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Evening procession at sunset on a dirt path through green fields. Several people in white dhotis and white shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying a deity murti under a colourful fringed canopy with woven red, green and yellow panels. A large ornate orange-and-gold umbrella-like parasol with floral embroidery is held upright at the left edge. Behind, a second decorated chariot carries garlands of flowers. Some participants wear striped shirts and white clothes; a few women in white saris walk near the front. The sky is cloudy with warm light.2005-12-22December 20 20102010-12-20December 31 20092009-12-31Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting on a dirt ground. A golden palanquin-style cart carrying a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and colourful striped fabric canopy is pulled by men in white dhotis. A barefoot man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl walks at the front, holding the cart rope. Other men in white and orange-trimmed attire follow, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow-green shawl stands at right among devotees. Pulling a cart with a golden deity murti under a canopy at night is a procession. The front man's appearance is not distinctive enough to establish a person's presence.2010-11-20Outdoor 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.2011-12-15A procession on a dirt ground at dusk shows a large ornate ratha chariot decorated with marigold garlands, tassels in red, green and yellow, an orange canopy and a golden carved horse-head prow. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, pull the chariot using thick red ropes. A woman in a white sari with yellow border walks beside them, and onlookers in white and orange stand along the edges. Figures in saffron robes stand at the right. A deity murti or figure is seated on the chariot beneath the canopy.2010-02-12Evening procession on a dirt road with a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy with a red and gold cloth, garlands, and trident-shaped staffs. Women in white saris and a woman in teal saree walk alongside, a foreign woman in cream clothes and white shawl walks at left, and a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style red bead necklace leads near center. Several children in striped and green shirts walk in front, and a red tractor and unfinished concrete buildings sit in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-10-31Night procession in rain on a road, with a decorated float carrying a large deity murti of a goddess with garlands and a red and orange cloth. A man in an orange dhoti stands on the float steadying the figure. In front, a man in white dhoti and reddish-brown beaded necklace holds a tall golden trident, and another man in orange and gold walks beside the cart. Yellow and red umbrellas shelter the procession, and a bright light glows in the background.2016-10-11October 30 20112011-10-30October 30 20112011-10-30September 04 20082008-09-04October 31 20112011-10-31