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Outdoor procession at dusk with devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many with red or orange scarves. Ornate umbrellas with embroidered floral borders and a red-and-blue emblem with a white bird motif are carried aloft. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible in the centre. A man in an orange-saffron robe walks among the crowd, and a young girl in a red T-shirt with white lettering smiles at the camera in the foreground. Trees and a street lamp frame the scene under a pale evening sky.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession under a large multicoloured umbrella with blue bird emblems, red and yellow panels and fringed tassels, with decorated pillars behind it. In the foreground a young girl in a red top smiles and waves, beside a girl in a white top with a rudraksha-style mala. A bald man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl and dark beaded mala. Women in white and green saris walk nearby, and to the right a man in an orange cloth and a garland stands beside another umbrella. A figure in an ornate headdress is partly visible under the canopy. The scene is outdoors in warm late-day light.2010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk along a dirt road lined with palm trees. A large ornate chariot (ratha) with colourful painted pillars, a golden canopy and a deity murti inside is pulled forward by devotees in white. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the sides, some holding long poles with decorated umbrellas and banners featuring flower patterns and a dove emblem. A girl in a red T-shirt stands at the left with hands in namaste, while women in white and yellow-bordered saris follow the chariot. A partial blue-and-white signboard reading ASP is visible at the left edge. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.2010-12-26A dirt-path procession moves past a crowd of onlookers. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes walks ahead of a decorated palanquin topped with a red, gold and blue canopy and tall coloured pillars. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk alongside the palanquin. Other men carry colourful fringed parasols and ornate square banners with gold borders. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a girl in green stand among the crowd under a leafy tree. A photograph of a ceremonial procession, ratha-style festival scene in a village setting.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road under trees. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with black rudraksha-style malas and yellow or red waist sashes carry or walk beside a decorated palanquin topped with a red, orange and gold canopy with floral garlands and a pale fan-like plume. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges stand on either side. A man in orange saffron robes walks at left, and women in white saris and crowd members in white, orange and checked shirts line the scene. A deity murti or honoured figure sits within the palanquin.2010-12-26December 23 20072007-12-23A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy, colourful tassels and flower garlands carries a small seated figure under a canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some in yellow shawls, and one man in a saffron-orange robe walks near the chariot. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered ceremonial badge holds a tall red-and-gold ceremonial staff with a gold finial, and a fringed umbrella in red, yellow and green is held aloft. Gold and red ceremonial standards and a trident-like staff are visible on the left. A white-haired older man in white clothing stands at the right edge.2010-02-12December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor evening procession on a dirt path at sunset. A woman in an orange saffron sari walks at the centre, near a decorated ornate palanquin or ratha with colourful fabric canopy, carved panels and floral garlands. Around her, many people in white ritual clothes walk and carry long ceremonial poles, umbrella-like decorated parasols and flags. A tall tree leans into the foreground. A green-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background under a pale sky. Another decorated structure is visible at right.2005-12-22Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside palm trees, with a colourfully decorated ratha chariot carrying a deity murti under a tall canopy of red, blue and orange panels with a small umbrella beside it. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads pull a rope or pole attached to the chariot. Women in white sarees with red and gold borders walk alongside, and a woman in a saffron-orange top holds a camera on a tripod in the foreground. Devotees in white and mixed clothing line the path, and a girl in a red t-shirt stands at the right edge. A roofed shed with red walls sits at left. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the crowd, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-12-26