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A street procession on a town road with a gold-decorated vehicle at the front, its ornate golden frame draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and red banners. A large framed portrait of a smiling person with long dark hair, set in an oval at the top of the vehicle, is garlanded with a purple and pink flower garland. Behind the vehicle, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white sarees and orange-saffron flags walks along the roadside. Some carry orange flags and decorated umbrellas. Onlookers in checked shirts, a pink saree and a blue saree stand on the pavement. A blue building and a shop sign are in the background.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town on a sunny day. A decorated ratha/chariot with a large framed portrait of a woman with long dark hair in its central panel, garlanded with yellow marigold strings and orange flags, is pulled along the road. Behind it a line of men in white shirts and dhotis, some carrying orange flags, walks in procession. A tall papier-mâché figure in a yellow patterned sari stands at left. Auto-rickshaws, a white ambulance van, shops with signboards and roadside stalls with sacks line the street. A few men in checked shirts and an older woman in a red sari watch from the roadside.2009-01-12A street procession on a tree-lined road. An ornate golden ratha, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair above its canopy, moves forward. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and around it, some carrying saffron flags on poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, and a row of saffron flags lines the road behind. Several people are visible, and a few partly visible figures appear at the edges. A banner on the right and roadside vehicles are also visible.2009-01-12A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks beside a golden decorated vehicle draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and orange flags. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair sits atop the golden canopy, garlanded in purple and yellow flowers. Men and women in white clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, move along a roadside lined with tall trees, utility poles and colourful umbrellas. One older man in white carries an orange flag at the front right. A man in orange cloth stands at the far right edge.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The ornate golden-brown vehicle front is framed by yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair at its top; no legible name is visible on it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a long rod, with a rudraksha mala around the neck of the man in the foreground. Saffron-orange flags on poles are held nearby, and onlookers stand on the roadside beside a yellow railing with auto-rickshaws behind. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, including partially visible figures.2009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The front of the vehicle has an ornate gold-coloured carved frame, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair set in the arched top, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped across the bonnet and sides. Men walk beside it in white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground holds a saffron-orange flag on a pole and wears a white shirt, orange cloth and beaded necklaces. A white bus is parked at left and a banner with Tamil script hangs behind the crowd on a shop front.2009-01-12A decorated golden vehicle is processed down a street, its front framed by an arched gold surround with a large portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair in a dark oval panel, draped with purple, magenta and yellow marigold garlands. A flag with a blue and orange emblem is carried on the left. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside the vehicle, some wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, one in orange lower garment. A woman in white stands on the right. Buildings, a hotel signboard and a blue street sign line the road under bright sunlight. The scene is a ratha procession. The portrait is printed on the vehicle, not a physical person.2009-01-12A golden decorated vehicle with a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair above its windshield is processed down a street, draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and a red-and-purple tassel. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some with orange saffron cloth draped over shoulders and beaded necklaces, some carrying orange flags. A driver sits behind the windshield. Buildings, a hotel signboard, a Tamil street sign and a pedestrian crowd line the road under bright sunlight.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Street procession in a city road with a large golden ratha (chariot) carrying a deity murti on the left, decorated with gold-coloured carved pillars, a pink cloth and a colourful striped umbrella-like canopy. Women in white saris walk beside the chariot, several holding plastic bags, and a woman in a blue-and-pink patterned sari stands near a framed portrait printed on paper. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a few in saffron cloth walk in the crowd behind, with banners and placards on sticks visible. Roadside buildings, a billboard and trees line the street under bright sunlight.2009-02-02