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Outdoor procession at a village street in warm low sunlight. Devotees in white ritual clothes, many with white shirts and dhotis or white saris, pull a brightly decorated palanquin-style ratha with a colourful canopy, pillars and a central deity murti visible under the canopy. A long rope is held taut by the group. Two ornate saffron and gold-fringed banners on poles, with embroidered floral emblems, flank the procession on the right, and a small multicoloured umbrella rises behind them. A person in an orange robe at left holds a pole and a metal horn-like instrument, and a palm-fringed building with signage stands in the background.

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A festival procession at sunset on a dirt road. A richly decorated wooden ratha with colourful striped pillars, fringed red and orange canopy and banana-leaf ornaments carries a deity murti seated under a garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with red and saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, pull the ratha by long red ropes. Two people on the right carry tall ornate flag poles with floral and bird-motif banners, and a decorated parasol stands behind. A brick building with a signboard is in the background, palms frame the scene and a photographer's hand is visible at the left edge.2010-12-26A procession at dusk on a dirt road in front of a red-walled building with palm trees. A decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure under an ornate canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels and flowers. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas with rudraksha malas walk along both sides, holding a long red cloth rope that leads the procession, while women in white saris with red borders follow. Several men carry tall embroidered ceremonial banners with bird and flower motifs. A person in an orange top raises a phone to photograph. Sunlight glows behind the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road in front of a red-orange building with a signboard. Central focus is a large ornate palanquin decorated with colourful striped and patterned cloth, banana leaves and tassels, carrying a seated figure in red and gold. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in saffron or yellow shawls, pull a long red rope attached to the palanquin. Women in white saris and a woman in a pink sari walk alongside. Decorated umbrellas with floral and bird motifs and tassels frame the scene at the edges, and palm trees stand in the background under a pale evening sky. A cameraman in orange sleeves films on the left.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road in warm evening light, with palm trees and a shaded pavilion at left. A tall, colourful ornamented ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured pointed roof, painted pillars and a deity murti inside carried forward by a line of people. Around it, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and white garments walk and hold the carrying poles wrapped in maroon cloth, while women in white saris with coloured borders walk alongside. A woman in an orange robe stands in the foreground holding a camera on a tripod, and a small child in dark clothing stands at left. A multicoloured parasol shades the side of the ratha at right. No readable text is visible in the scene; a copyright line sits at lower right.2010-12-26Outdoor procession at an ashram. A large ornate chariot or palanquin, decorated with multicoloured painted panels, red and gold fabric, palm leaves and garlands, carries a seated figure draped in garlands at its centre. Several men and women in white ritual clothes walk alongside, several wearing saffron or red shawls and some holding the chariot's cloth and ropes. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala holds a long pole topped with a golden finial. A red and gold umbrella with fringed edges shades the procession. Thatched roofing and bunting stand to the left under a clear sky.2010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk with a richly decorated palanquin-style ratha carried along a dirt ground. A seated figure with a crown and a red-and-gold cloth sits on a gilded throne beneath a canopy, wearing a white garland and a red shawl; their face is not described and the person is shown in a ceremonial posture. The ratha is wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with bird motifs and the word a person painted across the top, with a small kalasha-like finial. Ornate round fans with bird and floral designs and a striped, bird-patterned parasol flank the procession. Walking around it are devotees in white clothes and white dhotis, with yellow and orange shawls, and women in white saris, plus a woman in an orange top photographing the scene. Vehicles and a red brick building sit in the background.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26