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A street photograph in daylight showing a procession-style convoy moving along a wide road in a town. In the lead, a man in a light shirt rides a dark motorcycle, followed by a white minibus marked with lettering, a white SUV, and a silver SUV. On the right, a yellow-orange small truck carries a tall stack of crates and boxes, with men in white dhotis and shirts walking and standing near it. Other riders on motorcycles and pedestrians in white clothes appear along the roadside. Power lines, a lattice tower, shops and a large roadside hoarding fill the background.

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October 20 20062006-10-20February 05 20092009-02-05January 30 20092009-01-30A busy street in an Indian town on a hazy day, with cars, buses, auto-rickshaws and motorbikes crowding a dusty road lined with trees and shopfronts. Men in white shirts and dhotis ride motorcycles and walk along the pavement, and a small vehicle carries green banana plants and foliage toward the procession area. Signboards read AYYANNA and TN 45 on the vehicles, and the scene suggests a roadside gathering for a ratha procession rather than a ceremony itself. No deity or featured ritual figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-10-20January 21 20092009-01-21A large procession moves along a busy, dusty street in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of devotees walking toward the camera. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and several carry small placards and a drum. A few figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the middle of the crowd, and a decorated umbrella and a saffron flag appear among the marchers. Trucks, motorbikes and a parked auto-rickshaw line the road, with multi-storey buildings and utility poles behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks on the left edge of the procession, guiding the march. The scene reads as a ratha yatra or street procession.2009-02-02A street procession in an Indian town, photographed from behind a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground. A white van with a decorated front and saffron flags on poles leads the way, followed by a line of men in white clothing and white caps walking along the road. Beside them a khaki-uniformed officer stands on the roadside. Motorcycles, a yellow truck and roadside buildings with a red-and-white tower line the street. The scene suggests a ratha yatra procession.2009-02-02A street scene on a busy urban road in daylight. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark belt and cap stands on the right side of the road, facing traffic. On the left, two riders in white clothing sit on a blue motorcycle, the rider wearing a white helmet. Behind them a yellow-and-red truck loaded with sacks and a white car travel along the road. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands beside a bicycle on the right, and several other pedestrians are along the roadside. Tall trees, low buildings and a signboard frame the background.2009-02-15Busy street scene in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of pedestrians and motorbike riders in a narrow road. In the foreground a woman in a purple sari stands among men in white shirts. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a flatbed truck with wooden slats are nearby, and a large stack of loudspeakers sits on a shop roof. A roadside billboard shows a portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban, with a red-and-green placard alongside. A saffron flag flies from a vehicle. Shopfronts, a bamboo-wrapped structure and a tall temple gopuram are visible. Overlay timestamp reads 11.26.2008 14:48.2009-02-02August 01 20082008-08-01A dense street procession in daytime moves through a busy Tamil Nadu town road lined with traffic. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and casual shirts walk and ride motorbikes, with some women in saris at right. Several large posters and banners on the right show a figure wearing an orange-red turban and saffron-toned clothing, with a red-and-yellow poster reading Kovilpatti. A colourful gopuram-style temple tower with painted deities stands at upper right, and a thatched hut and multi-storey buildings line the street. Buses and trucks crowd the road at left.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21