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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with banana plants behind. Two decorated palanquins draped in yellow and yellow-green marigold garlands carry small gold deity murti figures under ornate finials, lifted on golden poles. A tall yellow flag on a pole rises at left. Men in red kurta-style tunics and white dhotis carry the palanquins, and men in blue shirts walk alongside. Drummers in yellow turbans play large drums at right. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold bordered sari with a black beaded mangalsutra and gold bangles carries a tray with a paper packet. Other women in white saris and men in white shirts crowd the scene.

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Outdoor procession carrying a ornate palanquin decorated with heavy yellow marigold garlands, green, maroon, orange, blue and red drapes, and a gold deity murti face mounted on the front. Men in red and blue shirts and white dhotis carry the palanquin on poles, while drummers in yellow headcloths and dark costumes play large drums nearby. Crowd of devotees in white clothing walks along a sandy path, with banana plants behind. Procession, ratha/palanquin, deity murti.2009-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30A street procession on a dirt road. Three men in red kurta-style shirts, white dhotis and turban-like headwraps carry two palanquins overhead by poles; the canopies are draped with yellow and red fabric and thick garlands of yellow marigolds, with small gold deity or face motifs on the front panels. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walks along the road, with banana plants and a building in the background.2009-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of white-clad devotees on both sides. Three barefoot men in red kurta-style shirts and white dhotis carry two tall palanquins on their heads, decorated with yellow marigold garlands, multicoloured silk drapes and finials, with gold deity faces on the front. Banana plants line the route and a smoky incense haze rises behind. Several devotees wear orange and white, and drummers are partly visible.2009-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30A dense outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with palm trees. Several large ornate umbrellas with yellow, red, blue and gold embroidered canopies and fringed edges are carried above the crowd on tall poles. Behind them, a robed figure in saffron and orange ochre garments wears rudraksha beads and a garland, leading a group of people in orange and saffron attire, some holding ceremonial staffs. A bearded man in orange robes and gold chains walks nearby. Crowds of devotees in white dress and orange shawls press around, several with hands folded in greeting. Orange pennants flutter overhead.2009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor procession on a leafy campus lane. At the left, a gold-and-orange ratha chariot decorated with flower garlands and an ornate canopy carries a seated figure in orange clothing. Surrounding it, a large crowd of people wears mostly white ritual clothes, with some women in saris and salwar. Several people hold colourful striped umbrellas on poles, and a blue vehicle is parked behind the crowd. Trees and flowering plants frame the foreground, with orange-brick buildings behind.2011-01-01A colourful ceremonial palanquin (ratha) with a tall, multicoloured canopy decorated with floral and geometric patterns and the printed word "a person" across the top, draped with marigold garlands and banana leaves. Inside sits a seated figure in pink robes, wearing a golden crown and a white flower garland, on a gilded throne. Several women in white sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas hold a maroon cloth rope pulling the palanquin, while men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas walk alongside. A small Shiva lingam emblem appears on the canopy's inner panel.2010-12-26January 01 20042004-01-01December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession moves through a dusty open ground with a multi-coloured, flower-garlanded ratha chariot at upper right, its canopy decorated with red, yellow and blue panels and orange-yellow fringe. A seated figure sits on a red-draped seat under the chariot canopy, with a deity murti visible inside. Devotees in white and cream dress walk alongside, with several women in yellow-and-white saris and a woman in white with a pink shawl and rudraksha mala in the foreground. A tall gold-and-silver ceremonial staff or standard stands at left, with orange flags and a white building under construction behind. Some devotees wear white shirts with lanyards, and a red wall lines the grounds.2009-12-29Outdoor temple procession along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a bright sky. In the foreground, three drummers walk barefoot: one in a red striped shirt carrying a drum on a strap, a central man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti striking a small cymbal, and a drummer in a blue shirt and orange dhoti carrying a large drum. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt plays a long brass horn. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with orange and red fringes are carried above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or chariot with flower garlands and a golden deity figure rises in the background. Several participants wear white with orange ribbon badges.2010-02-12