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Outdoor procession on a flat open ground under a pale evening sky, with a tall concrete building behind. A decorated float is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in a yellow-green shirt. On the float stands a golden canopy with fringed yellow-and-red valance above a deity murti dressed in green and orange, garlanded with red, orange and white flower strings and a cloth. A reclining figure in orange clothing lies on a turquoise cloth draped over a low platform, with a peacock-shaped golden ornament beside the murti. A crowd walks alongside, including a man in white dhoti holding a silver kalasha-shaped vessel, a woman in yellow, and children. Several people carry golden trishula staffs. Procession, ratha setting.

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Outdoor procession with a gilded ratha-style chariot topped by a golden canopy and a murti of a deity draped in red and yellow garlands and a green cloth. A golden peacock, a trident-shaped standard and a small white flag are attached to the cart. In the foreground a young girl in a red top looks ahead, and several children and adults walk alongside. In the middle of the chariot a man in saffron-orange robes and a white cap sits beside a reclining figure wrapped in blue cloth, with a brass lamp near him. Behind the cart stands a grey concrete building under a pale blue sky.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor procession on a grassy compound. A decorated wooden chariot carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed parasol, the figure wrapped in garlands of red and orange flowers and a green cloth. A standing man in saffron robe and tall crown-like headdress holds a ritual implement beside the cart. Devotees in white dhotis and tunics pull the cart by ropes and walk with trident staffs. Women in saris and children watch from the left, and a large black and orange statue stands at right near a red building.2011-10-31Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground with a red-brick building and palm trees behind. A decorated ratha-style cart with a gold-carved front and blue cloth carries an ornate canopy hung with red and orange garlands and a green cloth, with a deity murti at its centre and trident-tipped staffs on either side. A man in an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a tall ornate white crown and beaded necklaces, stands at the cart holding a lit flame and a cloth. A woman in a yellow-green sari stands at the rear of the cart, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, blue and pink clothing stands at the left, many with hands joined in namaskar. A person with a camera stands near the cart. Appearance-based candidate for a person is uncertain, so the crowd and cart are described by role; the figure at the cart is a priest or attendant in ceremonial dress.2011-10-31Evening procession in an outdoor village street under a dusk sky. A large ornate palanquin-style ratha with a multicoloured canopy fringed in red, purple, orange and green sits above a golden deity murti hung with marigold garlands. Beneath it, a seated figure in white robes with a flowing white shawl sits on a raised platform, flanked by men in white dhotis and mustard-yellow shawls. Devotees line the foreground, many in white clothing, with women in white saris and a woman in a light blue head covering. Golden fan-like ceremonial standards stand on either side, and a green umbrella is visible at left.2010-11-11Outdoor procession on a grassy ground. A decorated wooden ratha cart carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed canopy, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a green backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tall decorated headdress walks beside the cart, holding its wooden pole. Attendants in yellow and white stand on the right holding gold trident staffs. Lines of children and adults on the left, many in white, pink, purple and blue clothes, clap with palms together. Trees, low buildings and a parked white vehicle form the background.2011-10-31August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesOctober 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor temple procession under a pale evening sky with thin clouds and trees at the edges. A large deity murti stands on a golden palanquin-style platform, decorated with a tall yellow umbrella-shaped canopy, a green silk drape, and garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. A golden peacock-like vehicle figure and a golden trident stand near the deity. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth and a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl with an orange sash stand on the platform, one priest reaching up to the murti. A blue cloth covers part of the base. Several white-clad attendants and onlookers in orange and red clothing stand on the left and right, and a loudspeaker sits on the platform edge.2011-10-31Evening procession on a dirt road with a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy with a red and gold cloth, garlands, and trident-shaped staffs. Women in white saris and a woman in teal saree walk alongside, a foreign woman in cream clothes and white shawl walks at left, and a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style red bead necklace leads near center. Several children in striped and green shirts walk in front, and a red tractor and unfinished concrete buildings sit in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-10-31August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copies