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A street procession in a busy Indian town moves past shops and auto-rickshaws. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) carries a deity murti decorated with garlands and a red-and-green cloth, while a man in white dhoti walks beside it. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron or orange shawls, walk in the road, many holding colourful umbrellas. Shopfronts include Lakshmi Engineering Company and a Vijay Super Market sign, with traffic of buses, trucks, bicycles and motorcycles around them.

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A street procession fills a busy Indian town road, with a golden ornately carved ratha (chariot) at right holding a deity murti in a red garment, decorated with marigold garlands and hanging tassels. Crowds of people in white clothes walk alongside, many carrying colourful umbrellas and flags. Auto-rickshaws, a blue three-wheeler truck and a bus crowd the street, with shops and signboards lining both sides and power lines overhead.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Elevated street view of a crowded town procession in Tiruvannamalai. Two decorated wheeled carts, one on the left with a deity murti under flower garlands and an orange canopy, and one on the right with a large ornate carved figure with a tall flower-decorated backdrop, rest on a red cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts pull and walk beside the carts, a man in white stands on the right cart, and women in sarees and devotees fill the road. A tractor pulls a cart in the centre, orange flags fly, and shops with awnings line the street. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; people are at a distance and appearances are uncertain.2011-12-20Photo of a crowded street procession in a town in Tamil Nadu, India. A golden ratha (chariot) carries a deity murti decorated with garlands, moving down the road. Many people in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding white placards and orange flags. Behind them a truck loaded with large black speakers follows through traffic. Shops, signboards, motorcycles and power lines line the street, and a small square portrait is mounted on a shop front at right.2009-02-02A busy street procession in a Tamil town, viewed from above. A decorated ornate ratha (chariot) with carved wooden panels, garlands and a seated deity murti dominates the right side, pulled along the road. Crowds of people in white clothes move through the street, some holding colourful umbrellas. Yellow and black auto-rickshaws, a blue tipper truck and motorcycles crowd the road. Shops line the street with signboards, including a Vodafone sign and a Lakshmi Engineering Company board. Overhead power lines cross the sky above the procession.2009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town moves past shops and a Vodafone sign. A large ornate golden palanquin with a canopy and floral garlands carries a seated figure in orange robes beside a deity murti; a second decorated float behind it carries a framed portrait of a woman with a dark-haired portrait. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, many under colourful umbrellas, with autorickshaws, motorcycles and a blue truck in the street.2009-01-21December 20 20112011-12-20January 21 20092009-01-21A crowded street procession in a Tamil town, filmed from an elevated vantage point. A decorated ratha or palanquin with gold and red drapery and a deity murti is pulled along the road near the top left. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with women in saris of pink, blue and orange. Men in orange cloth and red checked shirts stand among the crowd. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the street, and shopfronts with colourful signboards line both sides. Several people in the foreground watch the procession, some on bicycles and motorbikes parked to the side.2006-09-24A street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a golden ornamental palanquin with a canopy of orange and gold drapes carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, set on a red-carpeted platform. Crowds of devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas, saris and white shirts, walk along the road. Pink and white tassels hang from the palanquin and white and blue flags strung across the street. Shops with signs line both sides, and a vehicle with traffic is visible. Many people are visible, and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-24A street procession moves through a crowded Indian town lined with buildings, shopfronts and strung pennant bunting. An ornate golden chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy is pulled forward at the top of the street. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in the procession, some carrying saffron-coloured flags and ornate umbrella-like parasols with fringed edges. Women in blue, green and sari-style dress line the roadside and walk among the crowd. A large red and orange banner with text is hung on the building at right, and a framed picture is held on a pole. The crowd fills the roadway and sidewalks, with motorised rickshaws and vehicles visible on the street.2006-09-24Aerial view of a street procession in a town. A large gold-and-white ornate ratha (chariot) with a decorated canopy moves along the road at right, followed by a crowd of people dressed mostly in white with orange saffron flags. Marchers in front carry framed portrait placards on sticks. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, a white truck loaded with sacks and goods sits in the foreground, and police officers in khaki stand along the road. Shops with signboards and palm trees line the street.2009-02-02