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A photograph of a festival procession on an open paved lot. A man in a blue t-shirt and white trousers walks beside a decorated wooden palanquin, holding a white flag on a pole. The palanquin has a multicolour striped canopy with fringe and a small gold finial, and colourful flower garlands hang from its four posts. Seated on the platform is a golden deity murti with a crown and outstretched wings, wearing a green and orange silk cloth. A framed devotional picture of a deity is mounted behind it. Trees and a grey container are visible in the background.

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September 10 20062006-09-10A festival procession float displays a golden statue of Garuda, the winged deity, seated on a green and purple wooden platform. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a gold collar, and a green and orange silk garment, with large golden wings spread behind it and a snake wrapped at its arms. Above it hangs a colourful canopy with fringed panels in red, orange, white, and green, supported by four poles wrapped in multicolour flower garlands. Behind the statue, a framed painting shows a standing deity with a tall crown and red halo, set in an arched gilded niche. Trees and green shrubs surround the float on a sunny day under a clear blue sky. No people are visible.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor temple procession under a pale sky. A golden deity murti, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and a green-and-gold sash, sits in an ornate golden arched shrine atop a vehicle. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the vehicle platform facing the deity, with sacred ash markings on his chest. Behind, another golden shrine with garlands and a multi-coloured ratha umbrella, plus a second bare-chested attendant in white. Foreground blurred orange fabric.2016-12-05Outdoor festival procession photographed in daylight with a pale evening sky. At centre, a golden deity murti in a gold arched shrine (vahana) decorated with marigold garlands is carried on a palanquin-style float under a tiered multicoloured canopy with red, orange, blue and green fringed tassels. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the float waving a large brush-like fan (chamara) over the murti. Other golden processional floats with canopies follow on the right, and white tent structures and a red-and-gold temple spire appear on the left. Foreground shows a gold-covered ceremonial object and several people, partly cropped.2016-12-05August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA festival procession on a decorated cart with a golden umbrella canopy above a flower-garlanded shrine holding a deity murti, with a gold peacock-like vahana in front. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered crown, a beaded necklace and white markings on his arms, stands beside the cart holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial. The cart has golden Ganesha reliefs on its sides and sits on a blue and orange cloth. Behind, a drummer in a blue track jacket and a trident are visible under a cloudy sky with trees and buildings.2011-10-31A street procession on a paved road lined with trees and shrubs. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border claps her hands while walking. Behind her several people in blue shirts and white dhotis carry orange and white flags, and a woman in a red sari walks beside a white banner. On the right a decorated float with a multicoloured canopy and garlands of flowers carries a green-and-gold seated deity murti and a framed picture. A man in a blue shirt and white trousers walks beside the float, holding a pole. Roughly a dozen people are visible, the rest of the procession extends beyond the frame.2006-09-10A dusty red-earth road during a festival procession. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside a small green cart. The cart carries a decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy, garlanded with flower strings, holding two deity murtis, one in white and one in red-and-gold garments. Men in white clothes follow in a line behind, and two more floral-decorated palanquins are visible further back. Gaudy painted pillars with floral panels frame the cart on the right. The man at left wears a rudraksha mala and a white flag is held in his hand. Trees and a hillside lie in the background under a pale sky.2005-12-31A street procession float carrying a seated Ganesha murti with a yellow dhoti and crown, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in silver and blue. The murti sits on a red cushioned seat beneath a gold arch and a large white and red fringed parasol held aloft by a man in a navy polo shirt standing on a ladder. Multicoloured flower garlands frame the figures, with a bouquet of yellow and orange flowers at the base. In front, a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers steadies the float, and people in white traditional clothing stand nearby. A placard reads Ananda Ganapathy beside a small portrait of a man in white headwear and a diamond-shaped emblem. Trees and a white building line the roadway.2007-09-09Outdoor photograph of a religious procession on an unpaved red-dirt road lined with trees and a hillside. In the foreground a green wooden cart with a red-and-white cloth edge carries a deity murti under a tiered orange canopy, decorated with colourful striped and patterned pillars, a fringed rainbow-coloured top valance, and garlands of flowers. Behind it, two more ornately decorated palanquins with garlands and gold-coloured canopies are carried along. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the procession, some holding long poles, one holding a white flag printed with a blue logo. A man in white pulls or walks beside the cart, and a tractor is visible at the right edge.2005-12-31