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A photograph of a street procession on a road, with a gilded ratha or palanquin-style float on the left carrying deity murtis with garlands, dark-blue and red garments, and a golden lion-carved frame. Devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls walk beside it holding orange KAILASA flags. On the right a silver sedan and a man pushing a bicycle cart pass along the road, with a vertical steel light pole at the edge.

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A golden processional ratha on a highway carries two large deity murtis, one with a trident and rudraksha garlands and one in a blue garment with floral garland. Orange and red flags and a decorated pole flank the cart. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a small figure in an orange turban is visible beside the deity. Green road signs read Chennai 262 km and Vellore 110 km, with palm trees and a hill in the background.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12A golden ornate palanquin-style ratham carries deity murtis under a canopy decorated with white flower garlands and colourful striped tassels, moving along a road lined with trees and flowering shrubs. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and several girls in white with braided hair, walk alongside holding orange flags. A printed portrait is mounted on the front of the ratham. Bright daylight and a clear blue sky. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-02-12A decorated ratha float proceeds along a wide highway during a procession. The ornate golden wooden chariot is draped with red and white garlands, red cloth and tassels, and carries deity murti figures under an elaborate canopy. Several people walk alongside it in white dhotis and white shawls, with others in saffron and orange robes; one carries a red flag. Vehicles including motorcycles, a white car and a silver car travel on the adjacent lanes beside a yellow guardrail. A green National Highways Authority of India signboard shows directions to Hyderabad and Bangalore-area destinations in the background.2009-02-13August 02 20092009-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a roadside near an Ashok Leyland Hosur Unit-I billboard. A golden ornate ratham (chariot) with carved panels, marigold garlands and red-and-yellow decorated pillars carries deity murti and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk alongside, and a man in an orange shawl stands in the foreground. Orange and saffron flags with a dark circular emblem are carried in the crowd, and a palm-tree and industrial building appear beyond the wall.2009-02-13A procession on a divided road lined with palm trees and roadside shrubs. A golden ratha-style chariot with a canopy, decorated with garlands and a deity murti of a multi-armed deity in front of a red backdrop, is pulled forward while a group of men walks alongside it. Most wear white dhoti and shirts; several carry long orange-red flags on poles. A white vehicle follows behind the chariot, and a framed portrait is mounted on the chariot's front. Yellow chevron road signs line the right side.2009-02-12A photograph of a ratha procession on a paved road beside a dry embankment, with a golden ratha carrying a figure in orange robes and an orange turban, shown with a garland, flanked by a deity murti of Shiva and a goddess in blue and red garments. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push the ratha, some wearing orange shawls, and one man carries a metal pot on his shoulder. Their white shirts bear a red portrait print with Tamil lettering. A small palm-fringed field and a hill appear in the background.2009-02-10