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A 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.

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A street procession in a South Indian town moves along a paved road lined with power lines and trees. At the centre, a golden ornate ratha (chariot) draped with red fabric and garlanded with marigold strings is pulled forward. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk alongside, while others in saffron/orange attire carry orange flags on poles. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a white car are on the road, and uniformed police officers stand near the procession. Billboards and buses are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.2009-01-12February 02 20092009-02-02January 12 20092009-01-12Aerial view of a street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of many people dressed in white walking along a paved road lined with shops and two-storey buildings. Ornate umbrellas in red, white and yellow tones are carried above the group, and devotees wave small red and orange flags. Behind the crowd, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red and gold draping moves forward, and white cars, auto-rickshaws and a motorcycle share the road. Palm trees and a distant hill line the background.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a town road with a gilded ornate ratha, a decorated chariot with golden carved panels, garlands of marigolds and red-orange flags. A figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands within the golden cabin, and a person in white is seated at the front of the vehicle. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with uniformed police officers in khaki directing traffic, and motorbikes and bicycles on the road. Two-storey buildings and palm trees line the street, and a banner with Tamil text is hung on the side of the ratha.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05January 12 20092009-01-12Aerial view of a street procession. A large gilded palanquin-style ratha with a covered canopy, red and gold drapes, and yellow-and-magenta floral garlands is being pulled by men in white dhotis and shirts along the road. Crowds of devotees in white clothing walk alongside, many holding saffron and orange flags, and several carry colourful umbrellas. A large tree shades the street, and a building with a painted banner stands beside the procession, with a parked white car and a small van at left.2009-01-12Street 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.2009-02-02January 30 20092009-01-30A 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.2009-01-12