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A decorated festival procession in a town street. A richly ornamented float on a red Mahindra tractor carries a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and multicoloured flowers beneath a painted, pinnacled canopy. A young man in white dhoti with bare upper body stands on the float beside the deity, and a man in a pink shirt drives the tractor while a small child sits on the steering area. Orange and saffron flags and a banana leaf frame the scene, and a crowd of onlookers, many in shirts and saris, lines the road. A partial hanging white tassel and a blue tinsel ornament hang from the left-side float.

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October 15 20112011-10-15A street procession in a small town, viewed from above. Several decorated tractor-drawn carts (ratha-style floats) with ornate painted canopies and garlands of marigolds move along the road, each carrying a deity murti framed by flower garlands. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and lungi walks past, and bearded older men in striped shirts and a white head wrap stand at the bottom edge. Men sit on the tractor-cart floats, one in a white dhoti and head cloth. A blue-canopied truck with pinned decorations and a loudspeaker is at right. Banners in Kannada hang from the front of a tractor, and a bundle of orange flags flies along the route. Shops, palm trees and a State Bank signboard line the street behind.2011-10-15March 02 20132013-03-02A street procession in a town, with a crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, red and pink clothes walking along the road. At centre, a float decorated with garlands and a multicoloured fringed canopy carries a deity murti in red and gold dress, with a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari placed on the float. A man in orange clothing stands beside the float. A red tractor with a green canopy, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, pulls a trailer through the crowd. Spectators watch from a rooftop, and orange flags and bunting hang from a pink building.2011-10-15A crowded outdoor procession at a temple street. On the left, a decorated golden ratha/chariot is draped with flower garlands and a red cloth, with a figure in white standing beside it. In the centre, a red Mahindra 575 DI tractor pulls a float; men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around it, and one bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with a white dhoti stands at the tractor's front. Behind, an ornate canopy is hung with pink and white flower garlands, banana leaves and coconuts, and orange flags fly. Saffron-robed people and devotees in white surround the scene, with a large portrait visible on the upper right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20July 15 20112011-07-15October 15 20112011-10-15A street procession in a town, with a large ornate ratha (chariot) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a colourful striped canopy with a lotus-motif top. Two deity murtis stand on the chariot, one in orange and one in white garments. A figure in white dhoti and shawl stands on the chariot platform beside a golden bull. The chariot is pulled by a red Mahindra tractor driven by a man in a white shirt. Dense crowds in white and orange clothing line the road, with uniformed police officers in khaki walking alongside. Saffron-orange flags fly from tall poles, and banners and signboards line the street.2011-12-20February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in an Indian town with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, along with some people in orange clothing, moving past shops and signboards. At the centre, a decorated golden ratha/chariot carries a deity murti under a striped canopy, with garlands, colourful draping and orange flags. A figure in orange robes walks beside the chariot near the front. Temple gopuram towers are visible in the background under a pale sky. Shopfronts display Tamil-script signs and banners in red and yellow, and a tractor with a trailer appears at the lower right. Many people line the roadway on both sides.2011-12-20October 15 20112011-10-15