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November 15 2013

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Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road: a tractor pulls a decorated open cart with a deity murti or image surrounded by red, orange and yellow marigold garlands, an ornate canopy with a blue and orange umbrella overhead. A monk in orange robes sits on the cart beside the murti, and a driver in a purple shirt steers. Around the vehicle, women in rust-red and orange saris with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a bare-headed man in white clothes walks on the road. A motorcyclist with a helmet rides nearby, and a tractor number plate is visible. Sunlight and trees frame the street.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A road procession photographed in daylight on a narrow paved road lined with trees. A red Massey Ferguson-style tractor with registration HA-06 TA-3768 pulls a decorated open cart. The cart is draped with long garlands of red, yellow and white flowers forming an arch, with a framed picture of a deity at the front and a blue-and-orange banner on a pole above. A man in orange robes sits on the cart beside a wrapped figure, while the tractor driver wears a purple shirt. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari carries a red bag beside a motorcyclist in a blue helmet. A white-clad figure stands at the right edge, and a bus with Kannada script passes on the left.2013-11-15A village road procession in daylight. On the left, a large grey dump truck with a stop-signal plate and Karnataka registration KA-42 is parked beside the road. In the centre, a yellow-and-black tractor (KA-06 TA-3768) pulls a decorated float with a blue-and-gold umbrella canopy and a deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt drives the tractor. Walking beside the float, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi in orange cloth stands near the truck, and several women in red and orange saris walk along the road edge. Concrete houses and palm trees line the street.2013-11-15A photo on a dusty rural road lined with palm trees and low shrubs. In the foreground a shaved-headed monastic in orange and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and white ash on his arms walks beside a red Massey Ferguson tractor. Behind him a long line of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, mostly bare-footed, walks in procession, with a few motorcycles and onlookers at the roadside. The shoulder-draped orange cloth and beaded necklace are visible on the lead figure, whose identity is not established by appearance.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31A procession on a paved stone path lined with devotees in saffron and orange clothing on both sides, many with hands raised or pressed in greeting. At the centre, two men in deep red-brown robes walk ahead of a tractor pulling a decorated palanquin-style float with a golden canopy, pink and red drapes, a kalasha-like finial and a deity murti at its centre. A multicoloured umbrella is held over the procession. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and tilak. Trees and palms frame the background. The page does not confirm that a person is present, and no face-based identification is made.2015-11-16December 03 20142014-12-03A village road procession on a tree-lined two-lane road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a deity murti under a colourful striped canopy with pointed red and gold finials, draped in garlands of marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the float holding a white flag and a ceremonial item. Behind, more white-clad devotees in dhotis and some with yellow shawls walk along the dirt shoulder; a man in orange cloth carries a saffron flag. A yellow Tata truck and a silver car pass on the road. A flute player in white dhoti walks at left, and an older man in a light checked shirt and a woman in a maroon sari watch from the roadside.2005-12-31