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Photo of a crowded street procession in a town in Tamil Nadu, India. A golden ratha (chariot) carries a deity murti decorated with garlands, moving down the road. Many people in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some holding white placards and orange flags. Behind them a truck loaded with large black speakers follows through traffic. Shops, signboards, motorcycles and power lines line the street, and a small square portrait is mounted on a shop front at right.

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Elevated view of a dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A golden ornate ratha or chariot carrying a deity murti under a small umbrella leads a crowd of hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts, many riding motorbikes and scooters, with some carrying white placards. Orange flags and a few women in saris are visible. Shopfronts, signboards, electric poles and a green lorry line the road, and a sound system stack sits beside the procession. Cars and buses are stuck in traffic at the edges.2009-02-02A street procession in a busy Tamil town, viewed from above. A large golden palanquin-style ratha with carved gold pillars, red and orange garland decorations and a deity murti inside moves down the road. Many people in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, some holding ropes attached to the ratha, with a few in saffron or orange clothing. Shops, signboards, parked cars, motorcycles and balcony onlookers line the street, and white and blue triangular pennants are strung overhead.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a golden ornamental palanquin with a canopy of orange and gold drapes carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, set on a red-carpeted platform. Crowds of devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas, saris and white shirts, walk along the road. Pink and white tassels hang from the palanquin and white and blue flags strung across the street. Shops with signs line both sides, and a vehicle with traffic is visible. Many people are visible, and no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-24A crowded street procession in a Tamil town, filmed from an elevated vantage point. A decorated ratha or palanquin with gold and red drapery and a deity murti is pulled along the road near the top left. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with women in saris of pink, blue and orange. Men in orange cloth and red checked shirts stand among the crowd. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the street, and shopfronts with colourful signboards line both sides. Several people in the foreground watch the procession, some on bicycles and motorbikes parked to the side.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in a busy Indian town. At the centre, a gold-covered ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of orange and red flowers, with a gold canopy above. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and saris surround it, some holding wooden poles to pull or steady the chariot. Parked white cars, motorbikes, shops and a red-and-white signboard line the road. A bright saffron flag and rows of white and blue triangular pennants hang overhead. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows only devotees and attendants in white.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession fills a busy Indian town road, with a golden ornately carved ratha (chariot) at right holding a deity murti in a red garment, decorated with marigold garlands and hanging tassels. Crowds of people in white clothes walk alongside, many carrying colourful umbrellas and flags. Auto-rickshaws, a blue three-wheeler truck and a bus crowd the street, with shops and signboards lining both sides and power lines overhead.2009-01-21A street procession in a busy Indian town moves past shops and auto-rickshaws. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) carries a deity murti decorated with garlands and a red-and-green cloth, while a man in white dhoti walks beside it. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron or orange shawls, walk in the road, many holding colourful umbrellas. Shopfronts include Lakshmi Engineering Company and a Vijay Super Market sign, with traffic of buses, trucks, bicycles and motorcycles around them.2009-01-21Elevated view of a crowded town street during a procession. Two decorated golden ratha chariots with white-and-red canopies move down the road, each carrying a central figure framed by a large floral and garland arch. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, with many vehicles, motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw in the street. Shopfronts line both sides, with hoardings, Tamil-script signs and a blue-painted building behind. Flags and banners hang from rooftops. Several people are visible in the crowd, but the procession's full size cannot be counted from this angle.2011-12-20A dense crowd fills a busy street in a town, seen from an elevated rooftop vantage point. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, and many carry small orange and red flags. Several large umbrellas with red, orange and gold fringes, plus a white canopy, are held above the procession. Shops line both sides, with a white van at the right edge. Shop signs and banners hang overhead, including bunting strung across the street. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance, so the a person field is unsure.2006-09-24