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December 31 2005

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A decorated cart procession moves along a paved road lined with parked trucks and palm trees. A flower-garlanded deity murti sits under a colourful embroidered canopy on a green-framed cart pulled by a red tractor. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the cart, one in white with a white flag, and a man in orange robes stands at the lower right near the tractor. Several figures are visible on the cart and along the road, so the scene shows a ritual padayatra or ratha procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A village procession on a road lined with palm trees and parked vehicles under an overcast sky. In the foreground a red tractor pulls a green flat cart carrying a decorated ratha with a colourful striped canopy, pennant-like flags and a painted deity murti garlanded with flowers. Behind it, several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the roadside, some holding orange and yellow flags, and another decorated palanquin-style float with a small umbrella canopy follows. Vehicles and a bus appear in the background.2005-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor road procession on a tree-lined village road with palm trees and utility poles. At center, a red Mahindra tractor pulls a highly decorated float with a canopy of flowers and garlands; a figure in orange robes sits on the float, with another figure in orange beside him, and a white yak-tail fly whisk hangs on the side. Several colourful striped parasol umbrellas are carried over the procession. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in dark trousers, a woman in a pink sari, and uniformed men in khaki and white march alongside holding orange flags and a white banner reading 'MY FAITH, MY GURU' with a small portrait. Participants wear orange-and-white lanyard badges, and a dark-blue bird emblem appears at the top left corner.2010-07-24A village procession on a dusty road lined with spectators. A red Massey Ferguson 241 DI tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a large deity murti framed by red and yellow marigold garlands and a gilt arch. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drives the tractor, while a man in a red cap and white shirt rides on the float beside the murti. A colourful multi-tiered shrine with pillars is visible to the right, and uniformed police stand at the edge of the crowd. Many people line the route behind the vehicles.2007-02-02A 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.2010-07-24August 31 20112011-08-31A roadside procession on a dirt shoulder beside a busy highway with trucks, buses and cars. At centre, a red tractor pulls a decorated palanquin-style float covered in flower garlands, multicoloured streamers and a tall ornate canopy. Two large red umbrellas with coloured fringes shade the procession on either side. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, some holding umbrellas, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks at the front left. Green banana leaves and garlands decorate the tractor. Trees and a green verge line the road under an overcast sky.2010-07-24March 02 20132013-03-02A procession on a dirt road lined with trees, led by a tractor carrying a decorated deity murti under a canopy with a blue fringed top, the murti adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments on a purple cloth. A man in white stands on the tractor's back platform near the murti. A tractor driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. Walking alongside are devotees in saffron and orange robes, several women in white and maroon saris, and a man in white dhoti holding a ceremonial staff with a decorated banner. Palm trees and a red wall appear in the background.2014-04-13