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Outdoor photo of a procession in rural Tamil Nadu with a rocky hill rising behind a flat green paddy field and palm trees. In the foreground, three men in white shirts stand with their backs to the camera, one holding a brass wind instrument; a woman in an orange sari and a flag-bearer with an orange flag stand to the right, and a gold-framed panel edges the right side. Water-filled paddy plots lie at lower left under a hazy sky. A timestamp reads 12.04.2008 13:03 and shirts show small red printed portraits and Tamil lettering.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside green paddy fields and a rocky hill. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved lion figures and a gilded canopy carries a statue of a deity or saint decorated with orange garlands, an orange shawl and an orange-and-red head turban, its raised hand lifted in blessing. Men in white shirts with orange sashes and devotees in orange scarves walk alongside, several carrying tall orange flags on poles. A colourful decorated pennant with yellow, red and white patterns hangs from the chariot. A white-shirted man in front carries a metal kalasha-like vessel. Speakers are mounted on the chariot base.2009-02-10Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a green paddy field, with a hill and palms behind. A large gilded ratha (chariot) with carved golden pillars, lion figures and a red-and-gold canopy stands center right, carrying a deity murti with a trident and rudraksha garlands. Inside the chariot a seated figure wears an orange robe, orange head wrap and a red garland, raising one hand in blessing. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls walk alongside, some holding brass vessels and a drum. A man in a yellow garment and a woman in orange also walk near the chariot. Orange flags and striped decorative poles flank the ratha. A speaker box and a red-lettered banner are visible. Crowd size is roughly twenty to thirty.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A photograph of a roadside procession on a hot, hazy day with a dry hill behind a low green hedge. Several men walk along a whitewashed wall decorated with painted red, green and yellow lettering. Foreground: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a white cap, a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti carrying a blue bag and papers, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala. Orange saffron flags with dark emblems are carried on poles, and a woman in a yellow-green sari stands at the right edge. Overhead utility lines and a pole are visible. The date stamp 12.04.2008 appears in orange.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 09 20092009-02-09February 10 20092009-02-10A 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.2009-02-10Photograph of a decorated gold-trimmed ratha (chariot) on a highway during a procession, with a large framed portrait on its front panel showing a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, garlanded with yellow flowers. A saffron flag hangs from the ratha. Below, a crowd of devotees in white and some in saffron walks along the road, with a rocky hill behind and trucks and palm trees beside the route. The camera timestamp overlay reads 12 04 2008 15:48. The portrait subject is not an in-person figure in the scene; people visible are devotees walking in the procession.2009-02-10Photograph of a street procession on a sunny day with a band of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many with orange cloth draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man plays a large bass drum with a drumstick, while beside him a man in white plays a saxophone and another plays a snare drum. Several men hold orange flags on poles, and a man in a white shirt and orange cap walks at right with his hand raised. Shops, a roadside building and palm trees line the street behind the crowd.2009-02-10A roadside procession on a paved road with dry scrubland, palm trees and a hazy hill behind. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved panels and hanging decorative banners carries deity murti figures under a canopy at the right. Several devotees in white ritual clothes walk beside it carrying saffron/orange flags; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, another wears a red sari, and a woman in a white sari with a teal-shirted girl walks in the foreground. A man wearing an orange cap and white clothes is among the walkers near the chariot. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2009-02-10February 09 20092009-02-09