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Daytime photograph of a village road procession under a clear blue sky. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl walks on the left verge beside a parked white vehicle. Procession participants in white clothes follow a decorated chariot (ratha) with ornate golden and red canopies, moving along the road between parked cars, vans and buses. Along the right side stand tiled-roof buildings, palm trees and utility poles. A bridge with stone piers crosses a river on the left.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession on a village road lined with palm trees and tiled-roof shops. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several carrying saffron flags, walk alongside a decorated palanquin-style float with yellow fringed canopy and multicoloured umbrellas. A silver car is parked at the roadside with a man in white opening its door. Parked buses, a motorcycle and a few pedestrians in casual clothes are visible. A shop sign in Tamil script and a banner reading 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' appear in the corner.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor daytime procession crossing a concrete bridge over a muddy river under a pale sky with palm trees. A decorated golden-yellow ratha or chariot with a deity murti and red-and-yellow canopy umbrellas moves at the centre, pulled and accompanied by a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, and many saffron-orange flags. A man at right in a white shirt and dhoti walks near a parked yellow auto-rickshaw. Shop signs line the far bank, and a blue sign reads Silks.2009-01-12Street procession in a Tamil town on a bright day. A decorated ratha (chariot) with garlands, yellow-orange drapes and a canopy is pulled forward by a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many waving orange flags. Colourful striped and patterned umbrellas are raised above the crowd, and a blue-and-white bus, a yellow auto-rickshaw and bicycles share the road. Two-storey buildings with tiled roofs and palm trees line the street, and a concrete railing sits in the foreground. Several people on the left wear orange scarves.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A crowded street procession moves down a sunny road lined with parked motorcycles, bicycles and a silver hatchback. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside women in orange and saffron saris, some carrying orange and red flags on poles. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the road, one holding a long stick. A pink two-storey building with orange decorative trim and a tiled roof stands on the right, and a thatched hut and palm trees appear beyond. A tarpaulin-covered stall sits at the roadside. A single older man in white walks in the foreground, and two boys in shorts watch from the pavement. Faded signage on the pink building is partly legible.2014-06-19A street procession crosses a narrow bridge over a canal lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, some in checked shirts, carrying small red flags. Ahead, a decorated ratha or float with a golden canopy and multicoloured umbrellas is pulled forward, with red flags flying from poles. A blue auto-rickshaw with a red emblem sits at right, and buildings, a bus and a blue billboard line the roadside. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this crowd.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, with a paved roadway lined by shaded trees and shops. A silver Honda sedan and a white SUV are parked on the road while a crowd of devotees and onlookers stands gathered near the vehicles. Several women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk or wait along the road, and a woman in an orange and blue sari walks barefoot in the foreground. Yellow and blue umbrellas shade a roadside stall, and shop signs and power lines line the street.2009-07-13