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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beneath large spreading trees. Many women in colourful saris (purple, teal, green, orange, pink, yellow, maroon) walk in a long double line, some with white or grey hair, several wearing flowers in their hair. Behind them stands an ornate gold-coloured canopied palanquin or ratha with carved pillars, red curtains and saffron flags, with a framed portrait mounted on it. A few men in white are at the right edge near the vehicle. The scene appears to be a ceremonial deity or ratha procession.

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Outdoor photo of a street procession in Tamil Nadu, India. A large crowd of women in colourful saris (yellow, pink, orange, lavender, blue and green) stands along a dirt road under leafy green trees. Many have braids with white flower garlands. In the centre, a gilded, ornately carved ratha/palanquin shrine sits on a raised platform, housing a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth. A small framed portrait stands beside it. Behind them, a grey statue on a plinth and parked white vans line the roadside under a pale sky. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor photo of a crowd of women and children gathered in a dirt-yard compound beside a white multi-storey building with tinted windows. At right stands an ornate golden palanquin-style canopy with carved pillars and a red curtain, with a framed portrait and flower offerings beneath it. A large framed portrait of a bald man in a dark outfit is propped on an easel-like stand at centre. Women wear saris in red, orange, green and blue, many with braided hair, and a few older men in white shirts stand near the canopy. Orange flags and a sound system are visible. A watermarked caption reads 25 10 2006.2006-10-25A photograph of a long line of devotees walking along a tree-lined dirt road in front of a bronze statue of a standing man in a dhoti and long jacket, garlanded with marigolds and with hands clasped, mounted on a granite plinth with an inscribed black plaque. Women in saris in orange, pink, green and purple, and men in white dhotis and shirts, stand or walk in the queue; a woman in a red sari holds a small child at the left edge. Tall shade trees and a palm tree rise behind the statue. The statue is a sculpted likeness, not a live person. The statue is not treated as a candidate for a person.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A large outdoor gathering in front of a temple-style wooden pavilion with white-painted columns and banana-leaf decorations. In the foreground, a man with grey hair wears a plain white dhoti and shirt and stands barefoot in front of a group of white-clad men. Behind them, a long line of women in colourful saris, including pink, red, green and blue, stands on a sandy ground. Some are holding children. A bicycle is parked at the right edge. Date stamp 25 10 2006 appears in red at lower right.2006-10-25A large crowd of women and men, mostly in saris and shirts with many older women in pale and bright saris, gathers outdoors in a dusty yard beside a white multi-storey building. On the right, an ornate golden wooden ratha-style canopy with carved pillars and red and orange flags stands near a dark speaker. A framed portrait showing a man in white with a cap is displayed on an easel by the canopy, and a man in white stands near the decorated platform. Oil drums and a rooftop tank sit along the left wall, with trees and a partly built structure in the background.2006-10-25A photo of a procession at a temple-style shrine on a rath/ratha, viewed through a doorway framed by green leaf festoons. A decorated shrine structure with carved stone pillars holds two deity murtis garlanded with white and pink flower chains and red cloth. Several women with braided hair, some with flowers in their hair, stand in the foreground: one in a grey top and orange skirt, one in a blue top, one in a purple top, and others in red and orange saris. Orange flags fly behind the shrine and a printed portrait stands on the right side. The scene has an outdoor Tamil Nadu setting with a tree at left.2006-10-23A photograph of a street procession at a temple-style ratha with ornate golden pillars, a canopy and orange flags, in front of a yellow colonial-style building. A deity murti in floral garlands sits on the ratha. Posters on the ratha show a portrait labelled with Tamil text and a smaller portrait of a person in white headwear. A dense crowd of women in colourful saris, including a girl in pink holding a tray of fruit, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the cart. A parked white van and bicycles are visible, with trees and smoke in the background.2006-10-25A procession on a dirt road under a large shade tree. A decorated wooden chariot with a carved golden canopy and a central shrine of flower garlands holds deity murtis and a framed portrait. Women in sarees, including red, white and teal, and children stand in a crowd facing the chariot. Several boys in yellow kurtas with red trim play drums at right, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands by the chariot. A small framed portrait is mounted on the chariot's side. Behind the chariot a man in a white garment with orange scarf stands beside a bare-chested man. A date stamp reads 20 10 2006.2006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered on a dusty open ground before an ornate golden-carved ratha or chariot canopy at the right. Many women in colourful saris stand at left and centre, including a lime-green sari, a pink sari, a magenta sari and a white sari with blue border. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at right, some in lavender and white. A man in a white shirt with an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands on the chariot platform holding a long pole, and a cameraman films from beside him. Green trees and a white corrugated shed sit in the background under an overcast sky. A purple-and-white logo appears at upper left and a timestamp at lower right.2006-10-09Outdoor photograph in dim evening light of a long line of women in colourful saris standing along a paved road, hands pressed together in namaste. Foreground woman wears an orange and yellow checked sari; others wear pastel saris in teal, pink, lavender, white and orange. Trees and a small temple-style structure appear at the right edge under a grey sky. A man in white shirt and dark trousers walks along the far right of the road. No a person candidate is visible.2006-09-17