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Outdoor procession scene on a grassy ground with a decorated wooden cart on the right. A tall deity murti under a fringed canopy is garlanded with red and yellow flowers and rests on a gold-toned mount, with a blue cloth draped below. A woman in a yellow sari holds a trident-tipped staff beside the cart. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined, facing the cart, while several women in white and pink saris stand with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange shirt stands near the cart and a light-blue-clad woman and a child are among the devotees. A metal frame stands behind them and buildings and palm trees are in the distance. Without a confident identification of the saffron-robed figure, the scene reads as a devotional procession with ratha and deity murti.

Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground with a red-brick building and palm trees behind. A decorated ratha-style cart with a gold-carved front and blue cloth carries an ornate canopy hung with red and orange garlands and a green cloth, with a deity murti at its centre and trident-tipped staffs on either side. A man in an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a tall ornate white crown and beaded necklaces, stands at the cart holding a lit flame and a cloth. A woman in a yellow-green sari stands at the rear of the cart, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, blue and pink clothing stands at the left, many with hands joined in namaskar. A person with a camera stands near the cart. Appearance-based candidate for a person is uncertain, so the crowd and cart are described by role; the figure at the cart is a priest or attendant in ceremonial dress.

Outdoor procession on a grassy lawn. A deity murti decorated with red and green garlands and a fringed canopy is carried on a decorated wooden ratha/chariot with blue cloth. A man in an orange robe and tall crown stands at the chariot holding the canopy pole, and white-clad men carry long poles at right while a woman in a yellow sari and others in white stand nearby. Spectators, including children, watch from the left. Trishula staffs stand beside the cart, and a large orange-robed statue stands in the background beside a tree.

Outdoor procession on a grassy ground. A decorated wooden ratha cart carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed canopy, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a green backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tall decorated headdress walks beside the cart, holding its wooden pole. Attendants in yellow and white stand on the right holding gold trident staffs. Lines of children and adults on the left, many in white, pink, purple and blue clothes, clap with palms together. Trees, low buildings and a parked white vehicle form the background.

Outdoor procession on a grassy field in front of a row of low buildings and trees. A decorated open chariot or float carries a deity murti under a fringed golden canopy, with a garland of red and multicolored flowers draped around the structure. Beside it, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest stands with a long staff, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside the float. Several women in white and yellow saris hold trishul-tipped staffs, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, pink and green clothing stands along the left with hands folded in greeting. A child in a striped shirt walks at the right edge.

Outdoor evening procession on grass beside a wooden cart with an orange cloth canopy. A golden elephant-shaped vahana and a deity murti sit at the left under garlands. A man in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest with a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks forward, hands together, while devotees in white and pastel clothes stand along the right side with palms pressed in namaskar; a small boy in white stands at the front right. A multi-storey concrete building and trees are behind them.

2011-08-28 +1 copies

Outdoor procession on a grassy compound. A decorated wooden chariot carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed parasol, the figure wrapped in garlands of red and orange flowers and a green cloth. A standing man in saffron robe and tall crown-like headdress holds a ritual implement beside the cart. Devotees in white dhotis and tunics pull the cart by ropes and walk with trident staffs. Women in saris and children watch from the left, and a large black and orange statue stands at right near a red building.

December 06 2011

2011-12-06 +1 copies

Outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha cart decorated with green, white and red garlands in an arch above it. A framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange clothes and a beaded necklace sits atop the arch. Beneath it, deity murti and marigold garlands rest on the white cart, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and banana leaves arranged on a purple cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes with a shawl rings a bell over the offerings. On the right, a man in orange robes with a long mala and a young man with hands in anjali stand beside devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, with red umbrellas overhead. Several devotees behind them are visible.

December 23 2008

December 06 2011

Outdoor procession scene with a golden ratha chariot decorated with yellow marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a curved golden canopy frame, carrying a deity murti draped in orange cloth. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the chariot. Nearby, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in folded hands, look on under trees in daylight. A wooden-wheeled golden cart base is visible at lower right.