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A photograph of a gilded decorated ratha-style vehicle parked before a tall white gopuram temple tower with a wooden scaffold structure beside it. The vehicle is wrapped in yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a small framed picture of a deity on its side and an orange flag with a blue emblem. A man in white clothes sits in the driver's compartment, and several people in white and dark clothing stand or walk in the foreground. Market stalls with heaped spices and grains in bowls line the lower left, under bright sunlight.

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A gold-decorated ceremonial vehicle with a canopy is draped in yellow marigold garlands and purple flower strands, moving past a tall white gopuram temple tower with carved figures. A wooden scaffold rises beside the tower and a palm tree stands in front. A man in white sits in the vehicle's open front, one hand raised in greeting, with a framed portrait mounted on the vehicle's side. An orange flag is attached to the vehicle. In the foreground, several men in white and orange clothing and a man in white dhoti walk near stalls of produce. The scene suggests a procession around a temple.2009-01-12Outdoor street scene before a white gopuram temple tower with carved figures, beside a wooden scaffolded ratha chariot draped in blue-trimmed dark wood. Bystanders in white dhotis and orange shawls walk near the vehicle, and a red-orange flag is attached to its side. A market stall in the foreground sells heaps of dried goods, spices and grains in blue bowls and tins. A palm tree stands beside the temple. Several men are visible, including one with a video camera on his shoulder.2009-01-12August 06 20092009-08-06January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a golden temple-chariot canopy, a ratha, being pulled along a street in front of a South Indian temple gopuram. The gilded canopy has floral garlands in orange and white hanging from its edges and a blue cloth drape at the centre. A man in white clothes with an orange cloth stands on the chariot near the drape. Red vehicles with open seats, possibly tractors, pull the procession, with several people seated in them, some in white and orange. Red and orange flags fly on tall poles and a row of small pennants is strung overhead. Stalls and a stone colonnade line the street, with a hill in the background.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple gopuram with a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white garlands on the left, carrying a deity murti. In the centre a man in saffron/orange robes and a large floral garland stands with an orange-clad bearded sadhu beside him holding a tall silver staff. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a woman in sunglasses stand in the crowd, with a printed Tamil sign on the temple building. Appearance-based a person: long hair, saffron robes and garland, at the temple procession.2009-08-06A gold-ornate ratha (chariot) vehicle is processing through a busy street before a tall gopuram temple tower covered in carved sculptures, with a Murugan banner on its face. The chariot's front panel carries a large framed portrait of a man wearing a white turban and a dark garment, placed in an arched gold frame with Tamil lettering beneath. A red and white striped canopy stretches over the street, and a shop with hanging flower garlands lines the right. Pedestrians walk around the chariot, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, women in sarees, and a man in a maroon shirt.2006-11-05October 26 20062006-10-26A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds an ornate golden chariot (ratha) decorated with garlands and red-orange fabric, carrying a deity murti under a canopy. A man in white sits on the chariot raising his arm toward the crowd, while another man in white stands at its side. Bunting of white flags with a blue emblem stretches overhead, and a gopuram-style temple tower rises behind the procession, with a bus and roadside shops at left. Red flags are carried in the crowd. The white-clad figure on the chariot is a priest or devotee, and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06November 05 20062006-11-05A decorated ceremonial float with a pink and white painted canopy and colourful geometric panels rides past a white gopuram temple tower with tiered carved sculptures under a pale sky. Three men in orange-saffron robes sit on the float: one in the foreground has a grey beard and wears a white floral garland, a second wears an orange turban and a garland, and a third at the front right wears orange clothing with a wrapped scarf. Strings of small lights hang above the tower and a speaker sits at the left. A green and white banner runs along the bottom edge. The scene shows a procession near a temple.2010-01-29