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Outdoor procession in front of a white two-storey building with green-framed windows, a portrait banner on its facade. A decorated truck with an ornate golden canopy and marigold garlands carries a framed portrait of a bearded man with hair swept back, mounted on the cab. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, a man in red uniform holds a drum, and saffron flags fly at the top right. Several people in dark and white clothing follow in the background under a clear blue sky.

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January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A roadside procession beside a large ornate golden float or ratha with carved elephant figures and hanging orange and yellow tassels. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the tarmac, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. A man in white holds a multicoloured umbrella over the group, and orange and red flags fly on poles. Along the float's side, a printed banner shows portraits and Tamil lettering. Concrete pipes lie on the grass verge at right, and dry grass fills the foreground.2009-01-20A photograph of a procession on a rural road beside a golden ratha-style float with carved panels and colourful decorations. A man in a bright red-orange robe walks in the centre, smiling, with long dark hair and bare arms, surrounded by devotees in white dhotis and shirts with orange sashes. A devotee at the front holds a multicoloured parasol, and orange and red flags fly above. A boy in white wears a rudraksha mala. Dry grass lines the foreground and the road.2009-01-20February 02 20092009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21January 01 20082008-01-01January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside a concrete roadside with scrubby bushes and a utility pole. A decorated ornate vehicle, carved in golden-beige relief with a framed portrait of a smiling woman in pink, is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and flanked by saffron flags. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, including a man in white shirt and dhoti walking forward and an older man with white hair and a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in an orange sari stands near the vehicle, and a man in a yellow shirt holds a tray. Several devotees carry saffron flags and colourful umbrellas shade part of the crowd.2009-01-20December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor procession on a paved road beside dry grass. A golden ratha-style chariot with carved panels and a painted banner stands at left. Walking alongside it are devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wearing rudraksha malas, and a central figure in a saffron-orange robe. Several people carry saffron and orange flags, and a multicoloured umbrella is held over the central figure. The central figure's face and identity are not established by visible cues here; he is described by role only as a robed participant. Several women in orange saris walk at right. The scene is a street procession.2009-01-20A photograph of an outdoor procession on a leafy campus lane. At the left, a gold-and-orange ratha chariot decorated with flower garlands and an ornate canopy carries a seated figure in orange clothing. Surrounding it, a large crowd of people wears mostly white ritual clothes, with some women in saris and salwar. Several people hold colourful striped umbrellas on poles, and a blue vehicle is parked behind the crowd. Trees and flowering plants frame the foreground, with orange-brick buildings behind.2011-01-01