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A street procession in an Indian town. A gilded, ornately carved ratha, a decorated float with a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in a rose-coloured top set high above its canopy, moves along the road, with marigold garlands draped over its pillars and saffron flags attached. Women in pink, magenta and maroon saffron-bordered saris walk in front of it, some with white head coverings, and a girl in a blue dress carries a plastic bag. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing an orange cap and carrying an orange flag on a pole, walk alongside. A white banner with red printed text is held beside the float. Shops, a red Standard fireworks signboard and a bicycle appear at the roadside, and a white bus is parked at the right edge.

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November 18 20082008-11-18A street procession in a busy Indian town on a sunny day. In the centre, a gilded, canopied ratha or palanquin-style vehicle carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags. Behind it, a red and white banner shows a deity image. Pedestrians walk along the roadside, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez holding a Saravana Stores shopping bag, a woman in a blue sari, and men in shirts and trousers. A yellow auto-rickshaw with TN registration drives on the left, and a white-clad participant walks at right under a multicoloured umbrella. +1 copiesA street procession in a town, with a gilded ornate ratha/palanquin-style float carried on a truck. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, labelled in Tamil script, sits atop the float. Saffron flags flutter beside it and marigold garlands hang from it. Ahead, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a placard, and another woman in white walks beside her. A banner in Tamil and English reads Kodikkan Thirsana Ratha Pada Yatra with a portrait of the same woman and a deity image. Shops, parked motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw line the road. +1 copiesJanuary 31 20092009-01-31November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy Indian city. A cream Tata van labelled "Nithyanandam" and "Nithyananda Ratham" with orange flags leads, its side carrying large portrait banners of a woman in red. Behind it, a golden ornate chariot with a framed portrait and a small umbrella-like canopy moves along. Several people in white clothes walk alongside, some holding placards and small flags; one older man in a white shirt and an orange cloth on his head walks near the van. Parked motorcycles and bicycles line the foreground, and onlookers in shirts stand on the pavement beside shops with signboards. +1 copiesA decorated ratha-style vehicle with carved wooden panels and an ornate canopy travels down a road as part of a procession. An oval framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange is mounted at the top of the vehicle, and a large banner on its side shows another woman in orange beside a deity image. Behind the vehicle, several people in white and orange clothing walk alongside it, some holding decorative poles and a hanging lamp-like ornament. Motorcycles and buses share the road, with a power pylon and buildings in the background.2009-01-30A photograph of a gold-decorated ratha, a processional vehicle, moving down a paved street during a procession. Its ornate golden arch frame holds a framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair and an orange garment, garlanded with white and yellow-red flower strands. Another smiling woman in orange, a deity image and a banner with a gold-and-white design line the front. Saffron flags and marigold garlands decorate the vehicle, and a temple gopuram stands at right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, and a police officer in uniform is visible at left. The vehicle's front banner reads in Tamil script and bears two portraits; the central Tamil phrase is a procession title. Crowd count is small, the processional route is a roadway, and the sky is clear.2009-02-02A photograph of a decorated orange and gold ratha procession vehicle on a street in Tamil Nadu. A large framed portrait of a smiling person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits atop the vehicle. A white banner across the front bears a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left and a deity image on the right, with Tamil text. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, one carrying an orange flag, while a woman in a white sari walks nearby. Motorcycles, parked cars and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-31A street procession in a town with multi-storey concrete buildings and a church spire. A gold-framed ornate float, decorated with orange marigold garlands, carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Marching in front are men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, some carrying wooden sticks and cloth bags, and holding up orange and blue-emblem flags. A man with grey beard and rudraksha-style beads in front holds a flag. Other men on the right wear white shirts. A rainbow-coloured decorative umbrella stands at left. Roughly eight to ten people are visible in the procession. +1 copiesA street procession on a busy road with a decorated golden ratha-style float carried on a yellow-orange truck. A large oval portrait on the float's top panel shows a smiling woman with a red bindi and orange clothing. Below, a white banner shows a similar smiling woman in orange robes beside a deity image with a red-and-gold figure. In front, two men walk and one rides a blue bicycle; a woman in a cream sari walks on the right. Yellow auto-rickshaws line the left side, and orange flags fly along the procession. Shop signage and scaffolding line the street. A camera timestamp in the lower right reads 11.18.2008 15:12.2008-11-18February 02 20092009-02-02