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December 14 2006

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Outdoor procession at a construction site, with a golden ornate ratha-style palanquin on the right bearing a deity murti and a sign reading Sri Ananadeshwar with Ananadeshwari. Devotees in white and saffron/orange robes walk around it, some carrying colourful parasols and orange flags. A large white and red ceremonial umbrella stands in the foreground. Behind them are piles of sand, brick walls and a yellow excavator, with trees and palms beyond. A small sign with a bird-like logo is visible near the umbrella. Roughly thirty people are visible in the crowd.2006-12-14Outdoor procession at a construction site with dirt mounds and brick wall. A golden ornate ratha/chariot with carved pillars and a placard reading Sri Anandeshwar Ritha Anandeshwari is pulled through a crowd. Devotees in white and orange-saffron robes walk alongside, several holding saffron flags with a dark crescent-and-disc emblem. Ceremonial umbrellas with fringed borders shade the procession, and a deity murti is seated inside the chariot. Palm trees and dense green trees stand in the background. Several people in white kurtas and white saris carry umbrellas and flags.2006-12-14Outdoor procession at a construction site beside green trees and a blue sky. On the right, a gilded wooden ratha/chariot shrine carries a deity murti and a framed portrait; a sign on its roof reads Sri Anandeshwari with Anandeshwari. Devotees in white and orange clothing walk alongside, many holding orange and white flags, and several carry ornate red, gold and green parasols. A woman in a purple top stands near the left edge and a man in a light blue shirt stands on a dirt mound. A rectangular framed portrait is held up near the chariot. Some devotees wear orange shawls and others white garments. Mounded soil and cement blocks surround the path.2006-12-14Outdoor procession on bare reddish earth beside a dense green tree line under a pale sky. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes walk with white-clad participants and men in white dhotis. Some carry ornate umbrella-style canopies in red, gold and green, and blue-and-white flags on poles. A drummer in white stands at right beside a round drum. Onlookers in checked shirts and lungis watch at left. Devotees carry the ratha-style procession forward across open ground.2006-12-14December 30 20062006-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27December 14 20062006-12-14A procession on a dirt road with a large crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing. Several women in white saris with yellow borders and orange shawls walk beside a figure in an orange robe. A colourful striped umbrella with a peacock-blue medallion is carried high at left. On the right, a decorated palanquin with yellow canopy, garlands and tassels is carried forward, and a shaved-headed man in white stands near it. Wooden fencing, tents and trees lie in the background.2009-12-27December 24 20072007-12-24December 31 20082008-12-31A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past low white and beige buildings under a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas and saris with orange shawls and white dhotis, walk closely together. Colourful umbrellas in orange, yellow, green and blue with fringed edges are held aloft, and orange and red flags fly along the route. Children in pink, yellow and green clothing walk among the crowd, and a white animal is visible near the centre of the procession. Several people carry umbrellas and flags toward the right side of the frame, with a water tank and utility poles in the background.2008-12-29Outdoor evening procession on a dusty dirt road in hazy warm light. A figure in orange-saffron robes walks at the centre, with a man in a white shirt beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with yellow and red shawls, walk in a long line. Ahead, ornate canopies and banners in orange, red and multicoloured fabric are carried on poles, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy moves in the distance. Buildings and trees line the background.2010-02-12