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A decorated golden ratha procession vehicle with a large yellow and orange canopy umbrella dominates the scene, its base and rails covered in yellow, white and red marigold and jasmine garlands with hanging gold bells and colourful tassels. A man seated on the platform wears a saffron-orange garment, a golden crown-like headdress, and a red-and-white garland, holding a yellow fan-like object. Around the chariot, a crowd of people in white clothing and yellow shirts walks and reaches toward it, with palm trees and a thatched hut in the background. A multicoloured parasol and a tall pole decorated with pom-poms also appear. a person is a seated figure in saffron and ornate gold headwear on the chariot, presented as a procession subject.

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A golden ornate palanquin-style ratha with a gilded canopy and dragon-head prows, decorated with marigold and white garlands, colourful tassels and bells, moves through a festival procession under coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads, sits in the golden seat folding his hands in greeting. Around the ratha, devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing walk, and an orange flag is held in the foreground. A tray of fruit sits near the front, and a red tassel-trimmed umbrella stands above. Several people in the crowd are visible at the lower edge.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated golden chariot in an outdoor procession, draped with white, purple and orange flower garlands and hung with tassels in orange, pink, green, purple and magenta. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden seat under a canopy, smiling and looking to one side. A person in white raises a painted round fan with a blue and gold design toward him, and a red flag with a blue emblem waves at left. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers fill the background against a pale sky.2010-02-12