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Night photograph of a procession on a city street. A golden, canopied ratha or chariot carries two deity murtis dressed in colourful garments and garlands, lit by a bright lamp above. Several people walk alongside and behind the chariot, one in a red shirt in front. Sparks and bright fireworks or firecrackers burst in the foreground on the road, with smoke drifting through the scene. Dim shopfronts and buildings line the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.

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Night street procession in India. A decorated wooden ratha, lit by a bright bulb and draped with gold and red fabric, carries a cluster of deity murti under an ornate canopy. Around it, a crowd of men and women walks along a dark road; several men wear white shirts and dhotis, one in a red shirt, and two women in saffron and white saris stand to the right. Two men in white with orange shawls stand near the gate on the far right. Small fire glows at the lower left corner. A smoky haze hangs over the scene. The procession belongs to the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra for deities of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari in Chennai, as indicated by the page title, not by visible text.2006-10-31Night procession on a street in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha or palanquin, lit from above and framed with red and green festoons and marigold garlands, carries two large deity murtis with crowns, presumably the processional forms of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A crowd of men, women and children in white, yellow, red and checked clothes walks alongside, and a woman in a sari stands at the cart's steps with offerings. Sparks and firecrackers burst on the road in the foreground.2006-10-31Night street procession in an urban Chennai neighbourhood. A decorated ratha with gilded pillars and a canopy of red and green garlands carries two deity murtis adorned with flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before them. Standing at the front, a man in a white shirt holds a motorcycle beside a small child in light blue. Beside the ratha, a bare-chested priest wears an orange dhoti and a white sacred thread. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a sari walk behind, and a vertical banner with Tamil text and a portrait hangs on a yellow wall at right. Four or five people are visible beyond the ratha's central figures.2006-10-31Night procession on a paved road with fireworks bursting in the dark sky at upper right. A tall, ornately decorated ratha/chariot with carved gold-and-red panels, colourful garlands and a lit interior shrine holds figures of deity murtis. It is pulled by a green tractor driven by a man in a white shirt. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a long staff, and other men in white dhotis and women in saris walk alongside. Smoke hangs in the air and a second decorated palanquin-style vehicle stands at left under a red canopy. Trees and lights line the background.2017-02-24Night photograph of a street procession in Chennai. A decorated wooden ratha with golden canopy, red and gold drapes and festoons carries deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, lit by a lamp. A man in white dhoti and shawl walks beside the chariot. Crowds of devotees in saris, salwar and shirts, including a man in a blue jacket and a woman in a pink sari, follow along the road. Buildings and a banner stand in the background, and a date stamp reads 31 18:54.2006-10-31February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night street photograph of a crowd gathered around an illuminated ornate temple chariot, a ratha decorated with gold-coloured panels, floral garlands and red and white drapery, with a bright lamp above and a sculpted deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees in white and pale shirts, saris and salwar-style dress press close, some holding a small child, while a man in a red-checked shirt and light trousers stands at the left edge. Scattered petals and debris cover the road, and a red-and-white striped pole with a lit lantern stands at left. Shows a procession of deities of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as the page describes.2006-10-31December 23 20162016-12-23October 31 20062006-10-31February 24 20172017-02-24Night street procession in an Indian city, with a golden canopied ratha lit by bright lights and decorated with red and yellow drapery. Inside the ratha stand illuminated deity murtis. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a checked shirt, a boy in a red shirt, and women in saris stand along the road between tall buildings and metal barricades. A small framed portrait sits on a yellow table at the ratha's side, showing a man with a white head covering, but the portrait cannot be clearly identified. Overhead wires and a utility pole line the scene.2006-10-31