roadside, while buses and motorcycles share the road. Concrete buildings and a telecom tower stand in the background.

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February 12 20092009-02-12February 13 20092009-02-13A decorated vehicle with a golden arched canopy and orange-and-marigold garlands drives down a paved road with motorcycles and a white car beside it. On its front a framed portrait shows a smiling woman in red garments. A banner below reads in Tamil with two framed portraits, one of a smiling woman in orange and one of deities. Three women walk alongside the vehicle on the roadside: one in an orange-bordered sari with orange cloth, and two in white saris. Roadside shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-13Street procession on a paved road in late light. A gilded, carved ratha-style float mounted on a small orange-and-white vehicle carries a deity murti draped with garlands and a pink cloth. The driver sits in the cab wearing a white shirt. Walking alongside are men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying decorated umbrellas and orange flags. A motorcyclist in a white shirt and dark trousers rides in the foreground. Banners hang on the float with portrait photographs and printed text. A portrait framed in gold is mounted at the top of the float.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a procession on a roadside. A gold-decorated ratha or chariot-style vehicle with an ornate golden canopy, orange flags and a framed portrait of a smiling woman on its top panel moves along the left. White-clad devotees walk beside it on a dirt shoulder, a man in white with a shawl and mala reaching toward the vehicle, and women in white and light-coloured saris following. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits and a deity image. Dusty roadside buildings and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-31Night street procession with a gold-decorated ratha, a vehicle framed by an ornate gilded arch holding a large portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair and a pink garland. The vehicle's front shows a gold relief face and a white floral garland. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside it; one older man in white holds a rudraksha mala and a wooden staff, and another wears an orange cloth. Orange flags and a red-and-white umbrella are visible, with traffic, motorcycles and street lights behind.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A decorated ratha float on a roadside, its gold-painted canopy topped by a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, with orange and white garlands and small saffron flags. A white-shirted man in a white dhoti walks on the road beside it, while a bus passes on the left. The float's front bears a banner with Tamil text and portraits of the woman and a deity pair. The scene is a street procession of a ratha.2009-02-13