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Aerial view of a street procession in a small town, with a decorated golden palanquin-style ratha on the left draped in garlands and flowers, its canopy and sides ornately trimmed. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, many wearing orange shawls, and several women in orange saris and white garments follow. Two large colourful umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd on the right. A man in a red shirt beats a drum near the chariot, and onlookers stand along the roadside, some on motorcycles and one cyclist further back. Shops with painted signs line the street. The scene is a ratha paada yatra.

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January 21 20092009-01-21February 02 20072007-02-02A dense street procession moves through a town lined with shopfronts, parked motorbikes and bunting. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange or saffron shawls, walk alongside colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe. At the upper right, a gold-canopied ratha/chariot carries a decorated deity murti, flanked by flags. A banner with a portrait is visible at the top right. Women in saris and devotees fill the roadside, while a few onlookers watch from balconies and shop doorways.2006-09-24Outdoor festival photo of a crowded procession at a stone-stepped tank or sacred bathing area. A floral palanquin on the left is draped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and green leaves, with a golden trident-like staff rising near the centre. Two multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges are held aloft above the procession. Many people fill the steps, mostly dressed in white, with some in yellow shawls and orange or saffron garments; a few women wear saris and children stand among them. A man in a white shirt holds a camera near the umbrellas. A bald man in white is visible at lower centre, and many devotees crowd close together moving toward the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves down a narrow town road lined with shops, buildings and parked vehicles, with strings of bunting overhead. A decorated golden ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold canopy advances in the distance. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with women in colourful saris, while ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold panels are carried over the procession. Red and orange flags are visible. Along the right, a large roadside hoarding shows a portrait of a man in saffron-coloured clothing, but no individual in the crowd can be confidently identified as a person.2006-09-24February 02 20072007-02-02A dense street procession moves through a town lined with low buildings and strung pennant bunting. Ornate golden umbrellas with red, orange and green panels are carried overhead by men in white shirts and dhotis. A large golden ratha/chariot with a decorated canopy and deity murti sits at the upper right, with red and orange flags and garlands. Crowds of devotees fill the road, many in white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris and salwar in pink, blue, green and yellow. A drummer in white stands at left. A roadside banner shows a portrait and Tamil script. Several sannyasi-style figures in saffron are visible in the crowd. Numerous people are visible, well over one hundred.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a town crowded with onlookers. A large ornate float decorated with green and blue cloth, garlands and flowers carries a seated figure in orange robes with a white cloth canopy overhead. Several colourful striped parasols with gold finials are held above the float, and many men and women in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some in orange shawls. Bunting strings hang across the street and signboards with portraits line the upper left. Dense spectators fill the foreground and roadside. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figure in orange on the float cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris moving between shopfronts and parked autorickshaws. Above the crowd, an ornate golden ratha/palanquin with a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried forward under a canopy. Several large decorated umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed panels are carried by men in white. A few saffron-clad figures appear among the crowd. A large hoarding at top right shows a deity image and text dated 2006, and strings of pennants hang across the street.2006-09-24A street procession seen from above, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron-orange shawls, moving past a low concrete wall. Four large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels, blue, red, green and yellow, shade a decorated float draped in red and white cloth patterned with elephants, and strung with orange marigold garlands. A figure in orange sits on the float, and a white canopy with pink flowers and a blue-and-green backdrop stands at the upper right. Yellow and green triangular bunting runs across the top and tall ceremonial banners with fringed yellow tassels are carried at the left. Onlookers in casual clothes line the lower edge.2007-02-02