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Outdoor photo of a village procession in Tamil Nadu on a grassy open ground beside tall shade trees and a palm. A large gilded ratha-style shrine with pillars and garlands stands at center, with a deity murti decorated in red and white flowers inside it. Priests in white dhotis and shirts stand near the shrine, one bending over it. A crowd of about 60 villagers surrounds the procession: men in white dhotis and checked lungis, women in saris including pink and purple, and several small children. A parked vehicle with a banner and a portrait-style sign appear at left and right. Overcast sky.

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Outdoor photograph of a ratha yatra procession in a village open space shaded by large trees and a palm. A gilded, ornate canopied palanquin in the centre is decorated with red and yellow garlands and flowers, with figures inside it and attendants in white nearby. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with women in saris and small children in colourful frocks, stands and gathers around the palanquin. Some onlookers wear checked lungis and one man in a red shirt stands at right. A parked vehicle and houses appear behind the trees.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor photo of a crowd of villagers gathered on grass around an ornate gilded wooden ratha (chariot) shrine with carved pillars, a red cloth backdrop, marigold garlands and orange flags. Inside the shrine are deity murti images draped with garlands. Men wear white shirts, checked lungis and dhotis; women wear saris in bright colours and a child in red sits on a hip. A large green tree and white houses stand behind. Visible text in the lower corner reads a 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright line and a date stamp of 20.10.2006, which is excluded from the text field. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a village ratha procession on grass beneath trees and a palm. A gilded, canopied ratha with carved pillars and a red cloth backdrop carries a deity murti decorated with garlands; a man in white stands on it near the front. Around it a crowd of villagers in dhotis and checked lungis, white shirts and yellow checked shirts stands and watches, a small child in a red top at center, and an older bare-chested man at right. A small white-clad figure is visible atop the ratha. Sky is pale and overcast with a multi-storey building behind.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a ratha yatra procession on a grassy open ground. A richly carved golden wooden chariot canopy with a red interior and orange flags, decorated with garlands, carries a deity murti. A man in a white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot in the foreground, with a crowd of villagers in lungis, saris and checked shirts gathered around the chariot. Several children are visible among them, and a small framed photograph is attached to the chariot.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20