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Outdoor procession at sunset with devotees walking in white clothes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a woman in white with a mala walk with heads bowed, while boys in colourful shirts and a uniformed police officer in khaki stand nearby. Behind them, a richly decorated ratha chariot with red, yellow and blue cloth panels and embroidered banners displays a seated figure in a golden crown and red garland, appearing to be a deity murti or honoured figure. Palm leaves and white feather fans are visible among the crowd.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph at sunset of a decorated procession chariot with a colourful painted canopy of blue, red, yellow and white panels with bird motifs, draped in green banana leaves and marigold garlands. A deity murti or figure sits within the canopy, wearing a red-and-white garland. In the foreground, silhouetted onlookers face the chariot, and white-clad devotees stand at the right, one with a white ceremonial fan-like plume and another wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Power lines and trees frame the bright sky.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Evening procession at sunset with a richly decorated palanquin-style ratha in the centre, its tall pillars wrapped in striped blue, yellow and red cloth with bird motifs and banana leaves at the top. Inside, a seated figure wears a flower garland and a crown-like headdress, framed by a gold ornate arch; the figure is in shadow and partly obscured. Around it, people in white clothing and rudraksha-style necklaces stand close, some with hands folded in prayer, while devotees in white and other clothes crowd the foreground under low golden sunlight. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photograph at sunset of a colourful festival chariot (ratha) decorated with red, blue and cream panels bearing white dove motifs, orange fabric drapes, marigold garlands and banana leaves. Seated on a gold-framed throne within the chariot is a figure wearing a crown, red garment and white flower garland, appearing to be a deity murti. Several people in white and cream clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, pull or walk beside the chariot, while a few onlookers in the foreground with dark hair raise a hand toward it. Bright sunlight flares behind the chariot, with trees and a utility pole on the right.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26