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A decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha-style vehicle stands on a dirt ground outside a building with a red-orange wall. The golden-and-maroon canopy is hung with multicoloured tassels, bells and marigold garlands, and a multicoloured umbrella-style parasol rises above it. Yellow and orange flower garlands drape the lower platform and a brass kalasha-like finial tops the frame. Behind it stand coconut palms and a sky clearing to pale blue. At left, a printed board labelled Program Schedule with a portrait of a man in an orange turban and the heading Nithyanandavada shows a grid of dates and times. No physical people are visible.

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December 15 20112011-12-15A decorated golden palanquin or ratha-style vehicle is the central subject, draped with yellow, white, purple and magenta flower garlands and crowned with a tall golden finial. An orange and red umbrella with a fan-shaped top stands beside it, and tassels in orange, green, pink and blue hang from its canopy. Outdoors among palm trees, two saffron-robed sadhus stand at left, one holding a small umbrella, and a man in a white robe with a yellow shawl stands at right. A brass or gold kalasha-type vessel sits on the ground in front, and a corrugated shed is visible behind.2010-02-12December 15 20112011-12-15December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin or ratha-style vehicle decorated for a procession, with a canopy of colourful tassels in red, orange, green, blue and purple hanging from bell-topped rods, and a golden kalasha-style finial at the top. Garlands of yellow marigolds and white and purple flowers drape the golden sides, and carved gold panels frame the seat. An orange umbrella with fringe stands at the left, and palm trees and a thatched roof sit behind under bright sunlight. A small mirror is set into the side. A few partially visible people in white clothing appear at the edges. No central figure is clearly visible on the seat.2010-02-12A gilded, ornately decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha displayed under a corrugated roof, draped with white and magenta flower garlands and tasselled fabric in orange, maroon, green and blue. A large yellow-orange canopy with fringed edges and a floral emblem sits to the left, while a golden finial and kalasha-like crown crown the central structure. Palm trees and small saffron pennant flags are visible outside. No people are visible.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A golden ornamental vehicle. A multicoloured canopy umbrella rises over the rear of the vehicle. Two people in white clothing and one person in orange stand in the background near a palm tree and a red-brick building, with a sign reading in Kannada beside a portrait of a smiling man in a framed photo. The scene looks like a procession outdoors.2011-12-15December 31 20092009-12-31An ornate golden ratha, a festival chariot, is decorated with garlands of marigold and tassels, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead and carved golden dragon-head ends. A man in a white shirt stands inside the chariot, with a seated attendant in red at the front. Palm trees and a signboard stand behind, and a few other people in white and orange are visible in the background.2011-12-15A decorated ceremonial vehicle, a golden ratha/chariot with a carved golden makara-style prow, is draped in heaps of marigold and yellow flower garlands. A multicoloured parasol with fringe and red tassels shades it, and a long string of hanging tassels and bells hangs from the top. A person in an orange blouse and an ornate dark ceremonial setting sits upright on the decorated seat, with a camera operator in white at left filming. Palm trees and a terracotta-coloured building with a signboard are behind. A signboard shows Kannada script and a poster with a 2012 programme notice.2012-01-01A golden ceremonial palanquin-style ratha with an ornate yellow canopy and fringed umbrella-like top stands under a tin-roofed open pavilion. Garlands of white and orange flowers and red-purple marigold strands drape the golden frame, with tasselled cloth in red, green and orange hanging from the canopy. Orange triangular pennants and a tall striped cylindrical banner decorate the structure. A red cloth covers the base beneath the vehicle. Coconut palms and an orange-painted shrine with a dark deity murti garlanded with flowers stand to the left. A figure in white clothes walks past at right, with a few other white-clad figures and statues in the background.2010-12-22