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A crowded outdoor procession at a temple street. On the left, a decorated golden ratha/chariot is draped with flower garlands and a red cloth, with a figure in white standing beside it. In the centre, a red Mahindra 575 DI tractor pulls a float; men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around it, and one bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with a white dhoti stands at the tractor's front. Behind, an ornate canopy is hung with pink and white flower garlands, banana leaves and coconuts, and orange flags fly. Saffron-robed people and devotees in white surround the scene, with a large portrait visible on the upper right.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A decorated festival procession in a town street. A richly ornamented float on a red Mahindra tractor carries a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and multicoloured flowers beneath a painted, pinnacled canopy. A young man in white dhoti with bare upper body stands on the float beside the deity, and a man in a pink shirt drives the tractor while a small child sits on the steering area. Orange and saffron flags and a banana leaf frame the scene, and a crowd of onlookers, many in shirts and saris, lines the road. A partial hanging white tassel and a blue tinsel ornament hang from the left-side float.2011-10-15December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a temple procession on a paved courtyard. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a golden ratha carrying deity murtis under a garlanded purple canopy, with a tiered multicolored parasol above. A driver in orange and white clothing sits at the tractor wheel. Two women in white saris and a man in white kurta stand beside the cart, raising their arms in devotion. Other devotees walk in the background near a tent and building. a person is not clearly visible in the scene.2016-12-06December 20 20112011-12-20Elevated 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.2011-12-20A street procession on a cloudy day passes beneath an orange gateway with pinnacle finials. A decorated palanquin draped in flower garlands, yellow and multicoloured fringe and a golden umbrella is carried along the road, and a figure in orange robes stands on it. A red Mahindra tractor at left carries a man in white clothes, and marchers in white shirts wear orange rosette badges. Uniformed attendants in khaki and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari with a yellow shawl walk alongside, while red and orange flags wave and onlookers line the road.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession moving down a wide city road lined with buses, trucks, cars and autorickshaws. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags, and police in khaki stand along the route. In the lower right, an ornate palanquin with a colourful multi-panelled umbrella canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, while attendants in white clothes walk beside it. Several other multicoloured canopies and a decorated vehicle appear further up the procession, and onlookers line the pavement on the right.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA procession on a rural road: a red Mahindra-style tractor with registration plate HA 42 T 2116 pulls a decorated float carrying two saffron-robed monks standing under a canopy. The float is draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers, white fan-like plumes and a golden kalasha-like ornament. Two large colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed tassels shade the scene. Men in white dhoti and white shirts walk alongside, some holding umbrellas or bamboo poles; a man in white with an orange shawl photographs the float, and a banana-leaf and flower garland decorates the tractor's front. Onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24A street procession in a town, with a large ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a colourful striped canopy with a lotus-motif top. Two deity murtis stand on the chariot, one in orange and one in white garments. A figure in white dhoti and shawl stands on the chariot platform beside a golden bull. The chariot is pulled by a red Mahindra tractor driven by a man in a white shirt. Dense crowds in white and orange clothing line the road, with uniformed police officers in khaki walking alongside. Saffron-orange flags fly from tall poles, and banners and signboards line the street.2011-12-20A street procession in a town, with a crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, red and pink clothes walking along the road. At centre, a float decorated with garlands and a multicoloured fringed canopy carries a deity murti in red and gold dress, with a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari placed on the float. A man in orange clothing stands beside the float. A red tractor with a green canopy, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, pulls a trailer through the crowd. Spectators watch from a rooftop, and orange flags and bunting hang from a pink building.2011-10-15