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Outdoor procession on a decorated float. Centre: a painted statue of a seated man with a gold crown and a dark moustache, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigold strands and white flowers. The statue sits in front of a pink-and-white lattice canopy wreathed in red flowers and green fronds, with yellow garlands framing the sides. In the foreground, several men in checked shirts, a red cap and a grey cap sit on the float, and a long black pole stands at the left edge. Blue sky and trees form the background.

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A red tractor carries a large decorated float in a village road procession. Three men ride the tractor: one in a striped shirt at the left, another behind him, and an older man in white clothes and a pink shawl at right, who steers. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with multiple raised arms, dark hair, and a long yellow and green flower garland across its chest, set before a fan-shaped halo of white and orange petal-like panels. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the float. Roadside trees, a truck, and onlookers in the background complete the scene under a clear blue sky, with yellow bunting strung overhead.2007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a decorated festival float carrying a large painted deity murti seated on a blue throne-like seat, wearing a crown and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaf garlands. The arched frame behind the figure is wrapped in red roses against a white canopy, with yellow and green pennants strung overhead and utility poles and trees in the background. At the lower right, a man in a maroon shirt sits beside the float, and a small crowd of onlookers stands at the left edge along the roadside. No person identifiable as a person is visible.2007-02-02Outdoor festival procession on a richly decorated golden ratha chariot draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands, hung with gold bells and multicoloured tassels, and topped by an orange umbrella canopy. A figure seated at the centre wears a gold crown, red and orange garlands and an orange robe. In front, a smiling man in white kurta holds a hand up near the chariot, while a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace and smiles beside the chariot. Crowds in white clothes raise hands and cheer around the wheels. A round orange emblem with a white bird and gold rays is affixed to the chariot side.2009-12-27A decorated golden chariot procession on a street, with a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and red-and-green flower garlands, wearing a gold crown and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, raised on the ratha. The chariot is heavily adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers, dangling gold bells, green, orange, red and blue tassels, and a large orange canopy umbrella. Palm trees and a red flag stand behind. Devotees crowd along the road in front, some in colourful clothing, while a few look on from the roadside.2009-12-27February 02 20072007-02-02A 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.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ratha procession float, heavily decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands and colourful tassels, is carried forward on a sunny day. A young man seated on the float wears a gold crown and a red-and-gold garment, raising one hand in greeting. A man in an orange robe holds a large red parasol above the float, and several men in white with yellow shawls walk and carry the procession alongside, some with rudraksha malas and folded hands. Bare trees and a concrete wall stand behind the scene.2010-01-01A festival procession on an ornate golden chariot, decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, hanging bells, colourful tassels and a gilded horse-head carving at the front. A figure seated at the top wears a gold crown and sits beneath a yellow umbrella, with a red striped parasol held beside the chariot. Several men walk alongside: one in an orange robe with a beaded necklace at left, a smiling young man in white with an orange shawl, a man in white with a yellow shawl and glasses, and a man in a white shirt holding a tray. Palm leaves frame the right edge under a bright sky.2010-01-01A decorated golden ratha procession vehicle carries a smiling man seated on a red-and-gold seat under a large orange fringed canopy. He wears an ornate gold crown or turban, a red garment, and a long rudraksha-style mala with gold necklaces. The ratha is wrapped in yellow, white and orange garlands, with colourful tassels and gold bells, and is surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange. Orange flags and a white bus stand at the right edge of the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure on the ratha, based on the ornate gold crown, long hair, red garment and multiple garlands.2009-12-27A decorated procession palanquin carrying a deity murti dressed in white and gold cloth with an orange drape, heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flower garlands. Behind the float, a multicoloured arch of green, pink, red, yellow and white garlands frames the scene. On the left, a crowd of devotees watches beside a white-roofed building, and at right a man in a white shirt stands near the float under a clear blue sky during a procession.2008-12-23 +1 copies