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A festival procession with a decorated ratha chariot on the right, its canopy hung with orange cloth and garlands and its tall pillars wrapped in bright blue, yellow, green and red panels with flower motifs and white dove emblems. A golden deity murti stands on the chariot seat, draped in white and marigold garlands. Colourful umbrellas with tasselled edges stand in the background beneath large leafy trees. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a cloth or rope at the lower left, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands at the lower right near the chariot wheels. Devotees in white and orange move through the crowd.

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A procession on a palanquin-style ratha decorated with tall, colourful cylindrical pillars painted with red and yellow flowers, blue and white dove motifs and diamond borders, topped by an orange canopy hung with marigold and yellow garlands. Beneath it, a golden seat holds a deity murti or figure partly visible, garlanded with white jasmine strands. Devotees in white shirts and trousers and saffron/orange robes walk alongside, several carrying colourful striped umbrellas with tassels. Tall trees and a wire fence stand behind the procession.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style vahana under a tall canopy of red, yellow and orange panels with floral garlands and tassels. A smiling figure with long hair and an orange robe sits on a golden throne holding a rod, wearing a white and orange garland, with an orange-robed attendant walking beside him. Crowds of men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing black beaded malas, grip a long red cloth rope along the sides, and white chamaras and colourful decorated umbrellas surround the carriage under a bright sky.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 31 20052005-12-31December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession scene at a festival. A central figure sits on a golden throne inside an ornate, brightly painted palanquin decorated with colourful striped and patterned panels, orange and yellow fabric, and white and yellow flower garlands. The seated figure wears an orange robe, a white flower garland, and a red forehead mark, and smiles. In the foreground, a person in an orange sari-like wrap raises a lit oil lamp aarti with a bell, its flame visible above the lamp. Men in white kurta-style clothes, some wearing beaded necklaces, stand along red and maroon cloth-wrapped poles carrying the palanquin. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels appears at the left edge, and a clear white sky forms the background.2009-12-29