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A photograph taken from a paved road shoulder of a decorated vehicle, a flatbed or truck-like bus with a golden arched canopy and a framed portrait of a woman with dark hair and a red bindi at its top, its front draped with yellow-green garlands and orange cloth. A large white banner on its side shows two framed portraits and Tamil text. A man in white shirt and orange lungi walks along the shoulder beside it, and another person in orange stands near the vehicle. A brown cargo truck is at left, with palm trees, a pond and bright pink flowering shrubs in the background.

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February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a paved highway with white lane markings and a dry roadside lined with trees and flowering shrubs. A decorated vehicle with a framed portrait on its front panel and orange cloth draping leads a group walking alongside it. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, and one man in orange clothing walks near the vehicle. In the right foreground a woman in a yellow sari carries a red-orange flag on a pole. The group appears to be on a procession along the road.2009-02-12A photograph taken on a paved road beside a dry roadside verge. On the left, an ornate golden-and-red decorated ratha-style vehicle with a gilded arch and a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair above the windshield, and orange flags attached at its top. A printed banner hangs along its side showing two portraits and Tamil text. Two women walk along the road shoulder, one in a white sari and cap carrying a bag. Behind them are a round concrete island, flagpoles, a small decorated gateway, and a rocky hill under hazy sky.2009-02-10A photograph of a procession on a roadside. A gold-decorated ratha or chariot-style vehicle with an ornate golden canopy, orange flags and a framed portrait of a smiling woman on its top panel moves along the left. White-clad devotees walk beside it on a dirt shoulder, a man in white with a shawl and mala reaching toward the vehicle, and women in white and light-coloured saris following. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits and a deity image. Dusty roadside buildings and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-12Outdoor photograph of a padayatra procession walking along a paved road beside a dirt shoulder. A decorated ratha-style truck with an ornate golden arched canopy leads the procession, its front carrying a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair and red garland, and a banner below in Tamil and English reading the event's title, showing a portrait and deity imagery. Several people walk behind the truck in white dhotis, cream and pink saris, and orange-trimmed clothing. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks along the roadside. Roadside poles with strung flags, a banana plant, a yellow excavator and a rocky hill sit in the background under hazy skies.2009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10A decorated vehicle with a golden arched canopy and orange-and-marigold garlands drives down a paved road with motorcycles and a white car beside it. On its front a framed portrait shows a smiling woman in red garments. A banner below reads in Tamil with two framed portraits, one of a smiling woman in orange and one of deities. Three women walk alongside the vehicle on the roadside: one in an orange-bordered sari with orange cloth, and two in white saris. Roadside shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13A road procession walks along a paved highway beside flat green paddy fields and palm trees. Devotees in white clothes march holding saffron-orange flags on poles, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ahead, a decorated vehicle with an ornate golden arched canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in its upper panel. Behind the front figures, more white-clad marchers follow. The scene shows a ratha procession on the roadway.2009-02-10 +1 copiesA decorated gold-and-red float vehicle travels down a wet road in a procession, with a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing on its ornate gold canopy, and red flags and red lights along its edges. A white banner hangs on the front showing a portrait and a deity image beside Tamil text. Behind the float, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside motorcycles, flags and a cart on the roadside, while buses and motorcycles share the road. Concrete buildings and a telecom tower stand in the background.2009-02-12A photograph of a gold-coloured ornate ratham (procession vehicle) on a roadside, with a driver visible through its open cab window in a grey shirt. The vehicle has carved gold panels, a conch-shell emblem on its door, saffron and orange cloth, garlands and a loudspeaker horn on top. Beside the road, two women in white saris walk along the verge and a man in a white dhoti and white cap walks further on. A lake with green water hyacinth and a line of buildings lies behind them under a pale sky.2009-02-13