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A procession on a roadside in Bangalore, with a green road sign reading Electronics City 15 and Bangalore 33 in English and Tamil script. A decorated ratha or chariot with carved wooden panels, red and green garlands and hanging tassels carries two deity murtis, one with a crown and one with a garland of flowers. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk beside it carrying saffron-orange flags, and a man in a saffron-orange top and orange turban walks at left. A woman in an orange sari walks among them. Dusty roadside vegetation and passing vehicles are visible behind.

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February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12February 13 20092009-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13Street procession scene in the evening with a crowd of devotees on a dusty road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a gilded ratha chariot with an ornate golden canopy carries deity murti figures, with a man in white standing near it. Foreground devotees wear white shirts and hold orange-saffron flags with a bird emblem; a woman in an orange sari and a girl in white with a flower garland stand at left. Roadside stalls and a tall tower appear in the background.2009-02-13A road procession passes a green Tamil-English road sign reading Kuruparathapalli. At the centre, a gold-and-red ratha/palanquin decorated with garlands and gilded lion and elephant carvings carries deity murtis, one with a trident and rudraksha. Beside it, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair is carried. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding saffron flags, and a sannyasi in an ochre robe walks at the centre. Behind, a white van with a shrine displays a second portrait and images of deities. Palm trees and a dry roadside line the scene.2009-02-12A road procession on a divided highway under a green overhead sign listing Bangalore Airport 45, Mysore 183, Hyderabad 599 and Pune 880. A decorated golden ratha/chariot carrying a deity murti, with marigold garlands and red-and-gold drapery, moves along the road. Devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange cloth walk beside it, several carrying orange flags. A motorcyclist rides on the right and a yellow railing lines the roadside. A billboard stands on the left.2009-02-13A 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 12.04.2008.2009-02-10February 09 20092009-02-09A 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.2009-02-10