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A procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and red-painted low walls. At the centre, a tractor pulls a decorated ratha-style chariot with a gold canopy and a gilded deity murti or peetha under a red-and-blue cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, with two people holding blue and green umbrellas over the procession. A young boy in white walks in front, and an assistant carries a red bag. Parked blue trailers stand on the right beside red fencing.

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December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A procession walks along a paved stone path lined with palm trees and street lamps. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a red turban, heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, walks forward. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls carry long staffs and a white ceremonial parasol. A black car and a yellow van sit behind them, with a blue trailer and construction fencing to the right.2016-12-14A festival procession moves along a dirt road between red-and-yellow decorated barricades. In the centre, a large golden ratha or chariot with a tall temple-style canopy is pulled ahead, with a golden palanquin-like structure beyond. A red tractor in the foreground carries a driver in a green-and-white striped shirt, and a golden parasol hangs over the left side. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk in the crowd, and several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red garments carry staffs and processional items. A woman in a red sari and a man in a white shirt stand near the left edge. Some devotees hold brass or metal objects. A red-brick wall and a hillside frame the left side, and a tent-like structure stands in the distance.2013-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoor temple scene in bright daylight at a white-walled complex lined with palm trees. A red Mahindra tractor on the left, driven by a man in white, pulls a green trailer carrying a decorated palanquin with a pink-and-white floral arch and a deity murti under a small canopy. Several people in white dhotis and a saffron-robed person walk alongside. Beside them stands a black Nandi bull statue on a white plinth, and on the right a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar rises. Striped banners hang from poles near the white hall entrance, where a figure in white stands in the doorway.2007-08-29Outdoor procession at a dusty compound with a red brick wall on the left. A golden ornamented ratha or chariot shrine with a red canopy moves in the centre background, surrounded by a large crowd of men dressed mostly in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground, a line of saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads walks beside a path, one holding a long ceremonial staff. A man in a white dhoti and bare upper body walks barefoot near a red tractor with a green canopy, with a bystander in a striped shirt at its wheel. Yellow and red drapes decorate a row of stalls on the right, and a decorated umbrella sits at left. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this frame.2013-12-27