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Outdoor crowd scene at a roadside ratha yatra stop. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand near a half-built open wooden frame structure, with a deity or decorated figure visible inside under cloth draping. A turquoise minibus and a white pickup with tall black speakers sit in muddy ground in front. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace leans over a small table of booklets and pamphlets. Women in a green saree and a yellow saree and a woman in a blue top look at a magazine. Palm trees and a cloudy sky are behind.

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October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 25 20062006-10-25October 28 20062006-10-28Outdoor crowd scene in a village street with palm trees, a parked white van, a green bus and a red-roofed building behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, gathers closely around a central figure. That central man has short dark hair and wears a white garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Several women wear rosette badges on their chests and some carry small items. Plastic chairs are arranged in rows at left, and a wooden framework stands at the right edge. The atmosphere is one of a procession or ratha yatra gathering with people pressing forward to see the central figure.2006-10-28Outdoor photo of a ratha yatra procession at dusk under a cloudy sky. A large temple chariot with a thatched bamboo-scaffolded roof and an ornate golden canopy stands on a dirt ground. On the canopy platform, two men in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls stand beside a deity murti decorated with garlands and bright orange cloth; one man in white holds up his hand. A framed portrait is displayed on the chariot's side. A dense crowd of men and a few women and children in shirts, dhotis and a pink salwar stands below, watching. A telecom tower is visible at left. Date stamp on the image reads 28 10 2006.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a temple-style float (ratha) under a thatched bamboo-and-palm canopy supported by bamboo poles. The ornate golden-brown carved shrine holds deity murtis draped in garlands, with a saffron-clad figure and a man in white standing beside it. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked shirt, women in saris, and a young child surround the vehicle, with a teal bus at right. Overcast sky and a telecom tower in the background.2006-10-28Outdoor photo of a crowd seated on white plastic chairs under a bamboo-and-thatch shelter at a construction site with piles of bricks, gravel and sand. On the left, a gold-coloured raised platform holds a pair of gold deity murti seated on thrones, with a standing man in white dhoti and shirt beside it and another man in white at the edge. Two framed portraits are displayed, one on the platform and one on a side panel. Many devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar and some men in white, sit facing the platform. A man in a red shirt sits at right. Several people are seated in the crowd, roughly 30 to 40 visible, with a man in white near a flower-strewn pile at centre.2006-10-28Crowd of villagers queuing at a relief distribution point beside a temple with scaffolding. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds his hands together in namaskar. Behind him a bare-headed man in a striped shirt and a woman in a black-and-yellow sari with a red bindi stand close together. A woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace reaches toward the open back of a truck at right, where a woman in a red sari with a gold border also reaches in. A man in an orange shirt and white lungi stands at left, and a man in a green shirt stands at upper centre. Motorcycles and a pillared temple structure are visible in the background.2012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a dusty village ground beside a tree-lined road, with a large ornate golden ratha (chariot) on the right carrying deity murtis under a decorated canopy, and a row of framed posters along its base. Several dozen people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in saris with orange and green tones, stand and sit in a semicircle; a woman in an orange blouse and green skirt stands at centre-right facing the chariot while others sit on mats near puja offerings. A thatched shelter and a white van and red bus appear behind the crowd. The page indicates a Ratha Yatra procession for deities of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, but no a person figure is clearly distinguishable from appearance in this frame.2006-10-25January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies