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A photograph of a dirt road procession at an outdoor festival site. A blue Sonalika tractor leads, driven by a man in a light shirt with a second man beside him. Behind it a decorated float or palanquin with a golden canopy in red and white stripes carries ornate figures and a golden structure, with men in white dhoti near it. On the left a woman in a white sari with red border carries a long pole. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at the right beside a freshly dug trench and a grey pipe. A large red billboard with Hindi/Devanagari text and a deity image stands to the right, beside a fenced wall with faded portraits and an orange-clad figure in the background.

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A street procession on a dirt road moves past a line of onlookers. A blue tractor leads, its driver in a grey shirt, pulling a decorated flatbed trailer carrying a large garlanded deity murti with flower garlands and a red-and-gold backdrop. Seated figures in orange and maroon robes sit around the murti. Devotees walk beside the cart in white dhotis and saris, some in orange garments. White ceremonial umbrellas and red-and-orange flags are raised, and spectators, including children in red, watch from the roadside under palm trees.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOctober 30 20112011-10-30A 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.2014-04-13A 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 20142014-04-13A dusty outdoor festival scene in morning haze. A tractor with an orange body is hitched by a long pole to a decorated cart draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on the tractor, and a bare-chested man in white cloth stands near it. On the right, a shirtless man in a white dhoti sits on the cart, and another man in white stands beside it. A man in an orange robe with a saffron head wrap stands among the crowd, and a bare-chested man in saffron-trimmed white cloth plays a horn-like instrument. A banner on a pole shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe above Tamil text. A cameraman in white stands at left.2011-01-16A street procession on a town road with a decorated tractor-drawn float in the background, its tall figures and red banners visible above a blue tractor with a canopy. In the foreground a sadhu in orange robes holds a long wooden staff and walks beside the tractor. Nearby, uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and lanyards keep pace, and a man in a red t-shirt with a lanyard walks at left. Crowds, signboards and tree-lined shops line the roadside. A visible photo credit reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' and ''2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13Outdoor procession on a paved road with a roadside planting strip. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in white dhoti and a red shawl walks with a gold-coloured ceremonial plaque, beside people in white dhotis carrying colourful fringed umbrellas, staves and a red-covered book. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees and marchers follow a decorated tractor-drawn float with orange flags. Hillside and a temple spire appear in the background, with large banners and portrait posters on roadside billboards.2015-09-15 +1 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23 +2 copies