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Elevated view of a street procession in a town. A decorated chariot with a gold and yellow canopy, garlanded with yellow flowers, moves down the road, followed by a dense crowd of people in white clothes and many saffron-orange flags, with colourful umbrellas held over the chariot. Shops, a pink building, trees and a signboard reading Ganga Lodge line the street, and a bus stands in the foreground.

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January 12 20092009-01-12Aerial view, rotated, of a street procession in a town with a decorated chariot (ratha) draped in yellow and marigold garlands, topped with coloured umbrella-like canopies. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes walk in dense rows holding orange flags, while onlookers line the sidewalks and stand on rooftops beside a blue truck. A long banner with Tamil script runs along the lower street. The chariot's occupant is not clearly visible, so no one is identified as a person.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Aerial view looking down on a street procession from a building above. Dozens of people in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments walk with decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and white. On the right stands an ornate golden chariot with a glass-panelled shrine holding a deity murti, draped in red curtains and decorated with pink and yellow garlands, with figures standing on its roof. A blue and yellow bus is in the lower foreground, and a hillside with houses and signboards lies behind the crowd.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with shops, buildings and parked vehicles, with strings of bunting overhead. A decorated golden ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold canopy advances in the distance. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with women in colourful saris, while ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold panels are carried over the procession. Red and orange flags are visible. Along the right, a large roadside hoarding shows a portrait of a man in saffron-coloured clothing, but no individual in the crowd can be confidently identified as a person.2006-09-24January 12 20092009-01-12February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A decorated golden ratha, a chariot-like float with a gilded canopy and a dome, is strung with marigold garlands and orange cloth, and moves along a road lined with overhead power cables. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside and behind it, and several carry orange flags and saffron-coloured banners. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in the road, a white car and a yellow auto-rickshaw pass, and a roadside shop with a blue tarpaulin stands on the right. A bus and a large billboard appear in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.2009-01-12Outdoor street procession in a crowded town square. A large golden-framed ratha or chariot with yellow panels and orange-and-white floral garland swags stands at left. Dense crowds of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts move among many saffron and orange flags and white-and-blue pennant strings overhead. A white bus with a police lettering panel dominates the foreground, with uniformed police officers in khaki standing beside it. Bamboo scaffolding and a tarpaulin sit at lower left. Temple gopuram-style towers and shop fronts line the background. A white banner with script and a red tractor appear mid-frame.2006-09-24January 12 20092009-01-12