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Outdoor procession on a street with a richly decorated ratha chariot draped in marigold and multicolored flower garlands, with gilded carved panels and a deity murti visible inside. A standing figure in a long orange robe raises a large saffron flag with a blue emblem high above the crowd. Beside the chariot, a second person in orange clothing stands near a framed portrait on an easel. Devotees press in from below and a multi-storey building with balconies lines the street behind.

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February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of an outdoor procession on a city street. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands carries a deity murti at its centre. A standing figure in orange robes and a white flower garland raises one arm high, holding a large orange flag that billows above the cart. Beside the cart, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing walks, and orange flags and saffron-clad devotees fill the street, with a white multi-storey building behind. The scene is a ratha paada yatra. a person: the standing figure in orange with the raised flag is a candidate by appearance, though the view is partial and the face is not clearly visible.2009-02-05A photograph of an outdoor procession on a city street. A gilded ornate ratha/chariot with a canopy draped in orange, red, yellow and white garlands dominates the scene, with carved elephant-like figures on its sides and a deity murti visible inside. A man in saffron/orange robes stands on the chariot with one arm raised high, holding a long orange flag, with a white garland around his neck. Another saffron-robed man stands below beside the chariot, and devotees in orange cloth fill the foreground. Orange flags wave around the chariot, and multi-storey buildings and a utility pole line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05Outdoor procession on a street with a gold-decorated ratha (chariot) draped in orange, white and yellow garlands and a banner reading "SRI AMANDESWARI" on the chariot. A figure in orange robes with a long-haired, swept-back style and a white garland raises one arm high while holding an orange flag bearing a blue emblem; the appearance is consistent with a person, standing on the ratha. A man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands below, another orange-robed man offers a brass plate of flower petals to devotees, and several women in orange and devotees crowd the foreground. Inside the chariot are deity murtis with garlands. Shopfronts and a building with signboards line the street behind.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A man in orange saffron robes stands on a decorated golden chariot, raising an orange flag high with his right arm while smiling. He wears a saffron head wrap and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. The ratha is festooned with yellow and magenta flower garlands, golden lion and elephant-style carvings, and an ornate golden canopy. Foreground hands and a few heads of onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a street procession. a person: the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and orange head wrap are the cues, shown in a procession role on the ratha.2009-01-12A photograph of a procession on a city street. A man with long dark hair raised, bare-chested except for an orange shawl, holds up an orange saffron cloth on a golden-decorated ratha or palanquin edged with white and orange flower garlands. Below him, a bald man in a golden embroidered garment stands at the front of the float. In the foreground to the right, devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls reach toward the float with hands raised, and a silver bowl and plates of flower petals sit on a table. A large printed portrait with a blue background is at the lower left, and a photographer and onlookers watch from a balcony and the street behind.2009-02-05Outdoor procession scene under bright blue sky. On a decorated ratha or palanquin draped with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, a deity murti in a white cloth sits on a yellow-draped platform, with a painted portrait of a saffron-clad figure on the canopy behind. A standing man in orange robes and a shawl, with long dark hair, holds the ratha, while in the foreground several people with long dark hair wear orange cloth and face the deity. A person in white with a yellow shawl stands at right, and a small black lamp sits among the offerings and green leaves on the platform.2008-12-23February 02 20092009-02-02July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor temple procession with a golden ratha (chariot) decorated with white and orange flower garlands, a deity murti in the shrine behind, and two orange flags on poles. A man in orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha-style mala stands on the ratha holding a bell, with long hair. Two cameramen in white clothes with orange shawls film from the chariot beside him. Crowds below raise their hands in anjali. A temple gopuram and a hill stand in the background.2006-09-24