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A 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.

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November 18 20082008-11-18A 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. +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 copiesA street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. On the left, a golden-ornate ratha/chariot-style vehicle is draped with marigold garlands and carries a framed portrait of a smiling woman with a garland at its top. Below it, a white banner with a deity illustration is also garlanded. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or white cloths, walk along the road, and a man in a white shirt holds a framed photo. Shopfronts with signs line the street, and a row of young men stand on a rooftop at the top. Dusty road, power lines and a clear sky overhead.2009-02-02A photograph of a street procession in a busy Indian town. A blue and yellow truck (TN registration plate) decorated with marigold garlands and orange flags carries a large printed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long beaded garland, seated against a tree-trunk backdrop. Inside the cab, a driver in orange-red clothing is visible behind the windscreen. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks beside the truck. Along the roadside, men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a white sari, and a man on a motorbike stand or pass by. Shopfronts, power lines and an auto-rickshaw line the street. The on-screen date stamp reads 11.18.2008.February 02 20092009-02-02A 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 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 street procession of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks beside a golden decorated vehicle draped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and orange flags. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair sits atop the golden canopy, garlanded in purple and yellow flowers. Men and women in white clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, move along a roadside lined with tall trees, utility poles and colourful umbrellas. One older man in white carries an orange flag at the front right. A man in orange cloth stands at the far right edge.2009-01-12A street procession in Tamil Nadu with a decorated golden ratha float mounted on an orange-and-yellow truck. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman in a red top with a bindi is displayed in the golden arch of the float, and marigold garlands hang from its front. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a small booklet, and another man in white walks beside a motorbike rider with an orange flag. On the right, women in white saris with dark borders walk in the procession, one carrying an orange flag. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with bird motifs is at the left edge. A white banner in Tamil lettering is strung across the float's base, and a placard held aloft reads in Tamil script. +1 copiesA 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 small Tamil Nadu town moves past shops and a thatched-roof stall. At the centre, a gold-framed ratha or chariot carries a framed portrait of a long-haired woman draped with a garland. Marchers hold large banners in front, one showing a man in an orange-red turban and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, labelled Nithyananda Youth Centre Namakkal. Other banners read Nithyananda Youth Centre Pattanam. Saffron flags flutter on poles, and men in white shirts and dhotis walk in the crowd. A colourful temple gopuram stands at the right edge.2009-02-02