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A street procession on a tree-lined road. An ornate golden ratha, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair above its canopy, moves forward. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and around it, some carrying saffron flags on poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, and a row of saffron flags lines the road behind. Several people are visible, and a few partly visible figures appear at the edges. A banner on the right and roadside vehicles are also visible.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A decorated golden ratha, a chariot-like float with a gilded canopy and a dome, is strung with marigold garlands and orange cloth, and moves along a road lined with overhead power cables. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside and behind it, and several carry orange flags and saffron-coloured banners. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks in the road, a white car and a yellow auto-rickshaw pass, and a roadside shop with a blue tarpaulin stands on the right. A bus and a large billboard appear in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.2009-01-12A 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 daylight with a carved wooden temple chariot, ratha, decorated with marigold garlands and draped in red and orange cloth. On the chariot stands a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garlands, placed on a flower-decorated altar. Devotees in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls pull and walk beside the chariot, carrying orange flags with a blue emblem. A colourful striped umbrella shades a bare-headed man in white at left, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl walks at the edge of the frame.2009-01-20A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The front of the vehicle has an ornate gold-coloured carved frame, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair set in the arched top, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped across the bonnet and sides. Men walk beside it in white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground holds a saffron-orange flag on a pole and wears a white shirt, orange cloth and beaded necklaces. A white bus is parked at left and a banner with Tamil script hangs behind the crowd on a shop front.2009-01-12Photograph of a street procession on a tree-lined road. On the left, a decorated open-cab vehicle with ornate carved gold-toned panels, marigold garlands and a large framed portrait of a woman with long dark hair mounted on its front arch. A driver sits in the cab. Beside it, a line of people in white dhotis and white saris walks, some carrying small handheld placards and saffron-orange flags. To the right, uniformed men in grey shirts and trousers, several in dark caps, line up behind orange flags along the roadside. A blue roadside sign reads 'Sri Kumaran Tamil Hostel' and a small motorbike loaded with white sacks is at the lower left.2009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The ornate golden-brown vehicle front is framed by yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair at its top; no legible name is visible on it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a long rod, with a rudraksha mala around the neck of the man in the foreground. Saffron-orange flags on poles are held nearby, and onlookers stand on the roadside beside a yellow railing with auto-rickshaws behind. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, including partially visible figures.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession passes a richly carved golden ratha, a decorated chariot, with red and green draped cloth, orange flags, a colourful hanging ornament and an umbrella overhead. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, and rows of devotees in orange, red and yellow saris and robes line the road. A cameraman in an orange robe films from the right foreground. Printed photo panels on the chariot's side and a large portrait banner on the right show a bald man in white and other figures. Trees and a thatched hut frame the scene.2009-01-20