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Outdoor procession at a festival, with a red wooden chariot decorated with silver-toned embossed panels and a canopy. Balloons in red, yellow, green, blue and pink are tied around the chariot. A seated figure on the chariot wears red-orange robes and a garland of flowers. Crowds in white shirts and saffron-orange garments surround the cart, and colourful umbrellas with floral and bird motifs shelter it. A man in white is at the front, and a person in dark clothing holds a green umbrella on the left. Tents and banners stand in the background under a bright sky.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a street during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. A man in orange-saffron robes with a white headband and a white-and-orange garland sits on an ornate silver-coloured chariot or palanquin, holding a staff. Around the vehicle, devotees in white clothes and orange scarves walk; many carry orange and red flags on poles, and colourful yellow, blue and red umbrellas with tassels are held overhead. Strings of yellow, green, white and orange balloons decorate the cart. Men in white dhotis and orange sashes accompany it, and a man in a khaki cap and shirt stands nearby. Crowds fill the foreground and background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing gathered around a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing figure in orange robes with a white headband and long white-and-red garland rises on the platform, holding a staff, beneath colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with bird emblems and tassels. Yellow, green, white and pink balloons are tied along the vehicle. Nearby, a man in a black suit, an older man in white with a yellow shawl, and a man in orange robes with a garland stand among devotees, several with hands folded in prayer. Ornate silver-toned panels frame the platform.2008-12-29A festival procession moves through an open courtyard during a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration. At the centre, a silver palanquin carries a deity murti, decorated with multicoloured balloons. Two colourful striped umbrellas with gold finials shelter the palanquin, and orange flags on tall poles stand at the left. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beside the palanquin, one wearing a white headpiece. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several children in white, and women in saris surround the procession, with a building and tiled roof behind.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession under bright sunlight. A seated figure with long dark hair and a white head wrap, wearing orange clothing and a white garland, rides on an ornate silver-coloured palanquin or ratha with embossed sun and Om-style medallions. A silver trident stands behind him. Red, blue and green ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes shade the vehicle, and orange flags fly in front. Colourful balloons in yellow, green, white, blue and pink are tied to the carriage. Devotees in white and orange stand along the route and a man in dark clothing walks beside the carriage.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession with a decorated deity murti or figure on a palanquin under a colourful canopy, surrounded by ornate umbrellas with embroidered orange and red panels and bright balloons in red, yellow, green and blue. A dense crowd of devotees wearing white and orange clothing walks along, with a man in white robes near the front and several people raising hands or holding up cameras. Tent structures and a red flag appear in the background under bright daylight.2008-12-29