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Outdoor road procession on a tree-lined paved road. In the centre, a red tractor pulls a float carrying a seated figure in orange saffron robes beneath a decorated canopy, with a second figure in orange near its front. Many men and women in white and cream dhotis, kurtas and sarees walk alongside, several carrying tall ornate ceremonial umbrellas and standards in red, gold, yellow and teal. On the right, women in cream and gold sarees hold golden ceremonial staffs with finials. A white and blue bus and a silver hatchback drive past on the left, and a traffic policeman in white stands at the roadside.

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Outdoor street photograph of a procession on a paved road lined with palm trees and utility poles. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in cream and saffron, walk in a group carrying golden staffs and ceremonial items. Several carry orange and red flags. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the roadside. Two ornate multicoloured parasols with golden finials are held aloft. A small beige hatchback passes in the foreground and a white and red bus with orange flags is behind the procession. A decorated float with orange and yellow elements is visible at the left edge.2010-07-24A street procession on a rural road lined with trees and scrub. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with colourful tassels and garlands is carried on a red tractor-drawn float; a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits beneath a multicoloured umbrella canopy, with a figure in white beside him. 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A white-shirted man in a white cap stands at the roadside. Several people are visible, including a few partially visible figures in the background.2010-07-24A street procession on a tree-lined rural road. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with garlands, tassels and a gold kalasha-like finial is carried on a red tractor trailer. Standing on the palanquin, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace receives offerings, with a second person in orange beside them and an attendant in white. Multicoloured umbrellas with blue and gold trim shade the procession. Men and women in white dhotis and saris, many carrying orange and red flags, walk alongside, and uniformed police officers march along the road. A man in a red shirt carries an umbrella pole on the left, and a motorcycle and auto-rickshaw pass in the background. A placard held by a participant is partly legible.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a canopy and garlands is pulled by a red tractor, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and long hair under a canopy at the front of the palanquin, but appearance is too uncertain to label him a person. Behind it, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron sashes walk and carry colourful umbrellas and tall decorated staffs, and a second red tractor follows. Men in white shirts and dark trousers walk alongside, and a motorcyclist rides on the right. A bare-headed figure in white stands in the lower foreground, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the left edge.2010-07-24A photograph of a roadside procession on a palm-lined two-lane road. A figure in orange robes stands on a decorated red-and-gold palanquin-style float with umbrellas and a canopy, pulled behind a tractor. On either side, men in white kurta and dark trousers and women in cream and white sarees with orange borders walk in two lines, several holding ornate ceremonial staffs and fans. A uniformed traffic officer stands at the roadside left, and a blue truck on the right carries a red banner with a portrait and text. Buses and cars are visible behind the procession.2010-07-24A road procession on a tree-lined street. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and hanging tassels is carried forward; a figure in orange robes stands on it beside a white-clad attendant holding a golden fan. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with orange flags, and a uniformed officer in khaki stands at the right near a white bus. Some onlookers in white are partly visible at the left edge, with orange flags in the foreground.2010-07-24A roadside procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and a low building on the right. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a group, some carrying drums and a large ornate palanquin or ratha decorated with colourful striped flags, garlands and yellow and red canopies. A white car and a tractor with a rider share the road with trucks and a green bus on the left. Overcast sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2005-12-31