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Night street procession in an Indian town. A golden ornate palanquin or ratha, decorated with red drapes and a small deity murti, is carried forward with a large golden-yellow teardrop banner and a decorated parasol above it. Dense crowds of devotees walk alongside, many wearing white clothes, some in orange, holding tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Shops, a Fevicol sign, and a CG Crompton sign line the street under streetlights. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the palanquin occupant is not visible.

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February 10 20092009-02-10A nighttime street procession moves along a city road lined with shops. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white shirts and white sarees, walk closely together and carry orange-red flags on poles. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha, draped in red and topped with a golden structure, is visible in the distance beneath decorated umbrellas, with a red figure inside. In the foreground, a long decorated yellow-and-red pennant on a tall pole is carried upright. A few women wear yellow and orange sarees and flowers in their hair. A man in white shirt with a blue emblem stands near the right edge, and shop signs and street lights line the background.2009-02-10 +1 copiesNight photograph of a street procession in a town, with a crowd of many people walking toward the camera. Many participants wear white shirts and garments, and women wear white and yellow saris. Numerous orange-red triangular flags on poles are held aloft. In the centre, an ornate golden chariot with a red-draped deity murti, golden canopy and red-and-gold umbrellas is pulled forward. A large gold-and-red ceremonial emblem with a blue bird motif on a pole is at left. Shop signs and buildings line the street under dim lighting.2009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesNovember 11 20062006-11-11Night street procession in an Indian city. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, carry white flags with blue emblems on poles. A decorated palanquin with gilded canopy and red drapery is carried along the road, with a figure seated inside it. Street lamps, shop signs and lit storefronts line the road. Foreground includes a young woman in a light top and a young man in a grey t-shirt. The palanquin figure's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.2008-11-11Night street procession in a town market. A golden palanquin-style canopy carries a decorated deity murti with garlands and red drapery, lifted above the crowd. Ahead of it, many white flags bearing a blue dove-like emblem are carried on poles by devotees, most of them in white and light clothing. Strings of small pennants hang across the street. Shops with Tamil signboards, red lettering and string lights line the road, and a sign on the left shows a blue and white logo. Several people in the crowd, including women in saris and men in white dhotis, watch and walk along.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA night-time procession moves through a street lit by lamps and roadside lights. In the foreground, many people in white and orange-red clothing carry tall bamboo poles topped with saffron-orange triangular flags, several with a dark emblem. A bald man in a white dhoti with a green-and-red sash walks at the front, and a woman in white with a red shawl holds a flag nearby. Behind them, two large ornate pennant banners with red and gold designs and a bird-like emblem are raised. On the left, a decorated float glows with gold and garlands, carrying a deity murti; a man stands near it. Spectators and onlookers, one holding a camera, watch from the edges.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12November 11 20062006-11-11A nighttime street procession in a crowded Tamil town. In the centre, a gilded, canopied palanquin with red and white draping and lit garlands carries a deity murti or decorated image, lit by strings of bulbs. A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron scarves, walks around it. Strings of white flags with small portraits line the street overhead. On the left a sign reads Vasan Eye Care, and a painted banner hangs on the right building.2008-11-11Night procession with a crowd pressing forward past a decorated float. Saffron-orange flags on tall poles are held aloft in the foreground, with a painted cylindrical pillar in blue, white and red with flower motifs at left. A canopied float draped in marigold garlands and lit by warm lamps carries several figures in white clothing. Street lamps and a dark sky frame the scene, and many people in the crowd are visible in the lower foreground.2013-02-12