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August 11 2011

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A photograph of a ratha procession at an outdoor ashram setting. A red and gold canopied wooden ratha with a kalasha finial and red garland is being pulled by a crowd of boys and young people in white and casual clothes, some with white forehead markings. A boy in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the front with palms pressed together, while another boy in yellow crouches near the wheels and a girl in a yellow dress claps. Trees and a small building with an orange wall form the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2011-08-11A photograph of a small outdoor rathotsavam on a dirt path beside buildings and trees. A miniature wooden ratha with a red and gold canopy decorated with fringe, a gold finial and red garlands is being pulled by a rope. Around it stand boys in white kurtas and dhotis, some with white tilak marks on their faces, with hands folded in anjali. A girl in a pink and red dress and a girl in yellow stand with hands folded, and a boy in a yellow t-shirt crouches near the wheel. Two boys hold round hand cymbals. No a person candidate is visible.2011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of children pulling a small decorated ratha (temple chariot) along a dirt path at an ashram. The chariot has a red and gold canopy with embroidered hangings and a kalasha finial, and a wooden frame on wheels. In the foreground a teenage boy in a dark grey t-shirt with a red rudraksha-style necklace holds a large drum, and on the right a boy in a yellow shirt with white face markings plays a small hand drum. Several boys in white dhoti and shirt and girls in blue and white dresses hold ropes and walk beside the chariot. A large boulder and trees stand in the background beneath a bright sky.2011-08-11Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, children and teens pull a small wooden ratha (chariot) topped with a gold finial and a red and gold canopy draped with a red flower garland. Boys in white dhotis and white shirts and a girl in a pink dress clap or play hand drums, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A younger boy in a yellow shirt crouches near the wheels. Green trees and an orange building form the background.2011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene with children in white clothing pulling a wooden ratha chariot with a red and gold canopy decorated with painted panels, red flower garlands on its top, and colourful painted wheels. A boy in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and a girl in white kurta hold brass cymbals, while other children in white and a child in a red top and a girl in yellow vest walk alongside a rope. Trees, rocks and a flagpole with a purple-and-saffron flag stand in bright sunlight behind them.2011-08-11 +1 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20December 22 20102010-12-22August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession under a bright sky with palm trees behind. At the centre a colourfully decorated chariot with striped cylindrical pillars painted with red flowers and blue circles, yellow and orange fringed canopy, and a seated figure in red and gold garments with a garland, carried forward by devotees. In front, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a clay pot of smoking incense, and a woman in white sari stands beside him. Many people in white kurtas and dhotis, some in orange or saffron robes, a few holding saffron flags on poles, surround the chariot. Two boys in white shirts wear lanyards; a van with a photograph on its side stands behind.2009-12-29A procession on a dirt road beside a fenced field, with many people in white dhotis and white saris walking toward a decorated ratha in the background. Saffron and orange flags on tall poles are carried above the crowd, and several drummers in white and a man in a light shirt beat drums at the front left. Some participants wear yellow sashes, and a child in an orange and green dress walks in the middle. Tall palm trees and a large shade tree frame the scene under a pale sky.2009-12-29December 14 20062006-12-14