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Outdoor festival procession on a decorated float under a clear blue sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-banded headdress and a red-and-white rudraksha-style garland sits on the float holding a tall gold staff. Beside him a young man in cream and gold ceremonial dress with an orange sash stands near colourful balloons in purple, blue, yellow, green and white. Two large umbrella canopies in red, yellow and green with tassels shade the float, and a silver-decorated carriage is visible at right. A dense crowd of onlookers fills the foreground.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a sunny day, with a silver-and-wooden ratha or chariot carrying a man in orange robes seated on an ornate silver seat. He wears a white headpiece with a red-and-white flower garland and a red-and-white bead necklace, and his bare arms are adorned with bracelets. Colourful striped parasols with tassels shade the chariot, and orange flags and blue, yellow and white balloons decorate the scene. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and orange garments line the road in front, with many people in the foreground and onlookers at the sides.2008-12-29Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky. A seated figure in orange robes, with a swept-back hairstyle, a bright orange/saffron garment, a rudraksha-style red and white garland and a gold-coloured trident-like staff, rides on a decorated float beneath a red umbrella hung with colourful balloons in yellow, blue, white, purple and orange. A second figure in cream/white clothing and a gold garland stands beside him. Ornate red, blue and yellow canopies with gold embroidery and tasselled fringe line the float. Crowds in white shirts and dark clothes watch from the foreground, with a man in a dark jacket guiding the float at right. Scene resembles a ratha or chariot procession.2008-12-29A man in orange saffron robes rides on a silver-framed float in a procession, holding a tall gold staff with an ornate top in his right hand. He wears a cream and gold turban, a red and white flower garland, and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him a red and blue canopy with tassels is decorated with colourful balloons in blue, yellow, white and purple. A young attendant in gold and orange clothing stands at the left edge, and spectators are partly visible at the bottom. The scene is a daytime festival procession under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festive street procession with a large crowd in the foreground, many in white shirts and school-style uniforms. A man in an orange saffron robe with a crown-like headpiece, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver-decorated palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, holding a trident. Colourful balloons in yellow, green, blue, white and pink are tied to the carriage. Behind him, ornate silver panels and draped fabric frame the ratha. A man in a dark suit walks beside the carriage. a person is seated on the ratha.2008-12-29A procession scene outdoors under an orange and red fringed canopy. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and gold turban, a red and white flower garland, and a gold armlet, rides on a silver and gold palanquin-style ratha and holds a gold ceremonial staff. To the left, a young attendant in cream and gold ceremonial dress with a gold garland holds a bunch of colourful balloons tied to the ratha. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch from the background, and a figure in white stands at the right.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A figure in saffron-orange robes rides in a decorated silver palanquin-style chariot under a red fringed canopy, with a wide white and gold cloth wrapped around the head, a white and red-and-yellow flower garland across the chest, and a tall golden staff with a trident-like top held in one raised hand. Colourful heart-shaped and round balloons in red, yellow, green, white and pink surround the scene, and a smiling man in a dark suit with a red forehead mark stands at the left edge. Blue sky and silver-decorated chariot panels fill the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29