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December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession on an open road in the evening light. A decorated chariot (ratha) draped with garlands of marigolds and flower strands carries a seated figure in orange robes and long dark hair. Ahead, a large ornate parasol with fringed edges and colourful panels is held aloft. Many men in white shirts and white trousers, several wearing yellow or orange shoulder scarves and beaded necklaces, walk alongside, with some holding long poles. Women in white and orange saris and a few in orange robes follow. Palm trees, buildings and speakers appear in the background.2010-02-12Night procession photographed in a dense crowd of devotees dressed in white. Behind him, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin under a multicoloured rainbow-striped arch with gold finials and garlands, carried under a white fringed umbrella and a red-and-blue canopy. A flame torch is held aloft, a drummer in a brown shirt plays a drum at lower centre, and a woman in a red blouse with a bindi stands in the foreground.2006-12-23December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession at a temple-style event. A figure seated on a golden palanquin-style platform with a red-and-gold canopy and painted cloth panels in blue, green, orange and yellow, decorated with floral garlands, sits in a pink garment with white flower garlands. Beneath the platform, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at the front, a saffron-robed monk with shaved head holds a garland-draped staff near the platform, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holds a fan-like object. Red and multicoloured parasols rise at left, and banana leaves frame the scene. Behind the procession, white-clad devotees and a woman in a pale blue sari stand near a red wall, and a child in the crowd looks on. Nearby people are seen in white and yellow dress.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 27 20062006-12-27Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road with bare trees and palms behind a wire fence. A large ornate ratha-style chariot, decorated with marigold garlands, golden fittings, red and yellow tassels and an orange canopy, is pulled by devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wearing yellow shawls and lanyards with orange badges. A seated figure in the chariot wears a red and gold garment. Devotees pull the ropes at the front while others in white and orange walk alongside. A colourful umbrella-style canopy with tassels and blue dove emblems is carried at left. Many people follow the chariot.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a tree-lined path. In the foreground, a woman in white with a dark maroon shawl walks with eyes lowered, beside a woman in a white sari with a striped border and a red-beaded necklace. To the right, a woman in a blue patterned kurta and a woman in a light blue sari walk among devotees in white. Behind them, a richly decorated ratha or palanquin with a tiered kalasha-style canopy, painted pillars with bird motifs, red, green and gold drapery, and a seated figure in red robes and a garland on a golden throne. Colourful umbrellas with fringed tassels shade the procession, with palm fronds overhead. Readable panel text on the canopy reads Nithyananda Peetham.2010-12-26July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor procession on open dry ground under a bright sky. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace; he holds his right hand up in greeting. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and an ornate gold necklace, shown in a procession setting. Beside him a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak mark walks forward. Behind them a striped red, yellow and blue canopy with tasselled fringe, lettered with the partial word Peetam, is held on tall poles, and an orange-clad attendant and a man in white hold a long pole. A woman in a blue sari with glasses and a man in a checked shirt stand among the crowd, with a white umbrella at the back.2007-02-02