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A roadside procession on a village road lined with palm trees and parked trucks. A deity murti. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry the palanquin on wooden poles, while others in green shirts and purple headbands walk alongside wrapped in long flower garlands. Other men in white clothing and a figure in a teal head-wrap walk along the roadside. The scene reads as a festival procession.

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Outdoor festival procession on a roadside in daylight. A deity murti. Men in white dhotis and shirts and men in green kurtas with blue or purple head cloths carry long wooden poles hung with red, yellow, green and orange tassel garlands. A bespectacled man in white with a grey beard walks near the palanquin, and several devotees hold wooden staffs. A white vintage sedan and a truck pass on the road behind, with a roadside shop sign and palm trees in view.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A village street procession in daylight beneath large shade trees. On the left, a palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is draped with garlands and topped by a multicoloured canopy with red, yellow and green panels; several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry it on long wooden poles. On the right, a group of men in green shirts, green and yellow waistcloths and blue turbans or head cloths walk barefoot, each holding a tall pole hung with long red, yellow and green flower garlands. A small red wooden gate and tin-roofed shop stalls line the street, and a few onlookers stand at the edges. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2005-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor temple procession at dusk under a cloudy sky. Several men in white dhoti and shirt carry wooden poles that support palanquins and ornate golden peetha-style platforms draped with dense garlands of yellow, orange, pink and white flowers. Decorated deity figures stand on the platforms, and one raised palanquin is topped by a colourful embroidered canopy with tassels. A tall carved golden figure with a crown and a multicoloured umbrella sits beside them. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands on the right holding a fan-like ornament, and onlookers in white and red stand along the edges of the procession. Trees and a utility line appear behind the scene.2005-12-22A street procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and low buildings under an overcast sky. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts carry a wooden palanquin bearing a metal deity murti decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a canopy of dark red and blue fabric with gold trim. Several shirted men in white carry the poles, and a shirt bears the printed word Nithyanandapeetham. Behind them, more participants in white and a second decorated palanquin with a red canopy follow, with white and red flags and a vehicle visible at left. The scene shows a ratha-style palanquin procession during a festival.2005-12-31A decorated ceremonial chariot procession moves through a crowd outdoors under hazy sky. The ratha is covered in yellow and white marigold garlands, with a golden swan-headed prow, a large orange parasol canopy, and hanging tassels in orange, green, red, and white. A figure seated on the chariot wears an orange-gold crown and red-and-gold garments, adorned with garlands. Devotees in white kurta and dhoti walk alongside, some in orange shawls, with a white bus and orange flags visible in the background.2009-12-27Outdoor road procession in a village setting with palm trees. A large ornate palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and yellow-and-white garlands carries deity murtis under the canopy. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry the palanquin on long wooden poles, while other white-clad participants walk behind with orange and white flags. A line of vehicles including a cream hatchback and a green van shares the road, and roadside onlookers stand by. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.2005-12-31A photograph of a street procession on a paved road. In the foreground, men in white clothes and rudraksha malas carry a deity palanquin on wooden poles; the murti is draped in flower garlands and shaded by a multicoloured canopy with a golden finial. Behind them, a line of white-clad participants walks along the road, with another decorated palanquin and a red-and-orange flag further back. Vehicles, a tanker truck and roadside shops with pink arcades line the scene, and a red date stamp in the corner reads 30 12 2005.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31