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A street procession in Tiruvannamalai. A small decorated temple vehicle with red and gold trim and a canopy carries a deity murti under red drapery, pulled along a concrete road with white and pink kolam patterns on the ground. Women in green, maroon and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk alongside; a woman in a green sari and a boy in a checked shirt watch from the left. A white car is parked at the right edge, and a small temple gopuram stands behind the trees.

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January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor street scene during a temple procession in a town street. A decorated red and gold temple car or ratha with a red canopy is at upper left. Devotees crowd beside a white car: a woman in a red sari and a woman in a dark sari press palms together in namaste, a small toddler in a yellow shirt reaches toward the car window, and a girl in orange stands at left. A man in a striped white shirt smiles nearby. Behind, a man in an orange robe with a shaved head holds a camera, and other people in white dhotis stand on the road. Parked motorbikes, a blue hatchback and a small temple shrine appear in the background.2018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai seen through the open window of a white car. Inside the car, a person's bare arm with a red-thread wrist band rests on the dashboard, sprinkled with turmeric or flower petals, with a steering wheel and infotainment screen visible. Outside, crowded children and a woman in a red blouse and orange sari press toward the car. Behind them, a decorated temple chariot with red and yellow pillars and a deity figure on it moves along the road. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands among others in white dhotis, and a man in a white shirt stands near a blue car. Small temple gopuram is visible in the background.2018-01-16A street procession gathers around an ornate golden wooden ratha or palanquin with carved pillars, orange draped cloth and a deity murti visible inside, decorated with flower garlands and a striped kalasha-like ornament. A large multicoloured umbrella stands beside it. Many devotees crowd the roadside: women in saffron, red, green, purple and blue saris, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in an orange shawl near the cart. Orange flags are held aloft along the route, and a green signboard with Tamil script stands at right.2009-01-20A dense street crowd gathers around a decorated festival float with an ornate canopy hung with orange and white flower garlands. On the float stand deity murtis with trident-bearing figures and a standing sannyasi-like figure in saffron, with a seated figure visible beneath the canopy. Devotees crowd the roadside: a man in a blue shirt holds a mobile phone, women wear sarees in pink, red and orange with jasmine garlands in their hair, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. Parked trucks, shuttered shop fronts and banana plants line the street.Outdoor photo of a decorated ratha (procession chariot) parked on a dirt road beside a cream-coloured building and green trees. The carved golden-brown shrine on the ratha holds deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a standing man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl beside it. Two framed portraits are mounted on the ratha's sides. Around the ratha, about a dozen devotees stand: a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, children in bright shirts, women in colourful saris including a green sari and a blue sari, and men in white shirts. A parked white car and a red scooter are nearby.2006-10-24January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor festival procession on a paved ground under trees, with a decorated chariot (ratha) at right covered in garlands, tassels and a golden canopy, with a deity murti visible within its framed shrine. A crowd of devotees in saris, salwar and white dhotis lines the route, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a yellow shirt and one in orange. Strings of paper decorations hang overhead. At left, a large painted portrait of a man with a crown-like orange head wrap, garlanded and wearing ornate necklaces, is displayed on a banner. Some people hold bags and umbrellas.2013-01-06A street procession passes a richly carved golden ratha, a decorated chariot, with red and green draped cloth, orange flags, a colourful hanging ornament and an umbrella overhead. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, and rows of devotees in orange, red and yellow saris and robes line the road. A cameraman in an orange robe films from the right foreground. Printed photo panels on the chariot's side and a large portrait banner on the right show a bald man in white and other figures. Trees and a thatched hut frame the scene.2009-01-20July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Street scene in a crowded town lane with devotees gathered around a silver-white sedan. A bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the car's window with his palms pressed together in a namaste gesture, while two young girls in dresses lean in beside him. In front, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts crowd the roadside near a temple gopuram with painted colours, a blue hatchback, and a red-and-gold canopy. A trident hangs on the car's side. The scene suggests a procession-day darshan along the street.2018-01-16