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A festive street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road. A large ornate ratha-like canopy decorated with banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands, and yellow and red streamers is carried over the crowd. Beneath it, a figure with long hair wears a crown-like headdress, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and garlands, and orange robes; flanked by two saffron-robed attendants, one holding a tall staff. Large orange flags and a huge painted banner of a smiling bearded-turban man in orange dominate the left. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, with uniformed police officers at right. Shop signs and a PCO sign line the background.

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A festive street procession on a decorated open-sided ratha, a canopy of banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands and colourful bunting. A large portrait banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robes; a printed banner beside it is pink and white. On the ratha, a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland stands centre, flanked by two saffron-clad attendants. Dense crowds of devotees and uniformed police fill the street, many waving saffron flags bearing a black emblem, with shops and signboards behind. The scene is a jayanthi celebration procession.2011-12-20A large outdoor street procession moves through a crowded town road. At the centre, a decorated ratha-style float with a canopy of banana leaves, marigold and flower garlands, and striped cloth is carried forward. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on the float, one holding a trident. Behind the float, a large painted banner shows a smiling figure in a saffron turban and orange garment beside a woman's face. Saffron flags flutter along the route. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, and a few in plain clothes, surround the float; one bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at left. Shop signs and a blue dome are visible behind.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession with a decorated float festooned with garlands of white jasmine, pink and yellow flower strands, and banana leaves. Standing on the float, a figure with long dark hair wears orange saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, holding a tall brass trident. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a ceremonial staff. Orange flags on bamboo poles are carried by devotees in front, and a large white banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban. A crowd of many men fills the street, and police officers in khaki uniforms stand at the right. A man in a white dhoti stands on a raised platform to the right. A Swamiji (probable) figure appears on the float wearing saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, holding a trident, with the portrait on the banner showing a different person in an orange turban.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of an outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha or float, decorated with garlands of orange, yellow and white flowers, banana bunches, green leaves and coconut clusters. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe with a gold necklace stands at the centre of the float, hands together in greeting. Photographers with cameras and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis press around the float, with white and orange flags visible. A large banner above the float shows a portrait labelled with a name and reads 'Ananda Ratha' style festival text. A drum and a long brass horn appear in the lower foreground.2006-09-24A festive street procession under a decorated canopy hung with marigold and jasmine garlands, banana stalks and bunches of bananas. A large banner above shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and reads in Tamil. Beneath the canopy, a saffron-robed sannyasi stands on a raised platform with a white cloth draped over his shoulders, hands together, while a second person in an orange wrap stands beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-clad attendants surround the platform, and a dense crowd of devotees with raised hands presses in from the front. Photographers and cameramen with cameras stand along the right edge. Orange flags and a decorated deity murti are visible in the background.2006-09-24Outdoor street festival crowd gathered in front of a decorated ratha (chariot) stage with a green-and-maroon canopy hung with marigold and yellow garlands and palm fronds. A banner above reads a Tamil heading for an ananda ratha festival. On the stage a figure in saffron/orange robes stands centrally, with another person in white and a few attendants nearby. Dense crowd in the foreground includes men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and many onlookers; white and orange flags and a pennant-lined arch decorate the street. A few stage and security figures are visible in the back.2006-09-24