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Outdoor 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.

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August 11 20112011-08-11A photograph of a small outdoor rathotsavam on a dirt path beside buildings and trees. A miniature wooden ratha with a red and gold canopy decorated with fringe, a gold finial and red garlands is being pulled by a rope. Around it stand boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some with white tilak marks on their faces, with hands folded in anjali. A girl in a pink and red dress and a girl in yellow stand with hands folded, and a boy in a yellow t-shirt crouches near the wheel. Two boys hold round hand cymbals. No a person candidate is visible.2011-08-11 +1 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a red-orange wall. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of patterned panels and tassels carries a seated figure draped in red and garlanded, with several decorated umbrellas over it. In front, a devotee in white holds a large round yellow-bordered fan with a red and blue floral emblem on a pole. Around them, numerous people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, walk along; a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the crowd. A low sun glows through the trees at dusk.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk. A large colourful ratha/chariot-style canopy with painted geometric panels, banana leaves and garlands carries a seated figure in a red and gold setting. Flanking it, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style beads walk with maroon sashes, while a young woman in an orange sari-style shawl and a girl in a dark embroidered dress stand in the foreground. Women in white saris walk nearby, and a green-and-orange fringed parasol stands at left beside pink oleander bushes and a green gate. The seated figure is too small and indistinct to establish identity, so no appearance-based a person claim is made. The event is a procession.2010-12-26A festival procession at sunset on a dirt road. A richly decorated wooden ratha with colourful striped pillars, fringed red and orange canopy and banana-leaf ornaments carries a deity murti seated under a garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with red and saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, pull the ratha by long red ropes. Two people on the right carry tall ornate flag poles with floral and bird-motif banners, and a decorated parasol stands behind. A brick building with a signboard is in the background, palms frame the scene and a photographer's hand is visible at the left edge.2010-12-26December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, children and teens pull a small wooden ratha (chariot) topped with a gold finial and a red and gold canopy draped with a red flower garland. Boys in white dhotis and white shirts and a girl in a pink dress clap or play hand drums, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A younger boy in a yellow shirt crouches near the wheels. Green trees and an orange building form the background.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt road with a richly decorated wooden ratha or palanquin covered in marigold garlands, multicoloured tassels and a saffron canopy with a lotus emblem. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push or steady the cart with their hands. Among them, a few men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right edge, and one man wears a yellow shawl. Palm trees and a fence sit behind the crowd under a clear sky. Several ceremony attendees wear lanyard badges.2009-12-27December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photo of children pulling a small decorated ratha (temple chariot) along a dirt path at an ashram. The chariot has a red and gold canopy with embroidered hangings and a kalasha finial, and a wooden frame on wheels. In the foreground a teenage boy in a dark grey t-shirt with a red rudraksha-style necklace holds a large drum, and on the right a boy in a yellow shirt with white face markings plays a small hand drum. Several boys in white dhoti and shirt and girls in blue and white dresses hold ropes and walk beside the chariot. A large boulder and trees stand in the background beneath a bright sky.2011-08-11