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A festival procession outdoors past a red compound wall, with a decorated deity murti on a golden palanquin-style platform draped in garlands of orange, pink, white and purple flowers, under coloured fringed parasols. A red tractor with a driver in a white shirt leads, its front garlanded with white flowers. In front, a young sannyasi in saffron robes, rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks holds a tall golden staff with a trident-shaped top. Several saffron-clad sannyasis walk behind the platform, some with shaved heads and tripundra marks, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. Several bystanders are visible at the left, including a child being carried. Trees and a pale sky fill the background.

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A dirt-road procession at an ashram compound with a red boundary wall and palm trees. A tractor with a driver in white leads a decorated float topped by a blue-and-gold canopy and garlands. Men in saffron and orange robes carry tall parasols and walk beside the float, one holding a long staff. Women in red and orange saris and a woman in white walk behind carrying a small decorated umbrella. A man in white stands on the float's side near the front. Some saffron-clad figures wear shaved heads and rudraksha beads, and the scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-04-13April 13 20142014-04-13April 13 20142014-04-13A decorated palanquin procession on a village road, drawn by a red tractor. The palanquin has a red and gold canopy, a gold kalasha-style finial with a trident-like ornament, and is draped in orange, white and purple garlands and tassels. A man in orange robes stands on the palanquin holding a white fly-whisk, and a woman in orange sits beside him. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, with a saffron-and-orange rosette badge and a rudraksha-style mala, walks holding the palanquin rope. A man in a white cap photographs with a camera, a tractor driver in a striped shirt sits at right, and palm trees line the road under an overcast sky.2010-07-24A rural procession on a dirt road lined with palms and trees. At the centre, a tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a large deity murti garlanded with marigolds and purple cloth, under a fringed blue canopy. A man in white dhoti stands on the float waving a white fan. The tractor driver wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-type bead necklace. Around it walk devotees in saffron and orange robes carrying tall ceremonial staffs with decorated ornamental banners and a trident, plus women in red and white saris. Several sannyasi-style figures in orange clothing with bead malas flank the cart, and a man in white walks beside the right side. Trees and a red wall frame the background.2014-04-13A festival procession on a tree-lined road. A golden palanquin, decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a gilded canopy, is mounted on a flatbed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits under the canopy, with a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl beside the palanquin. Other men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a striped shirt drives the tractor. Rows of red and orange flags line the background, and a roadside banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Hindu ritual procession, palanquin, ratha.2011-07-15April 13 20142014-04-13April 13 20142014-04-13A procession on a dirt road lined with trees, led by a tractor carrying a decorated deity murti under a canopy with a blue fringed top, the murti adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments on a purple cloth. A man in white stands on the tractor's back platform near the murti. A tractor driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. Walking alongside are devotees in saffron and orange robes, several women in white and maroon saris, and a man in white dhoti holding a ceremonial staff with a decorated banner. Palm trees and a red wall appear in the background.2014-04-13A procession on a dirt path between a red-walled compound and a red building with a green roof. At the centre, a decorated vehicle carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a gold-embroidered canopy, flanked by white parasols with red and gold medallions. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside it carrying tall staffs, and a figure in white stands at the front. Young boys and girls in black and orange clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, line both sides of the path as devotees watch. A page-identifier flag is not used here; no individual is identified by face. Overlaid copyright text appears at lower right.2014-04-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies