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A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with oleander shrubs and palms. In the foreground, a bald man with a reddish beard wears a white kurta and a brown rudraksha-style mala and holds a long pole with a red and gold embroidered banner showing a white dove on a blue roundel. Beside him an older man in an orange polo shirt carries a second banner pole. Behind them a richly decorated chariot or palanquin with a colourful tiered canopy, striped pillars and a deity murti under an umbrella is carried forward. Devotees in white and pastel clothing, a woman in a sari, and children walk alongside, with a man in a plaid shirt and tilak at the right edge.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with oleander and palm trees. At left, a bald, bearded man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a tall pole topped by a finial and a square embroidered banner with yellow flowers and a blue bird motif. Behind him a man in an orange polo shirt holds a matching banner pole. Center, an ornate painted ratha-style palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured roof and a deity murti under a canopy is carried in front of a crowd of devotees, including women in white and saree, children and a young girl in white. Right foreground, a man in white shirt with a shoulder bag walks beside a man with horizontal tilak and a microphone. Multiple decorated umbrellas and banners frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor festival procession on a path lined with green shrubs and palm trees. At centre, a richly decorated ornate chariot or palanquin with red, gold and multicoloured fabric panels and a tiered domed canopy carries a seated figure in red and gold clothing, flanked by colourful umbrellas. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and glasses holds a long pole that supports a red and gold embroidered banner with a white dove emblem and floral motifs. Around them, devotees walk in white, pink, cream and turquoise clothing, several wearing beaded necklaces, and a small girl in a patterned dress stands at right. Crowd of people visible.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a red-orange wall. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of patterned panels and tassels carries a seated figure draped in red and garlanded, with several decorated umbrellas over it. In front, a devotee in white holds a large round yellow-bordered fan with a red and blue floral emblem on a pole. Around them, numerous people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, walk along; a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the crowd. A low sun glows through the trees at dusk.2010-12-26A procession on a dirt path lined with green hedges and palm trees. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate round standards with floral and bird motifs. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured conical canopy, orange and red fringes and striped pillars is carried forward, with a seated figure in white and red garlands under it. Colourful parasols shade the procession. Many devotees in white kurtas, white saris and dhotis walk along, with a man in a grey shirt and a red-clad child among them, and a few people with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of an orange-walled building with green roofs. Centre: an ornate, multicoloured canopied palanquin or ratha with a pointed tiered top covered in red, orange and blue embroidered cloth, garlands and fringed panels, carried forward with colourful parasols. Around it walk many people: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white and salwar-style clothes, a man in an orange robe on the right, a bearded man in a red shirt, and a woman with a grey bob holding a camera in white. Pedestrians and a small boy in a checked shirt are in the foreground. Trees and a sign board appear at upper right.2010-12-26Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a terracotta wall. Many people in white clothes, some in white dhotis and white shirts, walk in a long line. Several men carry tall ornate golden-topped standards with embroidered red, yellow and blue banners bearing a blue bird emblem. Men in white with yellow shawls walk near the front. Behind them an elaborately decorated colourful ratha or chariot with multicoloured panels and small umbrellas moves forward, with a seated figure visible under its canopy. Some people wear saffron and orange clothing, and a drummer is visible at left.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk, with a decorated ratha-style palanquin topped with an ornate orange and gold canopy hung with tassels and streamers, followed by a large crowd. Men and women in white ritual clothing and white shawls walk among people in orange and saffron garments, while a man in a yellow shawl carries a long pole. Two large umbrella-like canopies in red, blue and gold with dove emblems are carried above the crowd. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and hold hands in anjali. Green-roofed buildings, trees and pink flowering shrubs line the path. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-12-26