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Aerial view from an overpass of a street procession in an Indian town with a golden ratha chariot at the right, followed by a large crowd. In the foreground, a line of men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walks carrying placards with portrait prints of a bearded figure and printed text, while others hold saffron flags. Auto-rickshaws, motorcycles and a blue van line the road beside shops with Tamil signage and cloth banners. The ornate golden chariot with a decorated canopy is pulled through the street among devotees.

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Aerial view of a street procession in a town. A large gold-and-white ornate ratha (chariot) with a decorated canopy moves along the road at right, followed by a crowd of people dressed mostly in white with orange saffron flags. Marchers in front carry framed portrait placards on sticks. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, a white truck loaded with sacks and goods sits in the foreground, and police officers in khaki stand along the road. Shops with signboards and palm trees line the street.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Elevated view of a busy Indian town street. A white van and a white car drive down the centre of the road, with motorcycles and trucks weaving among them. On the left, a row of yellow and black auto-rickshaws is parked beside shops with Tamil signboards and hanging orange and white bunting. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the roadside, some carrying a white banner and others pushing motorcycles. A traffic cone stands in the foreground. Multi-storey buildings and palm trees line the background.2009-02-02Elevated view of a street procession in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. A large ornate golden ratha (chariot) with a gold-trimmed canopy and a loudspeaker on top moves down the road, decorated with marigold garlands and a framed portrait of a woman in an oval frame at its front. Crowds of people, many in white dhotis and saris, walk alongside it holding flags and placards, with orange flags visible at the bottom. Auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, a blue van and trucks line the street, and colourful shop signs and a hoarding stand on the left. A banner on the chariot and a placard on the left hoarding carry Tamil text.2009-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02January 12 20092009-01-12January 21 20092009-01-21Aerial view of a dense street procession in a town. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill the road, with some in red, orange and blue clothing. A decorated golden ratha with red fabric and ornate panels sits at the lower left, next to a white van. Several people hold up tall white placards and orange banners. Shop signs, an Aircel advertisement and a row of bunting line the street, and motorcycles are parked along the edges.2009-02-02A crowded street procession in a Tamil town, filmed from an elevated vantage point. A decorated ratha or palanquin with gold and red drapery and a deity murti is pulled along the road near the top left. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with women in saris of pink, blue and orange. Men in orange cloth and red checked shirts stand among the crowd. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the street, and shopfronts with colourful signboards line both sides. Several people in the foreground watch the procession, some on bicycles and motorbikes parked to the side.2006-09-24