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August 29 2007

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A red Mahindra tractor with a decorated green flatbed trailer leads a procession outdoors under a bright, hazy sky. On the trailer, a small canopy with a white fringed umbrella and colourful striped side poles frames a seated figure and a raised area draped in cloth. Two men in white dhotis and shirts drive the tractor, and several men in white stand near the trailer and along the white-walled building and palm trees behind. A tall tapering pole rises at right. Red-and-white painted steps and a low wall lie at left.2007-08-29A photograph of a procession on a dirt road: a green flatbed cart carries a golden-draped seat or throne decorated with a garland of white flowers. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the cart holding a colourful umbrella with fringed tassels and printed emblems. Two young men in white clothes with orange shawls sit at the cart's edge. Behind, a woman in white sari with folded hands and another woman walk along a dirt road beside a green metal gate and white wall, under a partly cloudy blue sky.2007-05-31A photograph of a procession on a dirt road. A green flatbed cart carries a decorated red shrine-like structure under a colourful canopy with fringed tassels and a red-and-gold shrine with garlands. Several men sit on the cart in white kurtas and dhotis with orange saffron shawls, one seated at the front holding an item and another at the rear. A man in a white shirt stands at the back of the cart, and a man in a light blue shirt stands on the road. On the left, a man in a striped shirt with a red cloth looks toward the cart. A motorcycle rider in white is visible in the background, with green trees and a low wall beyond. No identification of any person is made from appearance.2007-05-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29August 29 20072007-08-29A dusty red-earth road during a festival procession. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside a small green cart. The cart carries a decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy, garlanded with flower strings, holding two deity murtis, one in white and one in red-and-gold garments. Men in white clothes follow in a line behind, and two more floral-decorated palanquins are visible further back. Gaudy painted pillars with floral panels frame the cart on the right. The man at left wears a rudraksha mala and a white flag is held in his hand. Trees and a hillside lie in the background under a pale sky.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a procession on a green flatbed cart on a dirt track. A decorated wooden shrine with a red and multicolored fringed canopy stands at the left, draped in pink cloth and garlanded with flowers, with a man in white clothes standing beside it. Two seated men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit on the cart near brass vessels and a plate, one wearing an orange shawl. Several onlookers in striped and plain shirts stand along the roadside, with dry scrubland, rocky hills and a yellow truck in the background under a pale blue sky.2007-05-31Outdoor procession at an ashram. A large ornate chariot or palanquin, decorated with multicoloured painted panels, red and gold fabric, palm leaves and garlands, carries a seated figure draped in garlands at its centre. Several men and women in white ritual clothes walk alongside, several wearing saffron or red shawls and some holding the chariot's cloth and ropes. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a long pole topped with a golden finial. A red and gold umbrella with fringed edges shades the procession. Thatched roofing and bunting stand to the left under a clear sky.2010-12-26A decorated ratha procession on an unpaved dirt road beneath palm trees. A richly ornamented palanquin-style chariot with orange and yellow canopy, garlands, tassels and a golden frame is pulled by a crowd of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing yellow shawls. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk beside and behind the chariot, one with long hair and garlanded neck, another with shaved head. Two women in white saris with yellow shawls walk at right. A seated figure in red and orange sits on the chariot beneath the canopy. A fence and a building appear behind. Some people in the background are wearing white.2009-12-27Outdoor photograph of a religious procession on an unpaved red-dirt road lined with trees and a hillside. In the foreground a green wooden cart with a red-and-white cloth edge carries a deity murti under a tiered orange canopy, decorated with colourful striped and patterned pillars, a fringed rainbow-coloured top valance, and garlands of flowers. Behind it, two more ornately decorated palanquins with garlands and gold-coloured canopies are carried along. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the procession, some holding long poles, one holding a white flag printed with a blue logo. A man in white pulls or walks beside the cart, and a tractor is visible at the right edge.2005-12-31