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A photograph of an outdoor pada puja at a decorated ratha or chariot-style cart under a canopy. Two people in saffron-orange robes are present: a woman in the foreground at left holding a gold tray with flower petals and offerings, and a woman in the centre in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a lit flame toward the altar. The cart is draped with colourful painted pillars in yellow, blue and red patterns, orange hangings, and garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. A bronze kalasha stands on the cart beside a small fire, and a blue cloth covers the central shrine. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a parked white car are visible in the background. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible.

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November 18 20102010-11-18Outdoor temple-procession scene at a decorated ratha chariot draped with colourful painted cloth in red, yellow, blue and orange. A deity murti is garlanded with marigolds and green leaves inside the chariot shrine. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine, her back to the camera. A shaven-headed man in orange robes stands at right beside a brass vessel with pink flowers. Stone sculptures, palm trees and a striped flag line are visible behind, under a bright sky.2010-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a temple-like grounds with a decorated wooden cart. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, stands at left facing a shrine covered in colourful patterned cloth hangings with orange fringes. Garlands of yellow and red flowers drape the shrine, which holds a deity murti in a blue cloth-draped canopy. Palm trees, stone sculptures and sunlight surround the area. The cart and shrine appear set for a procession.2010-11-18 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 15 20112011-12-15December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at dusk beneath palm trees. A man in an orange dhoti holds a lit camphor flame in a white bowl aloft toward a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, tassels and orange cloth. A woman in orange sits on the palanquin seat. Behind it, attendants in white dhotis and saffron-robed men walk with folded hands, and a man in a maroon-red dhoti walks beside the cart. A low orange-draped platform sits on the wheeled cart in the foreground. Corrugated roof and palms frame the scene.2011-12-15December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor evening procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and a corrugated roof. A golden palanquin with a carved crown, garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers and hanging tassels is carried on a wooden cart with orange cloth. A seated figure in orange robes waves from the palanquin. In front, a man in a tall ornate headdress and orange dhoti holds a lamp aloft. Behind them, men in white dhotis and red-orange robes walk with folded hands. A cameraman stands at left.2011-12-15Outdoor 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.2008-12-23A decorated festival chariot with a canopy of colourful fringed fabric and floral arches of marigolds and garlands stands under palm trees. Two deity murtis, one with a crown, sit at the centre under yellow and orange flower garlands and a draped orange cloth. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at the left rear ringing a handbell over the deity. Behind the murti, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a garland and rudraksha-style beads, with a light-coloured upper body and long dark hair. On the right, a man in orange robes with a shawl joins his palms beside a bare-headed man in white with a yellow shawl, both seated near offering plates of fruit and flowers. A woman in white with a yellow shawl stands at the far left, and another devotee in orange sits at the lower right. This appears to be a procession or ratha ritual with puja offerings.2008-12-23 +1 copies