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Outdoors 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.

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A 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 20112011-08-11August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26A dirt-path procession moves past a crowd of onlookers. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes walks ahead of a decorated palanquin topped with a red, gold and blue canopy and tall coloured pillars. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk alongside the palanquin. Other men carry colourful fringed parasols and ornate square banners with gold borders. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a girl in green stand among the crowd under a leafy tree. A photograph of a ceremonial procession, ratha-style festival scene in a village setting.2010-12-26August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram grounds beside a large granite boulder. A boy in a grey-white collared shirt and checked shorts crouches low on the grass, leaning in to adjust or pull a small red and gold miniature chariot. The chariot has a dome-shaped canopy of red fabric with yellow and blue embroidered panels, orange fringe, a gold finial on top, red garlands draped over the roof, and rows of small bells hanging from its wooden wheeled base. Behind him, a few young boys and men stand near a whitewashed circular platform with a red-cloth-wrapped object on top, beside an orange-roofed building with a tin roof and tropical plants. This is the kids' ratham being prepared for the procession.2011-08-11 +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.2010-12-26Outdoor 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.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road under trees. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with black rudraksha-style malas and yellow or red waist sashes carry or walk beside a decorated palanquin topped with a red, orange and gold canopy with floral garlands and a pale fan-like plume. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges stand on either side. A man in orange saffron robes walks at left, and women in white saris and crowd members in white, orange and checked shirts line the scene. A deity murti or honoured figure sits within the palanquin.2010-12-26