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A photograph of a cream-coloured arched town gateway over a street in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a pitched roof, red trim and white pillars. The arch bears Tamil script on a blue-lettered band and a circular emblem at its centre. Left, a painted panel shows a dam and water. Below, shops, parked auto-rickshaws, a red truck and a few people walk along the roadside.

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February 10 20092009-02-10October 23 20062006-10-23Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town under a pink-and-white arch with Tamil and English signage reading Kiruttinagiri Nartheekkam. On the right, an ornate gold-coloured ratha (chariot) with carved elephant-like supports, colourful tassels and a deity murti with a trident inside, is drawn among devotees. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees walk with saffron flags. A motorcycle rider in white and an auto-rickshaw are on the left. Hills rise in the background under a hazy sky.2009-02-10A dusty village street in Tamil Nadu under a hazy sky. On the right, a gilded ornate ratha (festival chariot) with carved figures and deity murtis under a decorated canopy, with orange flags and a white-clad man walking alongside. Several people in white dhotis and saffron/orange garments walk in procession, and a woman in a yellow sari carries a bag. Auto-rickshaws and a motorbike stand on the road. A white arched gateway with Tamil script stands ahead, flanked by small shops and washing hung on a blue-painted wall.2009-02-10A photograph of a village street with a pale pink and white arch bearing Tamil-script signage, flanked by a blue-painted shopfront with laundry hanging from its wall. Two yellow Bajaj auto-rickshaws sit on the road in front. On the right, a gilded, ornately decorated ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti with orange and red flags moves along the road, accompanied by a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some in light kurtas. Dust-hazed sky and a few palm trees complete the scene.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A wide town street in daylight with a motorcyclist riding down the centre lane past a white multi-storey building with a blue-and-yellow facade and an ornate arched gateway on the left. Along the right side, white-clad people walk near a white truck and a parked motorbike, and string pennant flags are strung across the road above. Several people stand at roadside shops, and the long shadows suggest early morning or late afternoon.2009-01-30Outdoor street scene at a roadside gate with a pink-and-white arch reading Tamil text, with a bare hill behind. A crowd of men in shirts, lungis and checked shirts stands in the road near a golden ornate ratha/palanquin with a deity murti inside, decorated with colourful tassels and saffron flags. A yellow auto-rickshaw is at left. A woman in a yellow sari stands at right edge. The crowd appears to be a procession gathering around the golden ratha.2009-02-10A street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town passes under a pink-and-white arched gateway with Tamil text. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with carved lions and colourful striped hangings carries a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron-coloured or pink saris, walk alongside holding orange saffron flags on poles. A man on a motorcycle in white clothes watches from the left, and onlookers stand along the road with a mountain behind them.2009-02-10A street procession in a Tamil Nadu town passes beneath a colourful temple gateway with painted deity figures and a blue and orange gopuram-style arch. A decorated vehicle, its front and sides adorned with a framed portrait and a white banner with Tamil text, moves through the road, followed by a group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-coloured clothing. On the right, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands watching, and a man in a white shirt and striped lungi walks near roadside shops. A large umbrella with red and orange panels and a shop signboard reading V.K.A. Palaa stand out in the frame, and a vehicle with number plate TN-67-4188 is parked at the right edge.2009-01-30