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October 21 2006

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October 24 20062006-10-24February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21January 20 20092009-01-20October 24 20062006-10-24A gilded wooden temple chariot (ratha) with carved golden pillars and a decorated canopy is shown during a procession. Two deity murtis, one with a crown and ornate ornaments, sit on the platform draped in garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. A pujari in white dhoti and cloth sits at the front with green cloth beneath, and an orange flag flies from the pole. Onlookers line the roadside under green trees. A large printed banner on the right shows a smiling man with an orange turban, pressing his hands together and wearing a green garland, labelled as the Maha Kumbhabhishekam announcement for the Anandathedeshwarar temple on 01.01.2007 by Dhyanapeetam. The banner's figure is a printed depiction and no physical candidate is confirmed.2006-10-20October 21 20062006-10-21October 20 20062006-10-20A street procession on a busy urban road in India. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a canopy holds a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with orange flags fixed at its sides. A white car in front carries a large blue banner showing a smiling man in a light yellow turban and a printed portrait; the banner's Tamil text advertises VCD, ACD, audio discourses and books sold here. Motorcycles and pedestrians fill the road, and onlookers in colourful saris and shirts stand along the roadside beside a red and orange bus.2006-10-10Outdoor street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of devotees gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style ratha/chariot with carved pillars and a canopy. Near the front, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the ratha, and another man in white attends at its base beside offerings of fruit and a brass lamp. Women in saris in orange, pink, yellow and blue stand in the crowd, many with long braided hair. Two large framed portraits of a bearded figure wearing a white head covering are carried on the ratha and beside it; the portraits are printed images, not physical people, and the printed caption reads in Tamil. Red and orange flags rise from the ratha, and a bus and motorcycles are parked behind a yellow colonial-style building with a large tree.2006-10-25October 28 20062006-10-28February 13 20092009-02-13