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Outdoor procession under large red and orange canopies with fringed tassels and netting. A seated figure in orange robes and a flowered garland rides a decorated palanquin-style carriage, with an orange headband, and a man in a white shirt with an orange headband stands beside him. In the foreground a young woman in an orange top looks upward, and a young man with white ash markings and an orange headband stands nearby, with other devotees in white and orange clothing around the carriage. Garlands of yellow marigolds hang on the carriage and balloons are visible at the bottom right.

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Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky with leafy trees. In the centre, a man in a dark suit, white shirt, red tie and orange headband stands on a raised vehicle, smiling and holding a small object. Behind him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears long white and orange garlands and a yellow flower, with a white cloth draped over the vehicle. Large colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes in orange, green, pink and blue shade the procession, and orange flags rise above. Foreground devotees in white clothes and orange headbands crowd close, one holding an umbrella pole and others wearing white tilaka. Hard to confirm the seated robed figure's identity from appearance alone.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At center, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland sits on a white decorated palanquin/float under a tall ornate canopy with blue, orange and green panels and tasselled fringe. Several similar parasols with bird motifs and red-orange flags line the procession. Devotees in white and orange clothing raise their hands in greeting; one man in the foreground has a tilak mark on his forehead. Colorful balloons are tied at the float. Corrugated roofs and trees appear in the background.2009-06-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on a bright day. In the foreground, a man with a short-cropped dark head and a red tilak on his forehead holds a wooden pole that supports a large red cloth banner, and beside him another pole carries an orange-and-saffron banner. Behind them, crowds of men in white shirts and trousers press along the road under colourful umbrella-like canopies with fringed tassels and multicoloured panels, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. A palanquin-style float with balloons is visible in the distance. The scene suggests a ratha or procession celebration.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession on a dusty red-earth slope. Colourful decorated umbrellas with gold tassels and blue-and-white dove emblems are carried overhead, and ornate pennant-shaped banners in orange, red and gold hang in the foreground. A figure in orange robes with a trident-topped staff stands on a raised float in the background, and a person in red headwear is visible among the crowd. Many devotees in white and orange clothing fill the street, including women in saris and a barefoot woman with white forehead markings. Yellow, red, green and orange balloons are tied to a silver cart in the lower left.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day with a clear blue sky. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a decorated ratha chariot, holding a tall golden staff with a finial, beneath a red, yellow and green striped ceremonial umbrella with fringe. Colourful balloons in pink, orange, yellow and green are tied to the chariot. Beside him a man in white and gold clothing with an orange sash stands near the cart, and a bald man in white is seated or standing below. A large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, many with long braided hair, gathers at the front, with an orange flag on a pole at the left and more ornate umbrellas behind. Ceremonial silver seating is visible on the cart.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground under a blue sky. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, some holding tall orange flags on poles. A white horse with a red-and-gold decorated saddle cloth carries a seated man in a dark suit and white shirt, with pink and white balloons tied to the saddle. Multicoloured parasols and a large red umbrella with tasselled fringe shade the procession. A gilded finial pole stands at left. A young woman in white and orange in the right foreground looks on as others crowd around the horse.2007-12-25