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A procession on a rural road at dusk. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothes, many holding small orange-red flags, walk alongside a decorated float or chariot. The float carries a seated figure in red and green garments beneath an umbrella, with orange-red flags attached to its sides. Motorbikes and a blue van are parked along the road, and a seated man in a striped shirt sits on rocks in the foreground. Green paddy fields, palm trees and hills fill the background under a pale sky.

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January 20 20092009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20A decorated golden procession vehicle with carved panels and a canopy moves along a rural road past flat fields and trees. Inside the open-sided ornate float, a deity murti sits on a red and green cushioned seat, surrounded by garlands and colourful decorations. Behind it, a long procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts and devotees in saffron-orange clothing walk while carrying orange and red flags. A figure in orange robes walks near a decorated umbrella, and two motorcycles are parked at the roadside. Photographs are displayed along the lower panel of the float.2009-01-20A photograph of a religious procession on a rural road at dusk. A decorated float or ratha, draped with garlands and orange-red cloth, carries a deity murti and a seated figure under a thatched canopy. Marchers in white clothes and white caps walk alongside, many holding small red-orange flags. Motorbikes, a white van and a blue minibus are parked or passing on the road. A wooden signboard with Tamil text stands at left, and a man in a striped shirt sits on a rock at right. Palm trees, paddy fields and distant hills fill the background.2009-01-20A road procession of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walks alongside a decorated vehicle carrying a canopied ratha-style shrine draped in red cloth and strung with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Many marchers carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a colourful umbrella shades the shrine. Women in orange and light blue saris walk among the crowd, while a uniformed man in khaki walks beside the vehicle. A palm tree and green roadside vegetation frame the scene on a flat rural road.2009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20Outdoor procession at sunrise or sunset on grassy ground. A decorated ratha float carries a deity murti seated in a carved stone shrine with red and gold drapery, garlands and flags. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk beside it, several holding red and orange umbrellas, and a man in brown uniform walks near the float. Bright backlight washes out the sky.2009-01-20A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a construction-cut embankment. A decorated vehicle with a thatched, carved wooden canopy and a framed portrait of a smiling woman at the top carries a banner with Tamil text. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it carrying orange-red flags, and a man in saffron/orange robes stands near the vehicle. Women in saffron and pink saris are among the marchers, and a man in the foreground holds an orange flag. Palm trees and utility poles are in the background under a hazy sky.2009-01-31January 20 20092009-01-20A procession on a paved rural road at dusk walks toward an ornate red-and-gold ratha chariot in the distance. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white caps, walk in a crowd with saffron-orange flags carried at the front and along the left edge. A man in the foreground wears a white T-shirt with a blue logo and holds a camera. Power poles, dry scrubland and a parked silver car line the roadside under a pale pink-orange sky.2009-02-16