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Dusk photograph of a dirt road in a rural area with palm trees and low buildings. A white Tata van labelled "Ananda Ratham" and "nithyanandam" leads a procession toward the camera, its front decorated with garlands. Behind it, an illuminated truck with red and orange lights carries a large framed portrait with a woman-like image and a glowing lamp. Several people in white clothes walk beside the vehicles, one holding a white banner. A small flame is visible near the truck. Trees and a distant building line the horizon.

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January 20 20092009-01-20Night procession on a street with a white van or truck in the left foreground, headlights glowing. Behind it, a decorated ornate palanquin with a white and silver embroidered canopy carries a seated figure wearing an orange and saffron cloth, a tall orange turban-style headpiece, a gold beaded necklace, and holding a staff. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beside the palanquin, including a child in white. Devotees in white garments crowd the right side of the street. A second illuminated decorated float with white and gold ornaments glows in the background.2015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21February 16 20092009-02-16Dusk procession at night with a gilded, ornately carved ratha, a chariot-style vehicle decorated with white and orange garlands and red lights. A large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a garland, is mounted at the top of the ratha; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. A small golden ornamental deity figure stands on the side. Behind the ratha, devotees in white and yellow clothes walk along a dirt road, and a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a yellow placard. Palm trees line the roadside.2009-02-16Night procession along a dirt road past a red-orange building and young trees. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls with red borders walk alongside people in saffron-orange robes; several drummers carry large drums, and a person in an orange sari with a white vehicle beside them. A lit oil lamp and ceremonial poles or standards are carried at the front. A white van with a roof-mounted rack follows at right. Dark sky overhead.2010-11-21Evening procession on a dirt road at dusk, with a gold-decorated ratha-style vehicle lit by lamps and red fairy lights leading a line of people. A large framed portrait mounted on the front of the vehicle shows a smiling man with dark hair, garlanded with flowers; this is a printed portrait, not a person present. Along the road, people in white ritual clothes and red-orange shawls walk behind the vehicle, and a woman in an orange sari is among them. A small figure in white walks at the left edge. Palm trees stand at the right under a darkening sky.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16A photograph of a decorated vehicle procession on a dirt road beside palm trees under a pale sky. A small van-style vehicle carries an ornate wooden canopy shaped like a temple shrine, topped with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style pendant, with orange flags and a banner. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white shawls and necklaces, walk beside the vehicle carrying orange and red flags. Men in orange robes also walk at the right with flags, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. The banner below the vehicle shows a portrait and a deity image beside Tamil text.2009-01-31Night procession on a dirt road beside an orange brick wall and a tall palm tree, lit by a street lamp. A decorated palanquin with a striped canopy in red, orange and yellow carries a deity murti, with garlands visible. About a dozen people in white and orange-red clothing walk alongside, carrying the palanquin poles and following behind. Some devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear saffron and orange saris. Bare-branched shrubs and grass line the path under a dark sky.2010-11-20Outdoor procession on a paved rural road at dusk. In the foreground a white van with a red-orange flag and a garland of yellow and orange flowers on its front is parked at the right, its windshield showing a person lettering. Behind it, a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks along the road, one in a white t-shirt and another in a light blue shirt. A white banner with red and blue print is carried among them. Further back, a golden ratha-style float decorated with a framed portrait and marigold garlands moves with a line of white-clad marchers. Power poles and green-leaved trees line the road under a pale evening sky.2009-02-16September 15 20162016-09-15