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A street procession in a small Indian town. Men and women in white clothes walk along a dusty road, several carrying red-orange flags. Ahead, a golden ratha/chariot carrying deity murtis with red cloth draping stands on the road. On the left, shops with yellow signboards and hanging posters line the street. On the right, a white van with large printed posters of a saffron-robed teacher and book covers along its side is parked at the roadside, with its rear panel reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Trees and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.

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A road procession walks along a paved highway beside flat green paddy fields and palm trees. Devotees in white clothes march holding saffron-orange flags on poles, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ahead, a decorated vehicle with an ornate golden arched canopy carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in its upper panel. Behind the front figures, more white-clad marchers follow. The scene shows a ratha procession on the roadway.2009-02-10 +1 copiesA street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees and parked auto-rickshaws. At centre, a decorated golden ratha/float truck carries a large framed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair and red garlands, under a golden canopy with red flags. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and red-and-white sashes, walk alongside, and drummers in white beat a drum at right. A blue truck and a concrete wall with onlookers appear at the edges.2009-02-10Street procession in Erode, Tamil Nadu, seen from the roadside. A golden ornate float with carved figures and framed posters stands at left. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the road, many carrying orange flags, and women wear white and cream saris with orange or yellow shawls. Shop signs, a Lions Club board and a bus are visible in the background.2009-01-31February 12 20092009-02-12A roadside procession on a tree-lined highway, photographed from behind. Two men in white ceremonial clothes walk on the tarmac; the foreground man wears a tan cap and white shirt, the other a white kurta-style garment. Beside them a white vehicle carries a banner showing a seated figure in orange garments with a golden crown and a tall lamp-like object, and a large orange flag flutters from its side. Several other white-clad figures and a small motorbike appear further down the road. A brick compound wall runs along the left, with a small framed poster on it showing a woman in orange. Scattered roadside litter and dry grass line the dirt verge.2009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a roadside. A gold-decorated ratha or chariot-style vehicle with an ornate golden canopy, orange flags and a framed portrait of a smiling woman on its top panel moves along the left. White-clad devotees walk beside it on a dirt shoulder, a man in white with a shawl and mala reaching toward the vehicle, and women in white and light-coloured saris following. A large banner on the vehicle shows portraits and a deity image. Dusty roadside buildings and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.2009-02-12A street procession in a town with multi-storey concrete buildings and a church spire. A gold-framed ornate float, decorated with orange marigold garlands, carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Marching in front are men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, some carrying wooden sticks and cloth bags, and holding up orange and blue-emblem flags. A man with grey beard and rudraksha-style beads in front holds a flag. Other men on the right wear white shirts. A rainbow-coloured decorative umbrella stands at left. Roughly eight to ten people are visible in the procession. +1 copiesFebruary 13 20092009-02-13