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Street photo of a busy Tamil Nadu road lined with tall green trees, parked and moving cars, and motorcycles. In the centre, a decorated ratha chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold canopy with garlands and yellow-gold drapery is pulled along the road. Pedestrians walk in the street, including a woman in a green and yellow sari and a man in a white shirt, while a man in a checked shirt walks barefoot. A green building on the left shows a shop sign with Tamil text.

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Street scene during a ratha procession in an Indian city. A large ornate golden chariot with carved panels and orange and red garlands stands at right beside a small shrine with a blue-tinted roof and a deity murti. Traffic fills the road: motorcycles and a small blue car, a bicycle rickshaw with a green tarpaulin, and pedestrians including a woman in a blue sari and men in white shirts and dhotis. A large tree shades the street and yellow multi-storey buildings line the left side. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-11-05October 15 20062006-10-15November 05 20062006-11-05October 09 20062006-10-09A street procession in Chennai with a gilded wooden ratha (chariot) decorated with orange and white flower garlands and golden drapery, carrying deity figures. Around it a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in an orange sannyasi-style cloth, and a woman in a green sari with a red blouse walk along a wet road lined with trees and a brick building. A small framed portrait hangs on a pole near the chariot. A man stands on a second-floor balcony above the procession.2006-11-05Street procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with a gilded ornate ratha carrying deity murtis decorated with garlands and red and orange cloth. A framed portrait is affixed to the front of the ratha. Crowds of devotees and pedestrians walk and cycle along a busy roadside lined with white multi-storey shops, signboards and parked cars under a clear sky. A woman in an orange sari carries a white plastic bag in the foreground, and a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands at right.2006-10-15November 05 20062006-11-05A street scene in a South Indian town on a sunny day, with a tree-lined road crowded with traffic. Yellow auto-rickshaws, a white minivan with a small portrait displayed in its windscreen, a green bus, and two-wheelers fill the road. Several people stand near a low white gate with a red-and-white wall sign at left, and a procession of people on bicycles and motorbikes with white flags moves toward the centre of the frame. Overhead power lines and a tall utility pole line the right side, and a banner hangs from a pole at the far right. The timestamp 20 10 2006 appears in the lower right corner.2006-10-20A busy urban street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, seen from an elevated vantage point beside a gilded temple-style pillar on the right edge. A yellow auto-rickshaw with a yellow roof is in the foreground, with a motorcyclist in a light blue shirt and green cap riding beside a passenger in white. Cyclists, rickshaws, a red SUV and white vans fill the road, and shopfronts with signboards line both sides under trees, with a tall building and billboard in the distance.2006-10-23A street procession in an Indian town. A golden-roofed ratha (chariot) carrying a decorated deity murti under a gilded canopy with red and green hangings moves down a crowded road. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks beside the chariot, and devotees in white and saffron-orange scarves follow among street vendors, motorbikes and bicycles. Shops with signboards line the right side, and a framed photograph is mounted on the chariot's front. Cloudy overcast sky.2006-11-05Outdoor street scene in Chennai during a ratha yatra procession. A large ornate golden-brown chariot with carved panels and garlands stands at right, carrying a deity murti draped in flowers. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road, some carrying items, and a man in a checked shirt rides a bicycle at center. Auto-rickshaws and motorbikes fill the street, a large leafy tree shades the road, and a small roadside shrine with a carved gopuram sits beside the procession. Overcast sky above.2006-11-05Outdoor street procession in a town, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in colourful saris, moving behind a gilded golden chariot (ratha) on the left. The ratha has an ornate golden canopy and a deity murti draped in red and pink cloth, with a framed portrait placed on its side. Participants carry white and red placards and banners, and motorcycles and scooters are parked along the roadside. A green signboard in Tamil reads a slogan, and a multicoloured umbrella and strings of pennants decorate the street. Trees and buildings line the background.2009-02-02