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Outdoor photo of young people pulling a small wooden chariot (ratha) with a red and gold canopy decorated with yellow fringe, on a dirt road beside green shrubs. A boy in a red kurta and white dhoti leads in the foreground, with a young woman in a purple checked top at right. Several teens in white kurtas and dhotis or white churidars help pull the cart, while a woman in a blue patterned top and tan shawl stands at left. A young man in a red and white vest watches at the upper right. Some participants wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings.

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August 11 20112011-08-11November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoor procession scene with children in white clothing pulling a wooden ratha chariot with a red and gold canopy decorated with painted panels, red flower garlands on its top, and colourful painted wheels. A boy in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and a girl in white kurta hold brass cymbals, while other children in white and a child in a red top and a girl in yellow vest walk alongside a rope. Trees, rocks and a flagpole with a purple-and-saffron flag stand in bright sunlight behind them.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA sunlit dirt courtyard between rows of red-brick ashram buildings, with a tree at left. A group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees gathers around a small decorated palanquin or ratha with a red and gold canopy and a golden kalasha finial on top. Children in white and a boy in red kurta and dhoti stand nearby, some carrying trays. A man in white shirt and dhoti and a man in dark trousers and white shirt stand at the centre, while a woman in a blue and yellow sari leans toward the palanquin. The scene suggests a procession or puja at the ashram.2011-08-11 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt path. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry long wooden poles on their shoulders, supporting a golden palanquin topped with garlands in orange, pink and white. Men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and hold red sashes that link them together. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a few people in dark clothing and red-and-white flags are in the background. Ceremonial fly-whisks and a kalasha-style finial are visible above the crowd.2010-12-22A festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and bushes. A decorated golden ratha, or chariot, is pulled forward, with a canopy of orange and yellow fabric above and garlands, streamers and colourful tassels hanging from it. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing yellow or saffron shawls, walk alongside and push or hold the chariot, some with arms raised. A small girl in an orange dress walks in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl beside her. A figure seated under the canopy wears red and orange, but the appearance is too uncertain to attribute to a specific person.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29December 28 20062006-12-28December 22 20102010-12-22A dirt-road procession with palm trees along the sides under an overcast sky. A cart or vehicle carries a decorated canopy with a multicoloured fringed umbrella and a garlanded figure, flanked by a tall attendant holding a fan. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl, and walks beside a shaved-headed man in orange. Ahead of them, a child holds an orange flag on a pole, while a girl in a pink dress holds another flag. Men and women in white and yellow ritual clothing, with yellow sashes, walk along, some carrying red trays. A small girl in a white dress stands on the left, and a woman in a yellow sari is in the background. Orange flags fly at the upper right, and a plain green umbrella is visible behind the cart.2010-11-11