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A procession on a city street where a white vehicle carries an open-fronted shrine holding two deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands. The left figure is a seated deity murti in white and blue, and the right is a standing murti in red and gold. A kalasha and brass vessels sit in front of the shrine on a white cloth. Two devotees walk alongside: on the left a man in a white t-shirt with a colourful multi-armed figure design and the word Colours 2009, and on the right a man in a white t-shirt with a blue portrait print and the text Rajapalayam New Town, wearing an orange cap. A red umbrella with embroidered red and yellow fringed panels shades the shrine. A yellow auto-rickshaw and parked motorbikes line the street, with shops and signboards behind.

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A street procession photographed from behind: a white vehicle carries an open shrine with deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a kalasha and brass lamps on a white-draped platform. Above, a red umbrella and red-and-gold decorated fans frame the scene. Two men walk in front in white t-shirts; the left one carries a cloth bag with a colourful Colours 2009 graphic, the right one wears an orange cap and a shirt with a blue portrait print. A yellow auto-rickshaw and motorbikes line the street, with shops and signboards behind. A printed date stamp reads 11.18.2008.A white van procession vehicle carries an open glass-fronted shrine displaying two deity murtis dressed with yellow and red marigold garlands. The figure on the left wears a white and blue cloth and a golden crown, the central figure a red garment and red-and-white garland. A brass kalasha-style pot, a small lamp and offerings sit on a white cloth on the platform. A large vertical banner on the left shows a smiling man in orange robes with a long rudraksha-style necklace, hand raised in blessing, above Tamil text and a bold heading. A devotee in a white shirt with an orange cap, back turned, stands at the right edge beside the vehicle, and a yellow and red decorative umbrella is visible at upper right. Shop buildings line the street behind.2008-11-18A photograph of a white vehicle with its rear doors open, serving as a mobile shrine during a street procession. Inside, two deity murtis are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands; one is adorned with a white and gold crown and a red garment, and the other is seated on a white cloth beside an offering set with a brass vessel, a kalasha-style pot and a small basket of flowers. Yellow and red floral garlands hang along the vehicle's sides. A large printed banner on the left shows a saffron-robed man seated with one hand raised in blessing, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant; the banner bears Tamil text. A man in a white shirt and orange cap stands in the foreground, and a few people are visible at the right edge. An ornate yellow umbrella with floral embroidery is on the right. Street buildings line the background.November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian town. Centre frame is an ornate golden-brown wooden ratha with carved lions and pillars, draped in red cloth and hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Two deity murtis stand inside, adorned with white flower garlands. Around the chariot, people carry red-and-orange flags and white placards with Tamil text. A man in a red-checked cap and white shirt holds a flag, and a woman in a red sari with a long braid walks nearby. Shops with signs line the street behind. At the lower left, a covered cart with a printed photo of a smiling man sits under a white tarp. The timestamp 11.18.2008 15:41 appears at lower right.2008-11-18A street procession of a gilded wooden ratha chariot draws through a busy Indian town. Two deity murtis, one dark-faced and one gold-crowned, stand under a red cloth canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and carved lion figures. Orange and saffron flags flank the chariot. Devotees walk in front wearing white t-shirts printed with a figure and text, and one man in a pink cap holds a white placard with Tamil script. A woman in a red sari and a white canopy cart with a framed portrait appear at lower left. Shopfronts and hanging lights line the street under bright daylight.January 31 20092009-01-31November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph taken from inside a vehicle, looking through a windshield at a street procession in a town. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk along the road, several shirts printed with the words RAJAPALAYAM NEW TOWN. Orange flags on poles are carried among them, and a colourful ornate canopy with gold finials and fringed tassels is held above a palanquin-like structure. Blank white placards hang from the canopy poles. Shops line the street, including a jewellery store, and a scooter rider and auto-rickshaw appear at the right under a clear blue sky. +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian city on a sunny day. A large white banner with red and blue Tamil lettering and a yellow-green lower panel is carried by marchers, and beneath it is a printed image of a deity murti decorated with garlands, a red-and-white crown and a trident-like staff. Behind, a small white placard on a pole shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text, and a decorated palanquin with an oval framed portrait is carried in the background. A man in the foreground wears an orange cap, white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala. Orange flags and a white truck with a person lettering appear in the street.2008-11-18Street procession photographed from behind a black auto-rickshaw roof. An ornately carved wooden temple-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands and a red curtain carries a deity murti, with a figure in a purple-red garment visible at right. Two standing men in white shirts and orange-saffron shawls walk beside the chariot; one holds a white placard. Orange and red flags flank the crowd on the left, and a roadside shop with a blue Tamil-language food advertisement stands behind. Several pedestrians in white and checked shirts are visible.2008-11-18January 31 20092009-01-31