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A roadside photograph outside a small temple with a red tiled roof and a framed deity image on its facade, labelled Sri Ayyappan Temple on a board by the gate. A man in a tan uniform stands in the road facing a group of men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange cloths, playing large drums and carrying a red flag on a pole. Ornate gopuram-style towers with blue and white details stand on the right beside shuttered shops.

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February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A street procession passes a blue temple gateway topped with painted sculptures, including a Ganesha figure, with a red and yellow banner reading a Tamil temple name. Men in white shirts and dhotis play drums and a long brass horn, and one man raises a hand. On the right, a large ornate gold palanquin or ratha panel is visible, and a red flag flies overhead. A held poster shows a portrait of a bearded man wearing a white turban and white clothing, and several people are visible in the crowd.2006-10-16A photograph of a decorated ratha (chariot) procession passing a red-and-white temple-style shrine with a tiered tower on the left. The ratha is draped with yellow and orange fabric and flowers. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and behind it under a bright sky, and a few people in colourful saris and traditional dress stand near the vehicle. Hogenakkal-related text is not visible in the frame.2009-02-10A street procession in daylight passes a South Indian temple gopuram with painted blue and cream tiers and a shuttered storefront below. On the right, a gilded, ornate ratha chariot carries a deity murti draped in red with a garland, flanked by golden carved panels and tasseled hangings. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-clad figures and women in sarees walk alongside, with a motorcyclist at the lower right. Dusty roadside and a hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-10September 11 20102010-09-11A street procession passes under an ornate multi-tiered temple gopuram gateway painted in bright blue, pink and yellow with sculpted figures. On the right, a wooden ratha float carrying a decorated deity murti in red and pink garments with a crown and garlands stands beside a uniformed police officer in khaki. Marchers in white dhotis and orange-saffron flags walk behind a large framed portrait of a smiling woman carried on a board. A second uniformed officer stands in the road directing traffic. Printed sign panels on the float show Tamil script.October 10 20062006-10-10January 30 20092009-01-30February 10 20092009-02-10