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A golden ratha, a decorated procession vehicle, moves across a dusty compound past a long red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. On the vehicle's canopied platform sits a seated deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by attendants. A large drum is positioned at the front. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange and saffron robes walk alongside, with a few children among them. Several decorated umbrellas, saffron flags and white flags are carried in the procession. Palm trees and a water tower appear in the background. A printed side banner on the ratha reads text including a line about spiritual leadership.

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December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor photo of a procession at an open dirt compound. In the foreground, a golden ornate ratha (chariot) with a canopy and carved pillars carries two deity murti figures; its side panel displays a banner. Around it, a crowd walks, many men in white dhotis and shirts, and several people in saffron/orange robes. Some carry flags and an umbrella-like canopy; women in saris and children are among the crowd. Behind them stand a large green-roofed red building, white vans, a water tower and palm trees.2006-12-14A procession at an outdoor ground in front of a long green-roofed hall with red walls. A decorated ratha, a small temple-style chariot with carved golden pillars and a deity murti visible inside, is pulled forward by devotees. Several men and women walk alongside in white dhotis and saris, with orange sashes over their shoulders, and a man in a white hat leads near the front. Red and orange flags and a red-and-gold canopy accompany the chariot, and a smaller white ceremonial umbrella is held overhead. Other people line the path, some holding white flags, and a child stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph of a golden ceremonial ratha, or chariot, parked in front of a long green-roofed hall with red walls and spire finials, under a pale sky. On the chariot's raised platform stands a figure in white garments beside a golden canopy, with a small group of attendants in saffron and orange robes near a decorated palanquin with fringed umbrellas. Around them a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and gather on dusty ground, several holding white flags, while a red-and-black flag flies from a pole at the top right.2006-12-14Outdoor photograph of a dusty unpaved road leading to a large red-and-green arched hall under a clear sky. A procession of many people walks toward the camera: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in colourful saris, and children. A decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and red and orange flags moves along the road, and white and blue flags are carried by participants. A white van with printed lettering sits at the left edge. Stone blocks and mounds of earth lie on the ground near the hall.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14