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Street photograph of a ratha procession in a town street under bright blue sky. A golden decorated vehicle with an ornate arched frame sits behind a white car, bearing a large framed portrait of a man in white turban and white robe, marked as a depiction on the vehicle; a white flag with a blue emblem flies from its side. A man in a white shirt rides a motorcycle in the foreground, while a white car with plate PY-01-AB-0343 is in front. Parked green concrete mixers, shops, palm trees and a utility pole line the road. Several people stand on rooftops at left.

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October 15 20062006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15A street procession on a sunny day in a town road lined with low buildings, palm trees and streetlamps. A gold-decorated ornate vehicle, ratha-style float, carries a large framed portrait of a figure with white head covering on its rear panel. Motorcycles and cars travel along the road; a man in white shirt with orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands in the left foreground, and a rider on a motorcycle wears a white shirt. Small white flags are attached to the float. The scene is a vehicle procession street view.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15Street photograph of a decorated ratha procession in a palm-lined Tamil village road. A rectangular ornate ratha with a pillared canopy and cream-and-gold carved panels carries deity murtis draped in red and yellow garlands. Two men in white sit on the ratha beside the deities. Framed portraits are mounted on the ratha's sides, and a red-orange flag hangs from the back. A man in white rides a motorcycle in front of the ratha, and onlookers stand near bicycles and a roadside shop. Bright daylight, coconut palms and tree-lined street.2006-10-15Street procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. A large gold-coloured ornate ratha or float with carved arch and garland-like decorations carries a framed portrait of a man in white turban and white clothing, labelled in Tamil script. A crowd of boys and men in white shirts stands on a dusty road, with motorcycles passing on the right and an orange truck behind. A banner above reads in Tamil and English, with a portrait of a smiling woman in white clothing. Red petals and pink debris lie on the road, and a building with laundry on its roof stands at left.2006-10-15February 02 20092009-02-02October 15 20062006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15January 30 20092009-01-30October 15 20062006-10-15A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on a tree-lined street, with a crowd of men in light and dark shirts in the foreground. Behind them stands an ornate golden ratha (chariot-like float) with carved gold trim and an arched frame. Inside the arch is a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban with a red-brown face, shown on a dark background, and a Tamil-script banner runs along the float's lower edge. A tiled temple gopuram-style roof is visible at left under a cloudy sky.2006-10-16