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Outdoor procession scene at a small festival cart. A decorated wooden cart with a canopy of banana stalks, striped fabric and marigold garlands carries a deity murti adorned with crown, garlands and ornaments, set on an orange cloth. A black-and-white framed-style portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha beads sits under the canopy, and a kalasha-style oil lamp and bell rest on the cart. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the cart and offers a small green vessel. A man in a striped grey and navy shirt stands at right, and an older person with white hair is partly visible at left. A red-orange building and a bus are behind.

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A decorated festival float with a Ganesha murti at its centre, dressed in orange cloth and marigold and red garlands with a golden crown and ornaments. Behind it hangs a large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white beaded necklace, seated in meditation; this portrait is not a physical person. In the foreground a young man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits at the float's altar, tending offerings. A wooden platform with an orange cloth holds a brass lamp and a plate of flowers and petals. Banana plants and striped fabric drapes frame the scene, and a white van and a red-orange building with Kannada signage stand behind. Only the seated young man and a partially visible person at the right edge are physical people.2010-09-02December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A decorated ratham, a flower-garlanded cart with a colourful striped and yellow arch, a multicoloured fringed canopy and a gold-framed niche, parked on dirt ground beside a tree and a green-roofed orange building. Inside the niche sits a deity murti in orange and gold draped cloth with red and white garlands, behind a small framed photograph of a robed figure with long hair and beads. Two men stand at the cart: one in white with a yellow shawl, the other in a striped shirt and cap, handling a steel pot and small items on the platform. The scene shows a procession cart preparation.2010-07-08December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a wooden float decorated with yellow marigold garlands and multicolored flower arches. At the centre, a deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with yellow garlands sits on a platform, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels in front. Behind it, a framed portrait shows a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, though the portrait is printed and not a physical person. To the right, a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair stands with hands joined in prayer, and a man in orange kneels beside the float with hands folded. Palm trees and a blue sky appear in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor festival procession scene under a clear blue sky. A ratha or decorated chariot-like platform is crowded with garlands of yellow, orange, magenta and white flowers arranged in arches around a canopy. At its centre sits a metal deity murti with a crown-like headdress, adorned with yellow marigold garlands, and a framed portrait above it shows a robed figure in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace. Orange-robed young men stand at the right with their hands near the platform, while a standing figure in orange at left raises a hand toward the offerings. Brass vessels, a silver tray, flower petals and banana leaves lie on the table, and a crowd in white clothing gathers behind.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a decorated ratha-style float. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands on the float, arm extended toward a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a gold-colored crown. Above, a framed portrait of a robed figure sits beneath a canopy with colorful striped and red-white-green fabric and tassels. Nearby devotees in white ritual clothes stand on the street, one with hands folded in prayer and another wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair faces the float at right, and a brass lamp rests on the platform among flowers. Trees and blue sky are behind.2008-12-23