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A festival procession on a decorated silver ratha or chariot, with a seated figure in orange robes, a white turban-style headpiece, and multiple white and red-and-white flower garlands. The seated figure has long dark hair and is smiling, one hand resting on the silver railing. Overhead, ornate yellow, green and blue parasols with tassels and orange flags shade the chariot, and yellow, green, blue and white balloons are tied around it. A dense crowd of men fills the foreground and sides, some holding phones, with a stone wall behind.

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A festival procession on a sunny day, with a silver-and-wooden ratha or chariot carrying a man in orange robes seated on an ornate silver seat. He wears a white headpiece with a red-and-white flower garland and a red-and-white bead necklace, and his bare arms are adorned with bracelets. Colourful striped parasols with tassels shade the chariot, and orange flags and blue, yellow and white balloons decorate the scene. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and orange garments line the road in front, with many people in the foreground and onlookers at the sides.2008-12-29A person in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate silver and wooden palanquin-style seat under a red canopy with fringed tassels. He wears a white and orange turban, a red and white flower garland, and holds a gold trident (trishul) in one hand while holding a yellow balloon in the other. Colourful balloons in purple, white, orange, green, and blue decorate the seat. A second decorated canopy in yellow, red and green stands at left under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind.2008-12-29A festive procession on a decorated ratha or chariot. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a gold-and-white turban, red and white flower garlands and a gold bangle, holds a gold trident-topped staff while sitting on an ornate silver-framed seat. A young attendant in a cream sherwani with an orange sash stands at the left edge of the chariot. Above them, two colourful umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels, lotus and bird motifs, and tasseled fringes shade the seat. Clusters of red, orange, blue, yellow and white balloons are tied to the chariot. Devotees in white and orange stand along the roadside, including a bearded man in orange robes at the right. Beige and white buildings with tiled roofs appear in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Photograph of a festival procession. A man in orange robes sits on a silver-decorated palanquin or ratha, wearing a white and gold turban, a red and white flower garland and a gold armband, holding a gold staff. Above him a multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe shades the seat, and colourful balloons are tied to the front. A man in a cream and gold outfit with an orange sash stands at the left of the palanquin. Behind, a crowd in white and orange clothes watches, and some people stand with hands folded in greeting. A bearded man in orange robes stands at the right edge. Whitewashed buildings and a tiled roof sit in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival procession photo. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a white and gold turban sits on an ornate silver palanquin-style chariot, wearing a long garland of red, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style red bead mala, with a gold armlet. He rests one hand on the silver railing. Behind him a woman in a pale peach sari with gold jewellery sits on the seat. Colourful balloons in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and white are tied to the chariot, and a green, red and yellow decorated umbrella with tassels shelters the scene. Men in white and saffron-robed attendants walk alongside, and a crowd gathers at the bottom edge. Trees and a pink-blossomed tree stand in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky. A man in an orange-saffron robe and a white-and-gold turban sits on an ornate silver and wooden palanquin or ratha seat, holding a gold trident (trishul) in one hand and a bunch of colourful balloons in the other. He wears a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace. Above him a red canopy with tassels and multicoloured balloons in red, green, blue, orange, yellow and white hangs down around the seat. Beside him a second ornate umbrella in yellow, red and green with tassels stands on a silver-clad carriage, with palm trees and a dirt road behind.2008-12-29