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Street procession photographed from behind a crowd of men on a roadside. At centre, a gold-canopied ratha or palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and carries two deity murti, one dressed in white with a crown, and a portrait is mounted on the side. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks beside the ratha. In the foreground, several men in shirts and trousers, including one in a blue-and-red plaid shirt, stand watching. Auto-rickshaws and a motorbike line the road, with palm trees and houses behind.

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November 04 20062006-11-04A street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where devotees gather around a decorated ratha shrine under leafy trees. The shrine is hung with marigold garlands and holds deity murtis draped in ornaments. Two framed portraits are propped on easels beside it, one showing a bearded man in white and one showing a man in a dark outfit. Women in saris, one in purple and one in pink, and men in white shirts stand close together on the roadside, while motorbikes pass on the road behind.2006-11-01Evening street procession in Tamil Nadu. An ornate golden wooden ratha with carved panels and a small roof carries decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and flower decorations, lit by electric lights. Crowds of men in white shirts, a striped polo, a checked shirt and dhotis walk alongside, some with a visible tilak on the forehead. Streetlights and a dusk sky frame the scene, and a figure in white stands near the ratha.2006-11-05November 01 20062006-11-01November 05 20062006-11-05A street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, photographed from above. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along a wet road lined with parked motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and a red truck. A man in white with an orange-saffron shawl holds up a lit flaming torch, with smoke rising from it. Several men wear orange shawls, and one bald man in a white dhoti walks at the front with his hands folded. Trees and buildings line the roadside, and a timestamp in the corner reads 4 17:13.2006-11-04October 30 20062006-10-30December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photograph of a decorated ratha procession shrine under trees, with a figure in white standing on the platform adjusting flower garlands around a deity murti and a lamp above. Marigold and orange garlands drape the structure, and orange flags flank it. Two framed portraits are mounted on poles beside the shrine, one showing a figure in white with a white head covering. In front, several devotees in white, blue, green and maroon clothing stand in a line, one man on the left in a white shirt holding a booklet. Buses and parked vehicles are visible in the background.2006-11-01Outdoor street procession in front of a brick building under a grey overcast sky. A golden canopied chariot (ratha) decorated with yellow marigold garlands and orange-and-white festoons carries deity murtis of a divine couple; a small framed portrait is attached to the chariot, and a red flag flies beside it. Crowds of men in white dhotis and checked shirts, some in striped lungis, stand around the chariot. A man in the foreground wears a blue-and-purple plaid shirt and looks toward the camera. A silver car is parked to the right, and a small figure appears at an upper window of the building. Several people in white dhotis are visible in the crowd.2006-11-05November 04 20062006-11-04December 31 20092009-12-31