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A photograph of an ornately gilded, carved golden ratha procession vehicle on a road, with a large arched portrait above the front cab showing a bearded man in a white turban and cream clothing, with Tamil text beneath the arch. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on the open rear platform of the chariot. A loudspeaker is mounted on the roof. A Tamil banner runs along the side panel. A bystander in white shirt and trousers stands at the right edge beside a roadside shop painted blue and yellow reading Nalli Temple of Costumes. Green trees and a dirt verge are visible.

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October 09 20062006-10-09A photograph of an ornately carved gold-painted ratha, a decorated vehicle, on a village street during a procession. The carved golden cab and open platform are decorated with floral and scroll reliefs. A large framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban is mounted on the upper panel; it is a depiction on a print. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform beside a carved column, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A driver sits in the blue-doored cab, and a red flag flies from the side. A banner strip along the lower panel carries Tamil text and small portrait photos. Two people walk past in the foreground, and children watch from the left beside a kolam-decorated ground.2006-10-20Photograph of an ornately carved golden ratha procession vehicle on a dirt road, with a gilded canopy, carved pillars and an arched panel at the top showing a painted figure. Along its side are a row of framed photographs and printed panels. A uniformed attendant in dark clothing stands on the vehicle. On the left, a small group of people in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, and a child in a light outfit stands nearby. A saffron flag is attached at the rear. Trees and a low wall are in the background.2006-10-19A photograph of an ornately decorated golden-carved vehicle on a tree-lined road, its front shaped like a shrine with a large printed portrait of a bearded man wearing a white head covering, shown above the windscreen. Below the portrait are Tamil and English text panels and carved golden ornamental motifs with yellow headlights. Beside the vehicle, a man in an orange garment holds a white flag, and two men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the roadside, with a kerb and metal railing at left. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2006-10-19A gilded, ornately carved ratha, or processional chariot, parked on an open dirt ground under an overcast sky, with a gold-painted canopy and a framed deity image on its side panel. Inside the cabin a standing figure in a gold-and-orange sari stands near the carved pillars, and a small loudspeaker is mounted on the roof. A seated devotee in white and a crowd of people in white dhotis and saris stand and sit in a semicircle at the left, gathered around a puja set-up with a brass lamp and offerings on a mat. A woman in a bright orange blouse and green skirt stands in the foreground. Red flags flutter on the chariot, and a white banner with black lettering is held near the crowd. Trees and utility poles frame the background. No individual is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-10-25October 30 20062006-10-30A photograph of an ornately gilded, carved golden vehicle on a dirt road, shaped like a decorated yatra chariot with a raised canopy, a carved arched frame on the rear, and a portrait panel showing a bearded figure in white and orange cloth. The cab at the front has a driver in white and a passenger wearing a white cap. A line of people in white dhotis and orange shawls walks alongside the vehicle, some carrying a red-and-gold drum or instrument, beneath a mango tree. Strips of printed text run along the lower side panels. Sunlight and a clear sky frame the scene.2008-11-11A decorated ornate chariot-style float, its carved golden-beige facade with arched niches and fish-motif carvings, mounted on a small vehicle. A framed portrait at the top, labelled in Tamil script, shows a smiling man with a white turban and white garment; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. The float is draped with marigold and red-rose garlands, and saffron cloth hangs at the side. Tamil lettering reads on the float and banner. A few people stand at the edges in white dhotis and casual clothes, partly visible, while a crowd of spectators is in the background near palm trees and a shelter.2006-10-28A photograph of a street procession in a village setting. A gold-painted, ornately carved decorated vehicle with a large arched frame dominates the frame, its front sculpted with a pair of peacock-like birds and a central panel reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Ananda Ratham. Above the windscreen a large portrait is framed in the arch, showing a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, labelled with the printed caption paramahamsa nithyanandar. Villagers line the street, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at the front, and several people in saffron-free casual and traditional clothes press forward with raised phones. A woman in a blue sari stands at left beside a shaded stall, with overhead wires and tiled-roof houses behind.2006-09-30October 19 20062006-10-19A photograph of an ornately gold-decorated vehicle, a truck converted into a golden ratha-style procession float with carved pillars, a canopy and a loudspeaker horn. A large framed portrait on the upper rear panel shows a man in a white turban and red cloth, with Tamil text beneath it. The driver in the cab wears white. Along the lower side panel are a row of framed photographs and Tamil text. To the left, a group of people in white and saffron-coloured clothing walk along a dirt track beside a mango tree, some holding long poles and banners. The vehicle is a procession float with a golden canopy and devotional imagery.2008-11-11Street procession of an ornately gilded golden vehicle with carved floral and arched decoration on a Tamil roadside. A large portrait on the vehicle's arch shows a man in a white turban smiling, with Tamil text beneath it. A man in a white shirt holding a drum stands in front, and a man in white dhoti with an orange scarf walks at left. Another man plays a long brass horn at right, and a small orange flag flutters from the vehicle's side. Power lines and a white two-storey building with a wall poster are behind.2006-10-14