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Outdoor festival procession with a large ornate golden chariot (ratha) decorated with yellow and marigold garlands, hanging bells, colourful tassels and a golden canopy with a yellow fringed umbrella. A figure in red and gold clothing and a golden crown stands on the chariot, raising a hand. Devotees in white and orange crowd around, some with raised palms, and orange flags wave in the foreground against a clear sky and distant buildings.

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A festival procession moves through a crowd on an open dirt road under a pale sky. At the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot carries a figure in orange and gold seated under a large orange canopy, with a trident-topped pole, strings of tassels and yellow marigold garlands. Orange flags are carried above the crowd. Many devotees in white kurta and dhoti, and women in white and cream saris, walk around the chariot, while a man in front wears a white shirt and holds an orange flag. Palm trees and a few distant structures are visible at the edges.2009-12-27Outdoor procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin dressed in marigold garlands and bright tassels, topped by a large yellow canopy with red fringe. Orange flags flutter on poles above a dense crowd of devotees in white, saffron, yellow and purple garments; many women wear white saris with blue or purple borders and long braids. A bare-hilled landscape and low buildings sit behind. The central figure under the canopy is not clearly visible enough to identify.2009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot procession moves under a clear pale sky. The ratha is draped with yellow and white flower garlands, marigold strands, and hanging tassels in orange, pink, blue, green and white. A large orange fringed parasol-style canopy with a dark medallion rises at left, and a carved golden prow with bells curls at the right. A figure in a ceremonial orange-and-gold outfit with a tall golden crown stands on the chariot, with white-clad devotees walking alongside and raising their hands. Spectators fill the foreground.2009-12-27A festival procession on an open dusty ground. A richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha is covered with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hung with colourful tassels and bells. A figure in an orange-red robe sits raised on the palanquin with palms pressed together in namaskar. Below, crowds of devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls walk and gather around the vehicle, with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and decorated standards visible in the background.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor temple procession on a dusty ground under a bright sky. A large flower-decorated palanquin with a yellow and orange canopy and tasselled hangings carries a seated figure in orange robes with garlands, presented on a golden-yellow garlanded platform. Crowds surround it: men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, and devotees in saffron-orange clothing with yellow scarves, several with hands folded in greeting. Brass horns and ceremonial metalwork are visible at left. Tents and a blue-roofed structure stand behind the crowd.2009-12-27Outdoor procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style float (ratha) covered in marigold and flower garlands, topped by a golden canopy and an ornate yellow umbrella with red and orange fringed tassels. A seated figure in orange clothing and flower garlands sits on the float. Around it, devotees in white ritual clothes and orange saffron robes walk and surround the float, and a decorated multicoloured umbrella stands at left. Crowd members in white and orange clothing fill the dusty ground under a bright sky.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a bright, hazy day with a crowd filling the foreground. At the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy of fringed tassels in yellow, green, purple and red and garlands of marigolds sits atop a wheeled ratha. A figure with long dark hair sits on it in a red and gold garment, one hand raised in blessing. Large orange and multicolour parasols shade the chariot, and devotees in white shirts, saffron robes, and yellow and white saris walk alongside, some with hands folded. Pavilion roofs and flags appear in the background.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27