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A photograph of an outdoor procession beneath green trees. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a maroon sash stands at left, holding a small ritual implement and a metal lamp in his hands. At right, a decorated ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti draped in a red and white cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower strands. A framed portrait mounted on the carriage shows a smiling man in orange robes with a pearl-string necklace. The carriage canopy is hung with red, green, yellow and multicoloured tassels. Several people in the foreground, seen from behind and partially visible, watch the procession, and a few hands are raised in prayer at lower right.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower strands. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the front of the palanquin, reaching toward the murti, while a red-and-white canopy with fringed tassels shelters the scene. A portrait framed in the palanquin shows a figure in orange. A large crowd in white and orange clothing surrounds the chariot under a clear blue sky, with a green-roofed building and a leafy tree behind.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated float. A man in a long orange robe with red borders stands on the float, reaching toward a deity murti seated on a throne-like platform. The murti is draped in white and garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers, with a colourful striped arch behind it and a red umbrella at the right. Two men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at the right, one with hands in anjali. Men in white shirts stand at the left, one with hands folded, and a devotee in white with hands folded stands nearby. Green leaves and flowers decorate the float base under a blue sky and trees.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a street beside a leafy tree and blue sky. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands on the left, raising a lamp or cup above a decorated float. The float has a multicoloured fringed canopy, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and an image of a seated saint in orange robes on a backdrop. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in white cloth and adorned with yellow garlands and a blue-green garment. In the foreground, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman with long dark hair in an orange top faces the float. Offering plates with flowers and fruit lie on the cart.2008-12-23A festival procession on a decorated float under a clear blue sky with palm trees. At the centre, a deity murti dressed in white and yellow garlands sits on a yellow cushion beneath a colourful fabric canopy with a framed portrait and striped festoons. A man in orange robes stands at the rear of the float blowing a conch or horn beside a brass vessel. Another man in orange sits to the right with hands joined in prayer. A woman in orange and a man in white stand in the foreground, with a few onlookers at the left edge. Marigold and yellow flower garlands, green mango leaves and plates of offerings decorate the platform.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated float carrying a pair of deity murtis dressed in white and blue cloth and heavy yellow marigold garlands, with fruit, coconuts and mango offered on a mat below. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands on the float, his hands near the murtis. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Red and yellow tasselled umbrellas shade the float, and a colourful flower garland arch rises behind it. Devotees in white and orange stand around, a woman in orange in the foreground, under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23