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A photograph of a busy street procession on a sunny day. Crowds of people in white dhotis and saris walk past roadside shops, with many carrying saffron-orange flags. A decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and red banner is visible in the distance, and vehicles including a red car and a silver car share the road. Palm trees, a leafy tree and multi-storey buildings line the street, and a cell tower rises above. Onlookers stand along the pavement at the bottom edge.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Street procession in a town on a sunny day, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking behind many saffron/orange flags on a road lined with palm trees, a telecom tower, and small shops and buildings. A decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy and bright garlands moves in the distance, and motorbikes and scooters pass through the crowd. Men and women walk shoulder to shoulder, some carrying orange flags, others in plain white clothing.2009-01-12A street procession moves along a palm-lined road in a small town under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk alongside orange-saffron flags on poles, with some wearing orange shawls. A decorated ratha or float with orange and gold drapery is visible in the middle distance near the front of the procession. Motorbikes and a few pedestrians share the road, shops with signboards line the street, and a tall telecom tower rises behind the buildings.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight passes a row of shops and multi-storey buildings. Many marchers in white dhotis and white clothing walk along the road, with some women in yellow and teal saris and several men in orange shawls. Large orange and saffron flags are carried high. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy and garlands moves through the street, and a red bus and a grey car are visible on the road. Sign reads RAMRAJ and LODGE. Crowd is large.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves down a busy Tamil town road, with a large crowd of people in white dhotis and white sarees walking among many saffron-orange flags. Many devotees carry orange flags on poles, and a decorated float with a golden canopy and umbrella-like awnings is visible in the middle distance. Yellow autorickshaws and motorcycles share the road, and shops with signboards line the street. Palm trees, a telecom tower and multi-storey buildings frame the scene under a clear blue sky.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in a town, with a decorated ratha chariot rolling along the road amid cars, motorbikes and pedestrians. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in saffron and yellow saris walk alongside, many carrying saffron flags on poles. The chariot is canopied with ornate gold and red decorations, with a shrine-like cabin at its centre and a small crowd beside it. A signboard reading Vramraj is visible above the chariot, and a bus and palm trees line the roadside. A street sweeper with a long broom works on the pavement at right.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12