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A street procession in daylight with a white horse pulling a decorated cart (ratha-style carriage) draped in flowers and a yellow-and-red sign reading 'Raja Bhaiya' on its side. Above the cart hangs a yellow umbrella and strings of small triangular pennants overhead. A driver in dark clothes sits on the cart. Along the roadside, a crowd of men and women watch, some with raised arms in greeting; a woman in white with a red shawl stands at the left, and a man in orange robes and a white-clad man stand at the right edge. Shopfronts and a multi-storey building line the street.

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A street procession in an Indian town. A white horse with a dark grey head and blue tassels pulls a golden, flower-garlanded ceremonial carriage with a red canopy. A bearded man in a brown shirt holds the reins on the carriage, and a man in orange robes with an orange shawl stands beside it, with a white flower-garlanded carriage behind. Yellow and white flower garlands decorate the carriage. Onlookers in shirts, a woman in a green and yellow sari, and bunting strung overhead line the street. A yellow board with red Hindi lettering is fixed to the carriage side.2016-04-18A decorated horse-drawn cart moves down a road during a street procession. On the cart, a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. A man in a dark shirt stands at the cart's front rail holding the reins area. A white horse pulls the cart, draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth with tasselled fringe and wearing a headdress with orange plumes and colourful flower garlands. A white-clad man walks beside the cart and a young man in a grey sweater leads the horse, with several onlookers and palm trees in the background.2010-02-18December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesStreet procession photographed from behind a crowd. Two white horses draw an open carriage decorated with orange and red fabric, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and ornate red-and-gold harness. Four colourful umbrellas with fringed canopies shade the carriage. A figure in orange sits within the carriage, partly hidden by the canopy. Uniformed police in khaki stand at left, and devotees in striped shirts, pink shirts and grey clothes press along the roadside. Trees, a utility pole and a white signboard appear in the background under an overcast sky.2009-07-23Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees under a hazy sky. A decorated cart pulled by two white horses with red and multicoloured tassels and flower garlands leads the procession. Atop the cart stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes, garlanded with marigolds, with a man in dark clothing seated at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a drummer in a red cloth and bare chest plays a drum at left. Orange triangular pennants stretch across the background. A figure in a golden crown and red-and-gold face paint stands at the far left among the crowd. Several people are visible, roughly 20 in view.2010-02-18A festival procession in an outdoor dirt-and-gravel setting during a Brahmotsavam celebration. Two white horses draw a decorated carriage through a crowd; one horse has a white fan-like plume and the other is grey-white with red and gold harness. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the horses. A young man in a lavender shirt and a woman in a yellow shawl with folded hands stand near the front. Ornate orange, yellow and multicoloured parasols with bird motifs and tassels stand above the crowd, and yellow and orange balloons float at left. Several people in white dhoti and kurta, saffron sashes and white saris watch from the background beside a water tank.2008-12-29A street procession moves along a tree-lined road. A red wooden carriage with red-spoked wheels is drawn by white horses, with a man in a white shirt and blue jeans walking at the front holding the reins. Behind it, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and long wind instruments, while red, orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas are carried overhead. A portrait is displayed on the carriage front, framed by a white garland. Bunting of white and blue flags hangs across the road, and a man in a light blue shirt walks beside the horses. Several onlookers stand at the roadside.2005-12-09December 25 20072007-12-25