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Overhead view of a ritual procession at an outdoor setting. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot facing a decorated wooden cart or ratha platform draped with yellow marigold garlands, green mango leaves, and a bowl of yellow flowers, with a purple-edged cloth on top. Around them devotees in white clothes press their palms together in anjali. Several people in orange or saffron robes stand at left and right, one holding a long staff topped with a decorative finial. A rangoli of pink and purple floral pattern lies on the ground. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style malas and white kurtas.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a deity procession on a sandy road. A deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a red-framed cart draped in a multicolored striped cloth, with yellow flowers and green leaves scattered across it. In front, a man in saffron robes with a beard stands with palms joined, and a young man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala and folded hands faces the cart. Women in orange saris carry brass plates of yellow flowers. Men and boys in white clothes stand behind, some with hands folded, and a small fire or incense smoke rises near the cart. Flags with orange and red panels fly at left.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesPhotograph of a festival procession on a wooden cart decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A deity murti in white and gold dress with a crown sits on a striped cloth, surrounded by fruit, bananas and flower offerings. A figure in saffron robes stands on the cart near the murti, and devotees in saffron and white clothes press in around the cart, several with hands folded in prayer. Other participants wear white and rudraksha malas, and a red and white garland arch decorates the background, with a whitewashed building behind.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a decorated palanquin-style ratha on a sandy ground with a colourful kolam rangoli design in pink, blue and white. The palanquin is draped with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, pink, red and green and topped by a striped canopy. Inside stands a deity murti and a framed portrait of a bearded man with long hair. Several people in saffron/orange robes stand at the front, including a figure in saffron with long curly hair at left, and another in saffron at centre who appears to be offering or adjusting something at the shrine. A man in white clothing stands with hands joined in namaste, and a figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth stands at right beside a tray of yellow flowers. Wooden poles extend from the front of the ratha, and steel scaffolding is visible in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27