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A night procession on a city street shows a gold-decorated ratha, a small vehicle with an ornate gold arched canopy and a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing above the windshield. Gold scrollwork, garlands and a deity emblem decorate the front, and orange pennants flank the top. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, including a man in a white shirt holding a bag and a uniformed police officer. A driver sits inside the vehicle. Shopfronts, streetlights and an auto-rickshaw are visible in the background.

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February 10 20092009-02-10A night street procession in a town. A golden, ornately carved vehicle with a red cab is decorated with white flower garlands and a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair in an orange-pink garment, set inside a gilded arch atop the vehicle; red flags flank it. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a blue cap points ahead, while men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers walk alongside. The vehicle carries the registration TN 28 AZ7277.2009-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession on a street at a traffic signal. A golden decorated vehicle, a ratha-style float with ornate gold carved panels and a garland, carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair in an orange-pink top, set in a gold arched frame with a garland; small orange flags are attached. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks in front, and a crowd of men and women in white and light clothing follows along the roadside. Street lights and red traffic signals glow in the dark background.2009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10Night photograph of a gold-decorated ratha, a truck converted into a processional chariot, on a street. Its front and canopy are ornately carved in gold with white and orange garlands. Above the windshield sits a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, a red dot on her forehead and a red garment, shown on a black backdrop, flanked by orange flags. The driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. A white-clad man with a rudraksha mala stands at the left, and a white-clad figure with a mala stands at the right, with more people behind in the dark. The number plate reads TN 28 AZ7277.2009-02-10Night street procession. A large golden decorated vehicle, ornately carved with gold filigree, dominates the frame. Its arched front panel holds a framed portrait of a man with a white turban and beard, and the cab side shows a painted banner with Tamil text. The vehicle is draped with white and red garlands and a white cloth canopy. Several men and women in white and off-white clothes walk alongside, some carrying small flags, and a woman in a white sari holds a child. A man in a white shirt and a boy in dark clothing stand at the lower left, and a man with an orange-trimmed white garment walks at the right edge. Street lights, a billboard and power lines frame the scene.2008-11-11Night street procession with a gilded, ornately carved ratha-style vehicle moving through a town road lined with people. Orange flags are mounted at the top. On the vehicle's upper panel is a large framed portrait of a man wearing a white turban and a garland, with a Tamil-labelled banner beneath it. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a cameraman in a patterned shirt films at the front. Buildings and streetlights frame the scene.2006-09-24February 12 20092009-02-12A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The ornate golden-brown vehicle front is framed by yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair at its top; no legible name is visible on it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, one holding a long rod, with a rudraksha mala around the neck of the man in the foreground. Saffron-orange flags on poles are held nearby, and onlookers stand on the roadside beside a yellow railing with auto-rickshaws behind. Visible people number roughly six to twenty, including partially visible figures.2009-01-12Night photograph of an ornately decorated golden vehicle, a ratha-style float, moving along a dark road lined with trees and lit by a street lamp. Its front is covered in gilded carved relief with a pair of swan or bird motifs, and a framed arch above holds a portrait of a smiling man wearing a white turban and white clothing. Several people in white dhoti and shirt walk beside and behind the vehicle, some with orange-trimmed shawls. A Tamil caption and a plaque reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam are mounted on the float.2006-09-24A street procession in daylight with a decorated vehicle at the centre. The front of the vehicle has an ornate gold-coloured carved frame, a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair set in the arched top, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped across the bonnet and sides. Men walk beside it in white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground holds a saffron-orange flag on a pole and wears a white shirt, orange cloth and beaded necklaces. A white bus is parked at left and a banner with Tamil script hangs behind the crowd on a shop front.2009-01-12Night photograph of a decorated ornate golden vehicle, a rathotsav-style procession float, moving along a road with headlights of other vehicles behind it. Above the vehicle's gilded canopy is a framed portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair wearing a pink top and necklace. The front of the vehicle has a golden ornament with a garland of flowers and a white banner with Tamil text and two framed images: a portrait of an older man in orange robes and a deity image of a figure with multiple heads. Red flags are visible at the top corners. Several people in white clothing stand beside the float at the right edge.2009-02-12