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A decorated festival procession on a paved road under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a red tractor pulls a blue trailer draped with red and orange marigold garlands and tinsel; several men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the trailer, one standing in a yellow shirt and dark trousers holding a phone. Behind them a red and gold ratha-style float carries a deity murti framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. On the right, a pink-and-white banner and a speaker stack are decorated with tinsel and bunting. Utility poles and trees line the roadside.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A red tractor carries a large decorated float in a village road procession. Three men ride the tractor: one in a striped shirt at the left, another behind him, and an older man in white clothes and a pink shawl at right, who steers. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with multiple raised arms, dark hair, and a long yellow and green flower garland across its chest, set before a fan-shaped halo of white and orange petal-like panels. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the float. Roadside trees, a truck, and onlookers in the background complete the scene under a clear blue sky, with yellow bunting strung overhead.2007-02-02A festival float decorated with dense garlands of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, arranged over arched niches on a rounded float. Several framed portraits are mounted on the float: a central painted image of a deity in a golden-yellow robe, and two other framed portraits of robed figures, one with white hair and a light shawl. Three men in white shirts sit in the foreground on the float's bench, one facing left and two seen from behind, under a clear blue sky with trees at the top right.2007-02-02A street procession on a tree-lined road shows a red Mahindra tractor pulling a decorated float. The float carries a large painted Ganesha murti with a golden crown, red and yellow garlands and strings of marigold flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drives the tractor, while another man in a blue shirt stands on the float beside the deity. Behind them more flower-decorated floats follow, and a crowd of onlookers, including women in saris, lines the roadside under a clear blue sky.2007-02-02April 18 20162016-04-18February 10 20132013-02-10January 29 20102010-01-29A decorated ratha-style procession vehicle is parked on a dirt road, carrying a golden deity murti under an ornate canopy with a fringed gold umbrella. The murti, seated on a peacock-like vahana, is framed by red, yellow and white flower garlands. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt stands beside the cart near a red tractor with a green canopy. Behind him are brick walls, a green-and-blue van and a utility pole. No one is identified by face; the visible people are a devotee in white, and a tractor driver in striped clothing.2011-10-31A rural road lined with trees and green shrubs. A red tractor pulls a decorated green trailer decorated with a red and white arch of flowers and painted colourful posts. Several people ride on the tractor and trailer, some in white clothes, as part of a procession. Palm trees and small houses stand in the background. The scene appears to be a festival procession moving through a village.2007-08-29A festival procession on a paved road shows a flower-decorated float drawn by a tractor, with an orange-and-blue canopy and marigold garlands. A standing sannyasi in orange robes holds a trident aloft on the float, with another orange-robed figure beside him. Women in white and orange saris walk alongside the tractor, and a man in orange kurta walks in front. Speakers, bells and brass ornaments hang from the float, with a red tractor and a crowd of onlookers behind.2013-02-12A festival procession on a tree-lined road. A golden palanquin, decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a gilded canopy, is mounted on a flatbed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits under the canopy, with a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl beside the palanquin. Other men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a striped shirt drives the tractor. Rows of red and orange flags line the background, and a roadside banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Hindu ritual procession, palanquin, ratha.2011-07-15