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A street procession on a wide road in Tamil Nadu moves past a large roadside billboard showing a smiling woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery and a temple tower behind her. A decorated float or vehicle with orange-and-gold ornaments and a framed portrait carries banners, and a truck with a flower-decorated cab follows. Motorcycle riders in white shirts, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a person in an orange-red sari walk along the roadside, while orange flags flutter. Banners on the float and truck show portraits and Tamil text. Street signage and a white railing line the road.

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January 30 20092009-01-30February 13 20092009-02-13A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-31A roadside procession moves along a tree-lined road in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a white van with an orange flag and a banner on its front leads the way, followed by a decorated float carrying framed portraits and a crowd of people. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in front; one carries a long white banner with photographs of people and Tamil text. A motorcyclist and a bullock cart are visible on the left, and a small truck with orange flags follows behind the float.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A photograph of a gold-coloured ceremonial float or ratha on a roadside during a procession. The ornate golden vehicle carries a deity murti under a golden canopy, with a framed portrait mounted on its front corner and a garland of white flowers draped on its side. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and an orange-robed sannyasi in a saffron wrap stands near the front of the float. A man on a motorcycle in a white shirt is in the foreground. Orange flags line the road, and large banners with Tamil text hang from the float's sides. Trees and a roadside wall with signs are behind the procession.2009-11-02 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20092009-02-05February 13 20092009-02-13