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Street photograph of a procession in a busy Indian market street. A richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin with carved panels and marigold garlands carries deity murtis, with a figure in white standing on it near a red-and-gold canopy. Crowds of devotees walk along the road: a woman in a yellow-and-blue sari and a man in a white shirt, children in red and orange clothing, and a woman holding a baby. Shopfronts, flower stalls with garland strands, and red and orange flags line the street. A framed portrait is held up at the side of the procession, and the visible people number roughly two dozen.

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A street procession in an Indian town: a golden, canopied ratha or chariot decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red banners is carried down a busy road. A figure in white clothes stands near the chariot, and a deity murti is visible under the canopy. Around it crowds of people walk, ride bicycles and motorbikes past shops, signboards and two-storey buildings, and women in saris are visible among the crowd. Strings of flower garlands hang at a stall on the left.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05A street procession in an Indian town. A golden-roofed ratha (chariot) carrying a decorated deity murti under a gilded canopy with red and green hangings moves down a crowded road. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks beside the chariot, and devotees in white and saffron-orange scarves follow among street vendors, motorbikes and bicycles. Shops with signboards line the right side, and a framed photograph is mounted on the chariot's front. Cloudy overcast sky.2006-11-05Street procession with a gilded, ornately carved ratha or palanquin-style chariot draped in marigold garlands, carrying two deity murtis, with a bearded or turbaned figure visible among them. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk beside the chariot, one in an orange shawl on the right holding a poster. A dense crowd of men and women, including a woman in a cream sari, fills the roadside, with shopfronts, signboards and a hanging flag behind them.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in Chennai with a gilded wooden ratha (chariot) decorated with orange and white flower garlands and golden drapery, carrying deity figures. Around it a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in an orange sannyasi-style cloth, and a woman in a green sari with a red blouse walk along a wet road lined with trees and a brick building. A small framed portrait hangs on a pole near the chariot. A man stands on a second-floor balcony above the procession.2006-11-05April 18 20162016-04-18Street procession in a city road with a large golden ratha (chariot) carrying a deity murti on the left, decorated with gold-coloured carved pillars, a pink cloth and a colourful striped umbrella-like canopy. Women in white saris walk beside the chariot, several holding plastic bags, and a woman in a blue-and-pink patterned sari stands near a framed portrait printed on paper. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a few in saffron cloth walk in the crowd behind, with banners and placards on sticks visible. Roadside buildings, a billboard and trees line the street under bright sunlight.2009-02-02A dense street crowd gathers around a decorated festival float with an ornate canopy hung with orange and white flower garlands. On the float stand deity murtis with trident-bearing figures and a standing sannyasi-like figure in saffron, with a seated figure visible beneath the canopy. Devotees crowd the roadside: a man in a blue shirt holds a mobile phone, women wear sarees in pink, red and orange with jasmine garlands in their hair, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. Parked trucks, shuttered shop fronts and banana plants line the street.