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A street procession moves along a road lined with a low planter and blue-and-white Aircel billboards. A large golden ratha (chariot) decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands stands at right, with a figure seated inside it. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, walk in front, some carrying red and orange flags. Colourful umbrellas and a drummer in orange clothing lead the group. Uniformed police officers walk along the left side. Roadside banners and shops line the street behind.

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February 05 20092009-02-05Street procession in a town, with devotees in white dhotis and shirts walking behind a decorated ratha (chariot) carrying a deity murti under a gold-and-red canopy. Many carry orange flags on poles, and some women wear white saris and blue sarees. Shops, a motorcycle and a parked car line the street.2009-01-30August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession moves along a city road lined with parked motorbikes and shopfronts. Two large multicoloured parasols with gold tops lead the crowd, and a smaller yellow-and-red embroidered banner is carried on a pole to the right. Many marchers wear white shirts and dhotis, with some in saffron or orange garments, and many hold orange flags. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the crowd. Several marchers carry plastic bags and bags of offerings. In the centre, a person in an orange shawl and white clothing walks beneath the parasols. Roadside, a red banner with Tamil text is visible at the right edge.2009-02-05A dense street procession in a Tamil Nadu town, with many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moving among crowds lining the road. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags with dark emblems, and several ornate umbrellas in green, red and blue sit above the procession. Drummers in white play large drums at left. In the foreground a bare-headed person in saffron-orange clothing and a woman in an orange shawl walk near a gold-coloured palanquin or ratha frame. Street banners, shop signs and a scaffold stand behind the crowd. A small placard shows a portrait photo. The scene reads as a ratha paada yatra procession.2009-02-05A street procession moves along a busy road lined with shops, power lines and palm trees. Many men and boys in white shirts and dhotis or trousers carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles. Several uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, one carrying a baton. Behind the crowd, a decorated ratha/chariot with a canopy of coloured umbrellas and a sign is visible. A white car, an auto-rickshaw and a scooter share the road. Red Airtel banners hang along the roadside. Several people appear in the foreground and midground, roughly in the 21-100 range.2009-02-05February 05 20092009-02-05A street procession along a roadside pavement beside a decorated ratha chariot. The chariot's side is draped in red and orange cloth and strung with yellow and purple marigold garlands, with carved wooden panels below. Beneath it, banner-style prints show portraits labelled with Tamil text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Marching people wear white dhotis and shirts and saffron/orange garments; some carry tall orange flags and decorated umbrellas, and a drummer in white plays a drum. Onlookers in pink saris, a man in a white cap and an older man in a plaid shirt stand on the right beside a roadside tea stall.2009-01-12A dense street procession in Tiruvannamalai moves past a stone temple wall on the left. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, many playing long wind instruments and drums, with some in orange-banded clothing. Orange flags and a multicoloured umbrella lead the procession, and a decorated chariot with a deity murti is visible in the distance among buses. A figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold headdress with garlands walks near the front, flanked by police in khaki uniforms. Yellow petals fall in the air above the crowd.2011-12-20A dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris moving between shopfronts and parked autorickshaws. Above the crowd, an ornate golden ratha/palanquin with a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried forward under a canopy. Several large decorated umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed panels are carried by men in white. A few saffron-clad figures appear among the crowd. A large hoarding at top right shows a deity image and text dated 2006, and strings of pennants hang across the street.2006-09-24January 12 20092009-01-12