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Dusk street scene in a South Indian town. On the right, a decorated wooden ratha chariot with a tiered roof and a deity murti under a canopy is hung with garlands and flower strands. On the left, a bronze horse with a fringed canopy stands in front of shopfronts with colourful signboards, including a yellow building and a blue-painted building. No people are clearly visible in the frame, though a few partial figures appear at the bottom edge. Trees and power lines overhang the road under a pale blue sky.

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Dusk street procession during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra. On the right, a large ornate wooden temple chariot (ratha) draped with garlands of white and orange flowers and topped with a tiered golden roof sits with a deity murti visible inside. On the left, a decorated caparisoned elephant under a fringed ceremonial parasol walks along the road. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street, and a dense crowd of devotees is visible in the foreground. No identifiable individual is clearly shown in the frame.2006-10-27A blurred photograph of a decorated ratha, a wooden temple-style chariot with a tiered, painted roof edged in green and red bands, draped in white cloth and garlands of flowers, with a deity murti visible inside the open shrine frame. Blurred figures stand in the foreground at street level, and a tree and multi-storey buildings with shop signs line the roadside under an overcast sky. The scene appears to be a chariot procession along a town street.2006-10-27Night street procession on a busy town road lit by sodium street lamps and shop signs. A white-clad figure walks beside a deity palanquin decorated with orange and white flower garlands, lit by floodlights, while a large red and multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella is carried over a white-draped figure at right. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walks along, with uniformed police officers in khaki and blue caps at the edges. Multi-storey buildings with balconies and shop boards line the street. The devotional processional scene matches a Koadikkan Ratha Yatra stop.2006-10-27October 27 20062006-10-27Night photograph of a festival procession on a city street lit by a glowing street lamp. In the centre, a decorated ratha rides on a dark wooden platform raised on long poles, with a deity murti under a fringed ceremonial umbrella with a red-and-gold border. The murti is gold-coloured with a halo and draped cloth, and a green-and-gold canopy hangs on the right beside a flower-garlanded car carrying red and white garlands. Small figures are visible at the bottom edge among shop-front lights. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible, and the murti is not a person.2006-10-27October 27 20062006-10-27February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNovember 05 20062006-11-05October 27 20062006-10-27Night street procession with dense crowds of devotees filling the road, many in white clothes, moving past shops and multi-storey buildings under street lights. Two decorated chariots or ratha float forward, each carrying a deity murti under ornate canopies with gold and colourful decorations; a priest in a white dhoti stands on the nearer chariot. A large red and yellow decorated umbrella stands on the right edge. Signs and shop banners line the street, and a bluish logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-10-27November 05 20062006-11-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copies