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A photograph of an evening procession beside a richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin, its gold-trimmed panels and base draped with purple, white, yellow and orange flower garlands. Under colourful umbrellas, a long-haired man in orange robes and a white flower garland walks forward, with saffron-robed attendants and devotees in white and orange around him. A bearded man in orange robes stands at the right edge near the vehicle. Coconut palms line the path under warm daylight, and several people are visible at the back and right.

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Festival procession scene with a gilded palanquin (palki) decorated with garlands in yellow, white and purple flowers, hanging bells and colourful tassels under a multicoloured canopy. A man in orange-saffron robes and a long multicoloured flower garland stands on the palanquin, arm raised toward a crowd. Crowd members in white shirts and dhotis and orange-clad devotees raise their hands and wave saffron flags on poles in an outdoor setting with a red-pillared gateway behind.2011-07-15A procession on a red-carpeted path in daylight. A smiling man in the centre wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and a gold necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, several saffron-robed sannyasis with long hair and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one carrying a silver tray with flowers and a red cloth. Behind them stands an ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, colourful tassels and gold bells under a red canopy. A man in white with a yellow shawl and a mala walks at the left edge, and bald devotees in white appear at the right and back.2010-01-01July 15 20112011-07-15January 01 20172017-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31A festival procession on a dirt road beside an ornate decorated cart carrying a deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers and a red-and-green garland, with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure at the top of the display. A long-haired person in orange robes with a white flower garland walks forward, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tall orange-and-gold umbrella above the cart. Another man in orange robes carries a gold fan-shaped ceremonial standard, and people in white attire and orange sashes follow behind. Orange flags and a colourful umbrella decorate the scene.2007-12-29January 01 20122012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20January 01 20092009-01-01December 15 20112011-12-15March 02 20132013-03-02