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A festival procession in daylight moves past a low red wall. On a golden palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands and multicoloured tassels, a seated figure wears a red garment and a dark cap. Above, a golden canopy with a yellow fringe shelters the palanquin. Devotees walk alongside holding long silver trident-topped staffs and red-orange flags. A woman in a purple top and a woman in white smile and look upward, and a man in white stands at the right edge beside a person in green. An ornate multicoloured umbrella with a golden emblem appears at the upper right.

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A festive outdoor procession with a golden ratha-style chariot decorated with white and orange flower garlands, bells and fringed yellow and red canopies. A seated figure in a red garment rides on the chariot beneath a red and gold ornate parasol. Devotees surround it, many holding long silver-tipped staffs and orange-red flags; women in white and purple saris and men in white shirts walk alongside, some smiling and some with tilaka. A small brass kalasha-like finial tops the canopy against a clear sky.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A festival procession on a gilded palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, multicoloured tassels and bells, and a rainbow canopy. A seated figure on the palanquin wears a long multicoloured flower garland and an orange cloth, and is shown in profile, with a crown-like headdress. Around the palki, several people in white and light clothing carry tall poles with orange-red flags bearing a blue emblem and text, and a dense crowd of devotees, including an older woman in a white sari at the right edge, surrounds the palanquin under an overcast sky.2011-07-15A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured wall and green trees under a bright sky. A richly decorated palanquin with a golden canopy, tassels and garlands carries a seated figure in red and white cloth, with a white chamara fan at its side. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in yellow and orange, walk alongside, many raising arms or holding red-and-saffron flags on poles. Multicoloured parasols with peacock-and-lotus motifs shelter the procession. Several people are visible, lending a festive, devotional atmosphere to the scene.2010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A golden ornate chariot procession moves through a palm-lined grounds. A man with long dark hair sits in the golden ratha, wearing a green garment and a white flower garland, seated beneath a yellow fringed canopy and a gold kalasha finial. The chariot is draped with red, magenta and white garlands and hanging multicoloured tassels. A bright blue-and-gold circular emblem is mounted on its side. Crowds of devotees in white and orange saffron clothing walk alongside, many holding long poles that support red and orange flags. Several people wear white, and one holds a white fly-whisk-style chamara. A palm tree and a red-brick wall stand behind. This is a ratha procession; the seated man is a probable Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial dress on a chariot throne.2010-12-20December 22 20102010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01A festival procession in an open ground, with a gilded ceremonial palanquin-style vehicle (ratha) topped by a golden canopy and hung with hanging bells, marigold and tassel garlands in red, green and pink. A figure in orange and red garments and a dark headdress stands on the vehicle, which has a red-and-gold umbrella-like canopy. Crowds of devotees in white, orange and yellow saris and white kurtas surround it, many raising red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Behind them stand a red-orange building with a green roof and a distant hill. The scene conveys a procession with flag-bearing devotees.2010-12-20January 01 20122012-01-01