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Outdoor photograph of a padayatra procession walking along a paved road beside a dirt shoulder. A decorated ratha-style truck with an ornate golden arched canopy leads the procession, its front carrying a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair and red garland, and a banner below in Tamil and English reading the event's title, showing a portrait and deity imagery. Several people walk behind the truck in white dhotis, cream and pink saris, and orange-trimmed clothing. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks along the roadside. Roadside poles with strung flags, a banana plant, a yellow excavator and a rocky hill sit in the background under hazy skies.

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February 10 20092009-02-10A photograph taken on a paved road beside a dry roadside verge. On the left, an ornate golden-and-red decorated ratha-style vehicle with a gilded arch and a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair above the windshield, and orange flags attached at its top. A printed banner hangs along its side showing two portraits and Tamil text. Two women walk along the road shoulder, one in a white sari and cap carrying a bag. Behind them are a round concrete island, flagpoles, a small decorated gateway, and a rocky hill under hazy sky.2009-02-10A road procession walks along a paved highway beside flat green paddy fields and palm trees. Devotees in white clothes march holding saffron-orange flags on poles, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ahead, a decorated vehicle with an ornate golden arched canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in its upper panel. Behind the front figures, more white-clad marchers follow. The scene shows a ratha procession on the roadway.2009-02-10 +1 copiesA decorated vehicle with a golden arched canopy and orange-and-marigold garlands drives down a paved road with motorcycles and a white car beside it. On its front a framed portrait shows a smiling woman in red garments. A banner below reads in Tamil with two framed portraits, one of a smiling woman in orange and one of deities. Three women walk alongside the vehicle on the roadside: one in an orange-bordered sari with orange cloth, and two in white saris. Roadside shops and multi-storey buildings line the street under a hazy sky.2009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12A photograph of a procession on a roadside. A gold-decorated ratha or chariot-style vehicle with an ornate golden canopy, orange flags and a framed portrait of a smiling woman on its top panel moves along the left. White-clad devotees walk beside it on a dirt shoulder, a man in white with a shawl and mala reaching toward the vehicle, and women in white and light-coloured saris following. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits and a deity image. Dusty roadside buildings and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-12A photograph taken from a paved road shoulder of a decorated vehicle, a flatbed or truck-like bus with a golden arched canopy and a framed portrait of a woman with dark hair and a red bindi at its top, its front draped with yellow-green garlands and orange cloth. A large white banner on its side shows two framed portraits and Tamil text. A man in white shirt and orange lungi walks along the shoulder beside it, and another person in orange stands near the vehicle. A brown cargo truck is at left, with palm trees, a pond and bright pink flowering shrubs in the background.2009-02-12A roadside procession on a highway, with a white van open at the back showing a shrine of deity murti including a figure in red and a seated figure in saffron. A printed banner on the van shows a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala beside a green road sign. Several men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walk beside the van, and orange flags are carried. An overpass and hills are in the background.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Photograph of a decorated gold-trimmed ratha (chariot) on a highway during a procession, with a large framed portrait on its front panel showing a smiling woman with dark hair, red bindi and orange garment, garlanded with yellow flowers. A saffron flag hangs from the ratha. Below, a crowd of devotees in white and some in saffron walks along the road, with a rocky hill behind and trucks and palm trees beside the route. The camera timestamp overlay reads 12 04 2008 15:48. The portrait subject is not an in-person figure in the scene; people visible are devotees walking in the procession.2009-02-10February 13 20092009-02-13A street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees and parked auto-rickshaws. At centre, a decorated golden ratha/float truck carries a large framed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair and red garlands, under a golden canopy with red flags. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and red-and-white sashes, walk alongside, and drummers in white beat a drum at right. A blue truck and a concrete wall with onlookers appear at the edges.2009-02-10