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Outdoor photo of a procession (ratha yatra) at dusk in front of a yellow gateway with carved tower. At the centre, a decorated ornate palanquin-style shrine with garlands of white and yellow flowers holds two deity murtis, seated figures with crowns. Crowds of devotees in white shirts, saffron and bright saris and salwars press around the shrine. Two framed portraits, one on each side of the shrine, show a bearded figure in white and a figure in a dark garment. Trees and buildings frame the scene, and the timestamp reads 5 16:53.

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November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a festival procession outdoors in front of a yellow-painted temple gateway with a tiered gopuram-style top. At centre is a golden canopied palanquin carrying deity murtis dressed with garlands, with framed portrait prints of a man hung on the palanquin and nearby posts. Women in colourful saris, flower-decorated hair and jasmine garlands crowd around, and men in white shirts walk among them under trees and a red-and-saffron flag. The palanquin is the central element of the ratha procession.2006-11-05Outdoor photograph of a ratha procession in the evening. A golden gateway with a tiered tower and blue pillars is hung with green mango-leaf torans and white paper streamers. Beneath it stands a decorated shrine carrying two deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait placed beside the shrine. A large crowd of devotees surrounds the procession: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of orange, blue and green, and a woman in an orange sari at the right edge. Trees and a lit sky frame the scene.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05A street procession in Tamil Nadu with a golden ratha (chariot) canopy carrying deity murtis garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Along the side of the chariot hangs a large framed poster showing a portrait of a man in a cap, a red-and-white image, and Tamil printed text. Crowds of men, women and children in white shirts, dhotis, saris and checked shirts stand and walk around the chariot under green trees, with a saffron flag and paper streamers overhead. Some men hold clipboards or papers near the chariot.2006-11-05Outdoor street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha (chariot) with carved pillars and a canopy, hung with garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers, carries deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. Devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in blue, navy, yellow, pink and green, walk behind and around it on a tree-lined road. Two framed portraits are mounted on the chariot. A man in white stands near the front of the chariot, and a car is parked at right. Bright sunlight flares at the upper left.2006-11-01November 05 20062006-11-05November 01 20062006-11-01A dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers in front of a colourfully decorated temple gopuram with a painted deity figure, while banana leaves and strings of green leaves hang overhead. Many women in sarees in yellow, blue, purple and white stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Men in white shirts and dhotis move among them, and a few hold flowers. Smoke rises from a fire in the background among trees. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2006-11-05A street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where devotees gather around a decorated ratha shrine under leafy trees. The shrine is hung with marigold garlands and holds deity murtis draped in ornaments. Two framed portraits are propped on easels beside it, one showing a bearded man in white and one showing a man in a dark outfit. Women in saris, one in purple and one in pink, and men in white shirts stand close together on the roadside, while motorbikes pass on the road behind.2006-11-01Evening street procession in Tamil Nadu. An ornate golden wooden ratha with carved panels and a small roof carries decorated deity murtis draped in garlands and flower decorations, lit by electric lights. Crowds of men in white shirts, a striped polo, a checked shirt and dhotis walk alongside, some with a visible tilak on the forehead. Streetlights and a dusk sky frame the scene, and a figure in white stands near the ratha.2006-11-05