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A festival procession under a large multicoloured umbrella with blue bird emblems, red and yellow panels and fringed tassels, with decorated pillars behind it. In the foreground a young girl in a red top smiles and waves, beside a girl in a white top with a rudraksha-style mala. A bald man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and dark beaded mala. Women in white and green saris walk nearby, and to the right a man in an orange cloth and a garland stands beside another umbrella. A figure in an ornate headdress is partly visible under the canopy. The scene is outdoors in warm late-day light.

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A festival procession on a dusty street at golden hour. A colourful ornate palanquin (ratha-like canopy) with a multicoloured parasol and tasselled fringe is carried forward, with a figure in a gold crown and red-and-gold attire seated within. Beside it, a bald man in a plain white dhoti and shawl walks holding the parasol pole, while a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead mala and an orange shawl walks nearby. Girls in white and red clothing, a woman in a green sari, and several white-clad women with dark hair surround the procession, smiling and waving. Another parasol is visible at the far right.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 23 20072007-12-23December 26 20102010-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on an open dirt ground under a pale sky, with low hills behind. At center, a decorated ratha chariot is topped by a large canopy umbrella in red, yellow and green with tasselled fringe. The chariot is festooned with marigold garlands, golden ornaments, and an orange parasol, and a figure in red and gold sits at its centre. Around it walk devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. A woman in a cream sari with a red shawl stands in the foreground, and a man in white with a vertical tilak walks at left. Blue portable toilets are visible in the background.2010-02-12December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession scene with a smiling girl in an orange kurta holding a large round umbrella-like canopy with a red, orange and yellow floral border and a blue-and-white dove emblem on a red centre, raised on a wooden pole. Beside her, a young girl in red and orange with a long black beaded necklace looks ahead. Behind them, several women in orange saris and head coverings and people in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk through a sandy open area. Palm trees, a decorated umbrella and a trident-shaped ornament appear in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at sunset with warm backlight. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and walks beside a decorated palanquin. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white shirt and a man in a striped shirt walk among others. Behind, a richly decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti adorned with flower garlands, its canopy hung with colourful bunting and the pillars painted with floral and animal motifs. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry an orange umbrella-like canopy with floral and sacred emblem painting, and several participants wear ID lanyards. Other devotees in white clothes follow along a palm-lined path.2005-12-22Outdoor procession on a dirt road under trees. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with black rudraksha-style malas and yellow or red waist sashes carry or walk beside a decorated palanquin topped with a red, orange and gold canopy with floral garlands and a pale fan-like plume. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges stand on either side. A man in orange saffron robes walks at left, and women in white saris and crowd members in white, orange and checked shirts line the scene. A deity murti or honoured figure sits within the palanquin.2010-12-26