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A festival procession with a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot under an orange fringed canopy topped with a golden finial. The vehicle is draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with tassels and hanging bells. A figure sits on the elevated seat wearing a golden crown and ornate attire, while attendants in white kurtas and yellow shawls walk alongside. A front attendant in a white shirt and yellow shawl holds a golden ceremonial staff, and a man in saffron clothing with a mala walks at right. Orange fan-shaped banners with blue and white emblems are held aloft. Several people in white and saffron walk in the crowd, with trees and a fence behind.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot procession under bright daylight. A large orange and maroon umbrella with fringed tassels and a golden finial shades a seated figure on an ornate palanquin-style vehicle draped in marigold and flower garlands, gold-and-maroon tassels, and bells. The seated figure wears a golden crown-like headpiece and a rich maroon-and-gold garment. Devotees surround the vehicle: a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl raises his hands, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, and a bald man in orange robes with a beaded garland stands at the lower right. Others in white and yellow shawls press alongside, and a hand-held orange fan appears at left.2010-01-01A photograph of a festival procession on an open road. A large ornate golden ratha (decorated chariot) is covered in marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a golden makara-style prow, a canopy with orange and gold fringe, and hanging bells and multicoloured tassels. A seated figure in orange and gold ceremonial clothing with a crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces raises a hand in blessing on the chariot. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a yellow-green shawl and one in orange robes with a mala, walk alongside, some holding the chariot. Orange and red flags fly in the background.2009-12-27A decorated procession chariot, a ratha, moves through a village street lined with palm and banana leaves. The vehicle is draped with marigold garlands, multicolour tassels, bells and a gilded yellow-and-gold carved lion or horse figure at the front. An orange umbrella-like canopy shades a standing figure at the top who wears an orange-saffron garment and a turban-like headpiece. Around the chariot, people in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls walk and pull, and devotees in saffron and orange garments stand alongside. A woman in a red-bordered sari smiles near the front, and an older woman in white with glasses is visible at the bottom. Some people hold a long gold-tipped staff. A blue-and-white emblem with a bird is on the chariot side.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot, ratha, is paraded outdoors under a bright sky. A seated figure with long dark hair and a gold crown sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat draped in marigold and white flower garlands, wearing a white garment and a white shawl. Above, a large saffron-and-maroon umbrella with fringe shades the seat, and the canopy is hung with tasselled bells in orange, purple, teal and green. White-clad devotees in yellow shawls walk and stand around the chariot's base, one holding a cloth to his face, and a bald man in white stands at the left edge.2010-01-01A golden ceremonial palanquin-style ratha is decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, tassels, hanging bells and a red-and-yellow canopy, set among palm trees under a bright sky. A figure in white ceremonial clothing with a gold crown and red garland stands elevated on the ratha, arms raised. Around it, people in saffron/orange robes, white dhotis and yellow shawls walk and hold the procession, and a man in a white turban stands nearby. A tall paper-cut decoration hangs overhead and a wall poster shows a green diagram at left. Several devotees in white and yellow surround the vehicle in a procession.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated golden palanquin float carried in a procession, its canopy and sides draped with white jasmine garlands, marigold strands and red-and-green tassels, with gold makara-head finials at each end. Under a multicoloured umbrella, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes stands on the float, and beside him a figure in a saffron robe with an orange turban and a white shawl. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the float and along its sides, some holding saffron flags. Crowds of women in saffron and white saris and uniformed police officers walk alongside the float in front of a blue banner with white script and a metal gate behind.2010-07-24 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27