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A street procession in a small town, with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts walking along a dusty road lined with shops. In the centre background a gilded, ornate chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti moves forward, flanked by orange flags and white placards. At right, a striped umbrella-like canopy is held over the procession. A rocky hill rises behind the buildings under a clear sky. A man in a light blue shirt in the foreground stares toward the camera, and a motorcycle rider moves among the crowd. Many people are visible, well over twenty.

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Street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town on a bright day, with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in colourful saris walking along the road. A gilded, ornate ratha chariot with a deity murti inside is pulled forward in the centre, with a rocky hill behind it. Many men carry blank white placards on poles and saffron-orange flags, and one man in a white shirt with an orange cloth at his neck walks near the front. Shops, a roadside signboard and power lines line the street.2009-02-02A street procession moves along a paved road lined with pedestrians, under a hillside of rocky green slopes and houses. Many marchers in white dhotis and white shirts carry orange and white flags and banners, some reading as saffron flags with emblems. Bunting of white triangular flags strings across the street. A decorated float or palanquin-style vehicle in red and gold appears near the centre of the procession. Motorcycles and a yellow auto-rickshaw travel alongside, and onlookers stand on the pavement, including children. A large yellow billboard with a circular emblem stands on the right. The image is a photograph of a ratha or chariot-style procession with devotees.2006-09-24A wide street procession in a South Indian town, viewed from an upper floor. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, with women in saris of red, orange and white among them. Two rows of marchers near the centre carry small items, and a police officer in khaki uniform walks among them. Motorbikes and parked scooters line the roadside, shopfronts and balconies are hung with strings of triangular bunting, and a large red-and-blue banner on the right shows a deity figure. Scattered paper litter covers the road. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance here.2006-09-24A wide street procession seen from an elevated angle, with a long line of people walking down a paved road lined with multi-storey buildings, shops and parked motorbikes. Many participants wear white and cream sarees and dhotis, with some in saffron, orange, pink and blue garments. Several women carry white flags or small banners, and a woman in the foreground holds a red and white object. Bunting and strings of festive flags stretch across the street, and a large colourful banner hangs on the right. Spectators stand along the roadside, and a white vehicle moves near the back of the procession. No single figure is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2006-09-24A dense street procession moves through a town lined with small shops and tall palms, with a hill rising behind. Hundreds of men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely together, many carrying bright orange-saffron flags on poles. Several figures in front hold large decorated umbrella-style standards and ornate palanquin-like processional elements, with a large ornamented ratha or chariot visible further ahead among the crowd. Onlookers stand on the roadside and at shop fronts beside parked motorbikes. Roadside flags in red, black and green fly from a building on the right. The scene reads as a festival procession through a South Indian town.2011-12-20A large street procession moves along a narrow town road lined with shops and buildings. Dense crowds fill the road: many men wear white shirts and dark blue caps, others wear light pastel shirts and checked lungis, and women wear saris in orange, yellow, pink and green. Several people carry small white and orange flags and placards, and one blue banner bears a portrait. Motorcycles and bystanders line the edges, and a palm-leaf decoration hangs near the right. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance in this view.2006-09-24A street procession moves down a busy Tamil town road lined with shops, signboards and parked motorcycles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with saffron-orange shawls, walk in the front ranks, one man gesturing with his arm. Behind them drummers and devotees carry orange flags and decorated processional carts, with a temple gopuram visible in the distance. Pedestrians in black and white saris watch from the roadside, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the right edge.2008-08-01January 21 20092009-01-21August 01 20082008-08-01Elevated view of a street procession in a small Indian town, with a large crowd of devotees walking along a dusty road lined with parked trucks, autorickshaws and bicycles. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear colourful saris in pink, yellow, green and red, some holding a large decorated umbrella. Saffron and orange flags are carried among the marchers. A white pickup and a small truck carry sacks of grain or rice. Shops with corrugated roofs and a hill rise in the background.2009-01-21A dense street procession moves through a town lined with shopfronts, parked motorbikes and bunting. Hundreds of participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange or saffron shawls, walk alongside colourful ceremonial parasols with gold fringe. At the upper right, a gold-canopied ratha/chariot carries a decorated deity murti, flanked by flags. A banner with a portrait is visible at the top right. Women in saris and devotees fill the roadside, while a few onlookers watch from balconies and shop doorways.2006-09-24August 01 20082008-08-01