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A gilded wooden ratha chariot for a procession stands on a street, decorated with carved golden lion and yali figures on its pillars and a red cloth backdrop. Two deity murti figures stand on the chariot: the foremost holds a trident and wears a crown, and the other wears a red garment and a tall crown. Marigold garlands hang from the chariot's corners, and a colourful striped fabric drapes on one side. Below, several people stand near the chariot, including a man in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari, while an orange flag is held at left. Buildings and a bus stand behind the chariot.

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November 18 20082008-11-18A gilded deity murti with a trident is seated on an ornate golden ratha (chariot) decorated with carved lions and elephant reliefs and draped with red and magenta cloth. The murti wears a gold garment, bangles and a garland of white and orange flowers. Below, several women in white saris and a girl in a yellow top sit on the chariot platform beside a black amplifier. Street buildings and a tree are visible through the open side of the ratha during a procession. A colourful painted cylinder hangs at the right edge. +1 copiesA golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved pillars, red drapes and a seated deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, moving through a city street during a procession. Devotees in white clothing and some in yellow walk alongside, several holding orange flags with a blue and white emblem. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the road. Dated 11.18.2008 in the corner of the photo. +1 copiesFebruary 02 20092009-02-02A photograph of a procession chariot decorated with gold-coloured carved wood and sculptures. A large metal or painted deity murti is adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red flowers and yellow blooms, and wears a tall ornate crown and gold bangles. A golden draped cloth and a trident-like staff are visible on the left. Behind the chariot a shop front displays a blue and green signboard with Tamil and English lettering. A partially visible elderly man with white hair stands at the bottom right edge. The image carries a date stamp of 11 18 2008 16:06 in the lower right corner.2008-11-18A street procession in a South Indian town. A carved wooden palanquin or ratha with orange-yellow marigold garlands and red and white draped cloth is at right, with a framed portrait of a woman in a sari with a garland on a pole in front of it. Orange flags are carried at left, and a colourful gopuram with a painted Ganesha panel and a bull sculpture rises behind a shop front. Several people in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and a black vehicle is visible at bottom right.2008-11-182009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraNovember 05 20062006-11-05January 29 20092009-01-29February 16 20092009-02-16A photograph of a procession with a gilded wooden ratha (chariot) decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange-red flower strands along its roof edge. Inside the open shrine-like canopy stand two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded, with a gold crown-like headpiece and gold necklaces. Carved gold panels, a small relief of a seated couple above, a red flag, and white flags frame the chariot. A dense crowd of devotees surrounds the ratha on a street lined with multi-storey buildings; many people in the foreground have their hands folded in namaskar. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in the visible portion, so the figures at the chariot are deity murtis rather than a person.2006-09-24Street procession photographed from behind a black auto-rickshaw roof. An ornately carved wooden temple-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands and a red curtain carries a deity murti, with a figure in a purple-red garment visible at right. Two standing men in white shirts and orange-saffron shawls walk beside the chariot; one holds a white placard. Orange and red flags flank the crowd on the left, and a roadside shop with a blue Tamil-language food advertisement stands behind. Several pedestrians in white and checked shirts are visible.2008-11-18