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Street procession in a Tamil Nadu town on a sunny day. A decorated ratha/chariot with a large framed portrait of a woman with long dark hair in its central panel, garlanded with yellow marigold strings and orange flags, is pulled along the road. Behind it a line of men in white shirts and dhotis, some carrying orange flags, walks in procession. A tall papier-mâché figure in a yellow patterned sari stands at left. Auto-rickshaws, a white ambulance van, shops with signboards and roadside stalls with sacks line the street. A few men in checked shirts and an older woman in a red sari watch from the roadside.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession on a town road with a gold-decorated vehicle at the front, its ornate golden frame draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and red banners. A large framed portrait of a smiling person with long dark hair, set in an oval at the top of the vehicle, is garlanded with a purple and pink flower garland. Behind the vehicle, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white sarees and orange-saffron flags walks along the roadside. Some carry orange flags and decorated umbrellas. Onlookers in checked shirts, a pink saree and a blue saree stand on the pavement. A blue building and a shop sign are in the background.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks beside a golden decorated vehicle draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and orange flags. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair sits atop the golden canopy, garlanded in purple and yellow flowers. Men and women in white clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, move along a roadside lined with tall trees, utility poles and colourful umbrellas. One older man in white carries an orange flag at the front right. A man in orange cloth stands at the far right edge.2009-01-12A street procession in a busy Indian town on a sunny day. In the centre, a gilded, canopied ratha or palanquin-style vehicle carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags. Behind it, a red and white banner shows a deity image. Pedestrians walk along the roadside, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez holding a Saravana Stores shopping bag, a woman in a blue sari, and men in shirts and trousers. A yellow auto-rickshaw with TN registration drives on the left, and a white-clad participant walks at right under a multicoloured umbrella. +1 copiesFebruary 02 20092009-02-02A street procession moves along a town road lined with shops, signboards and a tall telecom tower. In the foreground a bearded man in white shirt and white dhoti carries a bright orange-red flag with a bird emblem on a pole. Behind him, participants in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange and red shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk with drums, and a group carries large painted figures and a framed portrait-style board. A white minibus with a Tamil Nadu sign drives alongside on the left. The scene conveys a rath yatra style walking procession.2009-01-12