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A photograph of an outdoor street scene beside a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with painted deities and figures on a blue-and-white facade. To the right stands an ornate golden ratha/chariot canopy with red drapes, yellow and striped pillar streamers, and a sign board. Several people in white dhotis and sarees walk along the road, some wearing yellow sashes; a man in a checked shirt stands nearby and an older man in white is at left. Saffron flags are held by walkers. A lake and rocky hill appear in the background under a clear blue sky.

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A street procession in daylight passes a South Indian temple gopuram with painted blue and cream tiers and a shuttered storefront below. On the right, a gilded, ornate ratha chariot carries a deity murti draped in red with a garland, flanked by golden carved panels and tasseled hangings. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-clad figures and women in sarees walk alongside, with a motorcyclist at the lower right. Dusty roadside and a hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-10A gilded wooden ratha (procession chariot) with an orange curtain stands on a road in front of a temple gopuram with painted sculptures. Men in white shirts and white dhotis and devotees in orange and white walk alongside, some carrying orange flags on poles. Orange and yellow garlands hang from the chariot corners, and a banner on its side shows a woman in orange robes seated in meditation with Tamil text. Trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Outdoor street scene at a roadside gate with a pink-and-white arch reading Tamil text, with a bare hill behind. A crowd of men in shirts, lungis and checked shirts stands in the road near a golden ornate ratha/palanquin with a deity murti inside, decorated with colourful tassels and saffron flags. A yellow auto-rickshaw is at left. A woman in a yellow sari stands at right edge. The crowd appears to be a procession gathering around the golden ratha.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town passes under a pink-and-white arched gateway with Tamil text. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with carved lions and colourful striped hangings carries a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron-coloured or pink saris, walk alongside holding orange saffron flags on poles. A man on a motorcycle in white clothes watches from the left, and onlookers stand along the road with a mountain behind them.2009-02-10Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town under a pink-and-white arch with Tamil and English signage reading Kiruttinagiri Nartheekkam. On the right, an ornate gold-coloured ratha (chariot) with carved elephant-like supports, colourful tassels and a deity murti with a trident inside, is drawn among devotees. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees walk with saffron flags. A motorcycle rider in white and an auto-rickshaw are on the left. Hills rise in the background under a hazy sky.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10October 24 20062006-10-24A roadside procession on a paved road with dry scrubland, palm trees and a hazy hill behind. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved panels and hanging decorative banners carries deity murti figures under a canopy at the right. Several devotees in white ritual clothes walk beside it carrying saffron/orange flags; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, another wears a red sari, and a woman in a white sari with a teal-shirted girl walks in the foreground. A man wearing an orange cap and white clothes is among the walkers near the chariot. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2009-02-10