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Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk. A large colourful ratha/chariot-style canopy with painted geometric panels, banana leaves and garlands carries a seated figure in a red and gold setting. Flanking it, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style beads walk with maroon sashes, while a young woman in an orange sari-style shawl and a girl in a dark embroidered dress stand in the foreground. Women in white saris walk nearby, and a green-and-orange fringed parasol stands at left beside pink oleander bushes and a green gate. The seated figure is too small and indistinct to establish identity, so no appearance-based a person claim is made. The event is a procession.

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A festival procession on a dirt road in daylight. A richly decorated, colourful wooden ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, with a golden halo behind it and the word a person painted across its top panel. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in front holding the red-and-maroon ropes that pull the chariot, several wearing rudraksha malas. Women and girls in white saris and a girl in orange clothing walk alongside, and a man at right claps. Green gates, flowering oleander bushes and trees line the path.2010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession outdoors in the late afternoon. Central focus is an ornate, colourfully decorated ratha or palanquin with a tall tiered roof draped in red, orange and multicoloured fabric, with peacock-eye motifs on its pillars and a red band with gold lettering. A figure seated on a golden throne-like seat inside the shrine wears a red garment and a flower garland. Several people in white dhoti and kurta, some with rudraksha malas, pull or walk alongside a red cloth rope. Devotees in white saris and white shirts follow, some with hands folded, and a child in the foreground. Palm fronds and white feather fans decorate the chariot; a colourful umbrella stands at the left edge.2010-12-26A colourful decorated ratha chariot is carried in procession through a garden path lined with oleander and banana leaves. Its canopy is painted in bright blue, red, yellow and orange panels with a red top banner. A seated figure in a red garment and a white flower garland sits within the chariot, with a golden deity murti or throne-like shrine visible beneath. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with red waist cloths and rudraksha malas walk alongside, and women in white saris with red borders follow on the left. A girl in the foreground covers her mouth. A white chamara fan is held at the right edge.2010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt road passes a richly decorated wooden ratha chariot with a multicoloured canopy hung with garlands, banana leaves and a white feathered fan. A figure in pink and red sits enthroned on a gold-framed seat inside the chariot, wearing a white garland and dark hair, with a red-and-pink cushioned throne beneath. Walking beside the chariot are men in white dhotis and shirts with dark red waist sashes, several wearing rudraksha malas. Girls in white and orange dress walk in front, and women in saffron and white saris line the left edge. Green gates, flowering oleander and a red wall frame the scene.2010-12-26A decorated ratha chariot with a painted banner reading "NITHYANANDA" along its top, its pillars draped in striped and patterned cloth, garlanded with marigolds and banana leaves. Inside the shrine-like canopy, a deity murti is shown with flower garlands. Beneath it, a woman in a red and pink garment and white garland sits on a cushioned seat with raised hands. Around the chariot, a line of women in white saris with red and orange borders holds a red rope, while men in white shirts and mundus wear rudraksha-style malas and stand in the procession. Some men in saffron cloth appear at the right edge. Flowering oleander and trees surround the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt road at dusk. A richly decorated ratha-style palanquin, draped in multicoloured textiles with red, yellow and blue panels and banana-leaf accents, carries a seated figure on a gold throne wearing a tall crown, garlands of red and white flowers, and an ornate gold necklace. Around the palanquin, devotees in white dhoti and kurta and women in white saris and colourful salwar walk and dance; one young man in a white t-shirt raises his fist. A decorated umbrella and a ceremonial staff stand at the sides, and a brick wall lies to the left.2010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt path lined with oleander bushes and a green gate. At the centre, a richly decorated multicoloured palanquin with a pillared, tiered canopy in red, yellow, blue and orange carries a seated figure draped in a red and pink cloth with a garland; a deity murti is visible beneath. Two multicoloured umbrellas with peacock-style motifs flank the procession. Devotees walk around it: a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands in the foreground, women in white and orange clothing carry items, a girl in green has a flower in her hair, and a man in white holds a long pole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style beads follow. The palanquin is the central element of the ratha procession.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt road. A richly decorated ratha or palanquin with colourful patterned panels, orange and red fabric, banana leaves and marigold garlands carries a seated figure in an ornate golden throne, wearing a red garment and a white garland, with a kalasha-like ornament at the top. Umbrellas with coloured fringes stand at right. Devotees in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white shawls, walk alongside; a young girl in a red top and a child in pink stand on the left. A brick wall and a green banner stand behind.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A decorated chariot (ratha) with a tall, colourful canopy of red, yellow and blue striped pillars and a banner reading "NITHYANANDA" is pulled by a line of devotees holding a thick red rope. A figure with long dark hair, a white garland and a pink-and-white garment sits centrally on an ornate gold-framed seat inside the chariot, surrounded by marigold and orange flower garlands and banana-leaf decorations. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with rudraksha malas, lean into the rope in front. Women in white saris with orange or maroon borders and rudraksha malas stand on the left, with a trees and pink-flowered shrubs behind.2010-12-26