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A road procession walks past a golden ornate ratha chariot topped by a red canopy, with carved golden lions and a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags on poles, and a man in a white T-shirt with a printed figure walks in front. Palm trees and a roadside building line the street, and a motorbike and auto-rickshaw pass on the right.

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A photograph of a roadside procession on a highway lined with palm trees. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and kurtas walk away from the camera; one wears a pale green headwrap and holds an orange flag, another wears an orange cap and a tan shirt, and two others in white wear orange caps. A gilded, ornately carved palanquin or ratha with red and gold draping and tassels carries deity murti figures inside, and a truck passes on the right. A yellow road sign with a running figure is visible on the left. The image carries a date stamp of 12.04.2008.2009-02-10A photograph of a ratha procession on a paved road beside a dry embankment, with a golden ratha carrying a figure in orange robes and an orange turban, shown with a garland, flanked by a deity murti of Shiva and a goddess in blue and red garments. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push the ratha, some wearing orange shawls, and one man carries a metal pot on his shoulder. Their white shirts bear a red portrait print with Tamil lettering. A small palm-fringed field and a hill appear in the background.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A photograph of a procession on a city street. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) carries a deity murti with a trident, dark blue garment and garlands, flanked by a figure in a saffron robe and orange head covering, with a white-clad figure in a yellow shawl nearby. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, some carrying red and orange flags. A tall stone gopuram with painted deity figures stands to the right, and a loudspeaker is mounted on the chariot. A printed red banner with text is attached to the chariot's side. The sheer dark-saffron-robed figure walking in front of the chariot wears an orange robe. The photograph's on-image date stamp reads 12 04 2008.2009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12A procession on a rural road: a golden ornate ratha/chariot carrying two deity murti in red and blue-green garments with garlands, drawn by people in the foreground. Several men and women in white dhotis and mundu walk barefoot, some carrying orange-red flags on poles. A stray dog sits at the roadside beside trees under morning light.2009-08-02 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10