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A festival procession on a sandy road beside thatched huts and palm trees. A decorated ratha-style float carries a deity murti draped in marigold garlands, with a framed portrait mounted above under a canopy and a red-and-white garland arch. Men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls and a shaved-headed attendant in orange are walking and pulling the float with a long wooden pole. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white with a black rudraksha mala and a young man in white with a grey-and-orange shawl stand near the float. A woman in orange robes with a long wooden staff and a fan-like orange parasol walks at right. Several people in white and orange line the procession.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a temple festival. A deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin under an arch of green, red and white garlands, with a palm frond overhead. A long-haired man in saffron robes and gold-coloured beaded necklaces walks at centre, smiling, holding a wooden pole. Around him, sannyasis in orange robes and men and women in white dhotis and kurtas follow, some with orange shawls and rudraksha or gold necklaces. A colourful yellow, red and blue ceremonial umbrella appears at right, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at a Hindu festival under a clear blue sky. A decorated palanquin with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and pink-and-green flowers is carried on wooden poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas carry the poles. Striped red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrellas with tassels stand behind. A woman in orange robes with a gold necklace smiles at the front. A bare-headed man in orange robes with a long beard and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre-right. A brass trident-topped staff is visible on the right. Several white-clad attendants and orange-robed devotees surround the group.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival scene with a decorated deity procession chariot under a palm-frond canopy and coconut palms. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand beside the ornate chariot, which is draped with garlands in pink, green, yellow and white and holds a deity murti and a framed portrait. A figure in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha-style necklace extends a hand toward a small table of flower garlands and offerings. A person with light wavy hair wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl and faces the chariot. Thatched hut roof at left, bystanders in white and light shirts at right.2008-12-23A festival procession on a sunny day beside palm trees and thatched huts. A decorated chariot with a canopy of red, pink and gold tassels and garlands of yellow marigolds stands at right, its platform draped in orange cloth. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland stands in the centre-left, while several sannyasis in orange robes and devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around the chariot. A man in orange holds a tall gold staff with a ceremonial head. A cameraman films the scene at right. Crowds line the street behind. The black-and-white rudraksha-style garland and orange robes are visible on several figures, but no identity is confirmed from appearance.2009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road with thatched huts and trees under a clear sky. Men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a palanquin with poles on their shoulders; the palanquin has a decorated canopy with fringed red and multicoloured trim, a red-and-green garland arch, and a deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands. Behind it, a man in an orange robe stands near the palanquin. Several men wear rudraksha malas. A woman with light hair in white clothing walks at the left edge, and a man in orange cloth stands at far left. A few others in white follow. A top-left logo is visible.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession outdoors beside a white-walled building with palms. Men in white shirts and dhotis pull a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin with garlands of orange and white flowers and a framed portrait on top. A standing man in orange robes and a gold-coloured stick is at the top left of the cart. A person in an orange saree with a heavy gold necklace, walking beside the pole, is smiling. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a tray. A bearded man in white with a blue badge pulls the pole. A portrait in the frame shows a figure in orange with a gold necklace, but the figure's identity is not established.2008-12-23