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Outdoor procession scene beside a brick building. A golden, flower-garlanded palanquin carries a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, visible from behind at the top left. Hanging bells and orange-and-gold tassels decorate the palanquin. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt raises a round orange-and-gold fan-like shield with a white dove emblem, while a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari and a second person in white raise their hands toward the palanquin. On the right, several people in orange robes stand with hands raised. Marigold and rose garlands and scattered petals cover the orange cloth on the palanquin's base.

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December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ratha-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a gilded crown-topped figure is being pulled in a procession on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas hold or push the chariot with raised arms. To the right, two figures in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded in namaskar beside a line of devotees in white. A small figure in orange sits on the chariot at upper left, wearing a golden crown and garlands.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ratha procession cart covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with tassels and a large orange canopy overhead. A man in an orange robe stands on the cart's rear platform, raising one arm, while another person in orange sits near the front. A small figure in a feathered headdress and a bejewelled seated figure ride the cart. Around it, many people in white clothes and yellow shawls or sashes press forward, some with arms raised, on a dusty open ground with a multicoloured umbrella and a low building behind.2009-12-27A procession of devotees pulls a richly decorated golden ratha chariot covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with tassels, a fringed orange canopy and gold ornaments. A seated figure on the chariot wears an orange garment and a garland, while a pole-bearer in white holds a gold ceremonial umbrella-like emblem. Around the chariot, devotees in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas walk and pull, including a bald man in white and a woman in a yellow shawl. Trees and a low building are behind the crowd.2009-12-27A procession on an open road under a clear blue sky. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a peaked gilded canopy and carved gold makara heads at its corners is draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands and hung with tassels in red, green, pink and white. A figure seated on the palanquin wears a white garland and a red-and-gold garment, with long dark hair. Two large ornate umbrellas shade the scene: one in saffron-yellow with a fringed edge, the other in multicolored panels of red, blue and yellow with a bird emblem. Around the palanquin, men and women in saffron-orange robes and in white ritual clothes carry and steady it, while devotees in white hold an arati plate and a red-and-gold tray. Some bystanders stand along the edge of the frame.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on a village road in daylight. A richly decorated flower-covered palanquin, its canopy and hanging tassels in orange, yellow, green and red, carries a seated figure in red and gold robes and a gold crown. Around it, crowds in white clothes and saffron-coloured sashes walk alongside, with many women in white saris and orange-red flags visible at the right edge. A man in white stands in the foreground with a raised hand, and a man in saffron robes walks near the palanquin's front. The seated figure has no clearly recognisable face at this distance, so identity is uncertain.2009-12-27Outdoor procession in dusty open ground with a decorated chariot, or ratha, draped in marigold and yellow garlands and topped with a colourful canopy with tassels. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands on the chariot, partly visible at the top left. Around it, devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and white saris, several wearing yellow or orange shawls, walk and hold up ceremonial fans and a large multicoloured umbrella. Some hold orange flags. A woman in an orange shawl and a man in a white shirt with rudraksha beads are prominent in the foreground; a person in a blue sari stands among the crowd. Concrete walls and a dusty backdrop frame the scene.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27