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A figure in an orange-red sleeveless top and a white jasmine garland stands on an ornate decorated chariot, raising a long red-orange flag high with one arm. The ratha has a carved wooden frame, a striped pillar wrapped in colourful cloth, and yellow-orange panels decorated with marigold garlands. Behind, a crowd of devotees holds up white and red placards and banners, and a multicoloured ornamental umbrella shelters a second chariot area. A large white board with Tamil text hangs over the street, and a building with a blue sign stands beside a tree under a clear sky. Scene from the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.

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A photograph of a ratha yatra procession in daylight. A figure in a red sleeveless garment with a white flower garland on the shoulders stands on an ornate wooden chariot, raising an orange flag high with one arm. The chariot is decorated with orange and white hangings, marigold garlands and carved panels. Behind it, a crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis presses along a street lined with a multicoloured parasol, banners and portrait posters. A white building with a signboard stands in the background beside a tree.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor procession on a sunny street in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a golden ratha/chariot decorated with red drapes, marigold and multicolour garlands, and a deity murti visible in its shrine. A person in orange-saffron robes and a flower garland raises a large orange flag bearing a blue emblem high above the crowd. Beside the ratha stand blank white placards on poles and a multicoloured umbrella. Crowds of devotees, many women in white saris, press forward with hands folded in namaskar, and a few men wear white shirts. A roadside billboard with Tamil lettering stands at upper right.2009-02-02April 27 20082008-04-27February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A festival procession in a street in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. A robed figure in saffron stands on a golden ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with garlands and marigold strings, holding a large red flag. Crowds below press forward with palms joined in anjali gesture, many in white clothes, while some hold blank white placards on poles. A colourful umbrella with green, red and white panels shades the chariot. Two placards show Tamil script, and orange flags wave among the devotees.2009-02-02A street procession with a decorated float festooned with garlands of white jasmine, pink and yellow flower strands, and banana leaves. Standing on the float, a figure with long dark hair wears orange saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, holding a tall brass trident. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a ceremonial staff. Orange flags on bamboo poles are carried by devotees in front, and a large white banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban. A crowd of many men fills the street, and police officers in khaki uniforms stand at the right. A man in a white dhoti stands on a raised platform to the right. A Swamiji (probable) figure appears on the float wearing saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, holding a trident, with the portrait on the banner showing a different person in an orange turban.2011-12-20A festive street procession on a decorated open-sided ratha, a canopy of banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands and colourful bunting. A large portrait banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robes; a printed banner beside it is pink and white. On the ratha, a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland stands centre, flanked by two saffron-clad attendants. Dense crowds of devotees and uniformed police fill the street, many waving saffron flags bearing a black emblem, with shops and signboards behind. The scene is a jayanthi celebration procession.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20February 02 20092009-02-02A photograph of an outdoor street procession at dusk in an Indian town. A red tractor is in the foreground, driven by a man in a white dhoti and shirt, with another man in white beside him. Behind them a robed figure wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange clothing stands on an elevated platform beneath a white canopy, flanked by saffron flags, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the chest. Several men in white clothes stand around the vehicles and along the road, and a floral-decorated float with a rounded, flower-studded canopy is at right. A banner on the left shows a portrait and Tamil lettering advertising a spiritual satsang event. a person cues: the orange head covering, saffron robe and beaded mala on the figure standing on the platform.2008-04-27