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Outdoor photograph of a street procession in Tamil Nadu. Dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris (teal, blue, black and white) with flowers in their hair, and men and children in the foreground, faces turned toward a decorated festival chariot. The ratha carries a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange garlands and flower decorations, with framed portraits mounted on its sides. A small blue shrine structure and trees sit at the left, and a white building behind. A timestamp in the corner reads 1 17:26.

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A crowd of devotees, mostly women in sarees and braided hair with jasmine flowers, gathers in a street procession toward a decorated ratha/chariot shrine draped with yellow and orange garlands. A priest in white clothes stands near the deity murti figures on the chariot, and framed portraits are carried on poles on either side. Blue painted walls, a palm tree and a small sign are visible at left.2006-11-01A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women with long braided hair in sarees and salwar tops in teal, blue, pink and yellow, gathers on a street during a procession. At the centre, a decorated deity palanquin with a canopy and carved stone-style pillars is hung with yellow and white garlands and red banners, and a standing man in white clothes with an orange shawl attends it, holding offerings. Two framed portraits stand on poles beside the procession, one showing a man wearing a white head covering. A blue building with signboards stands at left and a tree overhangs the scene. Many people are visible in the crowd.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01Outdoor street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha (chariot) with carved pillars and a canopy, hung with garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers, carries deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. Devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in blue, navy, yellow, pink and green, walk behind and around it on a tree-lined road. Two framed portraits are mounted on the chariot. A man in white stands near the front of the chariot, and a car is parked at right. Bright sunlight flares at the upper left.2006-11-01Outdoor procession on a tree-lined street in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A covered ratha-style palanquin decorated with green foliage, orange and yellow garlands and ornamental pillars carries seated deity murtis of a divine couple, with a kalasha-like finial on top. Several framed portrait photographs of a bearded, white-robed figure are fixed to the sides of the palanquin and on nearby poles. Women in saris, including a green-and-black sari and a purple sari, walk closely behind it, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. A woman in a purple sari at left folds her hands in prayer. The portraits are printed photographs, not physical people, and no clearly identifiable in-person candidate is visible; the portrait figure is depicted rather than present.2006-11-01Night photograph of a crowd gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine during a procession at Chennai. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers, stand within the gilded structure, which is lit by a bright lamp. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, while women in saris, one in mustard-gold with a white flower in her hair and another in lavender, press forward among devotees. Behind the shrine, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. A framed black-and-white portrait of a bearded figure in a white head covering is displayed on a pole beside the shrine, with an orange flag above it. Floral garlands drape the structure and crowd members, and a few other people stand at the back of the crowd.2006-10-31November 05 20062006-11-05October 30 20062006-10-30November 01 20062006-11-01