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Wide daytime photograph of a broad paved road junction in Rajapalayam, with a procession moving across it. Dozens of people walk and cycle through the open road, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saris, and a few riders on bicycles and motorcycles. On the right, a decorated wooden ratha or chariot-like float with carved panels and bright canopy stands beside a yellow auto-rickshaw, with orange and red decorations on its roof. Behind, buses, vans and a tall communications tower rise against a pale sky. On the left are low pavilion structures and a tall ornamental arch. The crowd is too distant for any individual to be identified, and no one is clearly recognizable as a particular figure.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Wide outdoor photo of a broad paved road at a junction in Rajapalayam, with a procession moving along it during a daytime Ratha Paada Yatra. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk in lines, some in saffron and orange clothing, alongside a decorated ratha-style float with a deity murti at the centre-right. Motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and a red bus share the road. Two tall pillar-like gateway structures stand at left, a red-roofed building sits at the far left, a tall lattice communication tower rises at right, and a yellow signboard with Tamil text is visible beside the road.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Wide daytime photo of a paved road and open roundabout area in Rajapalayam, with a tall ornamental arch-shaped gateway at left and a long line of people in white and dark clothing walking along the right side of the road. Several participants carry red and white flags and a banner stretches along the roadside. A yellow-and-white vehicle and an ornate decorated float or ratha appear in the distance, and palm trees, a lattice radio tower and a small building fill the background under a pale sky.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21December 27 20092009-12-27August 01 20082008-08-01January 21 20092009-01-21