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Outdoor procession on a bright, hazy day with a flower-decorated ratha, or chariot, carried forward through a crowd. A figure seated on the decorated platform wears a crown and a red-and-gold garment with garlands, while a large orange and gold canopy and a red umbrella shade the chariot, and multicoloured tassels and a gold ceremonial staff hang from its sides. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls walk alongside, some with hands joined in prayer and one person in white holding a camera. Orange flags and a banner mentioning Anandotsava 2010 stand in the background, with a few buildings and trees visible.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground under a clear blue sky. A large flower-decorated palanquin with yellow and orange marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a golden kalasha-style finial carries a figure seated at the centre in a red and gold costume. An orange canopy and a multicoloured umbrella shade the palanquin. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees wears white clothes with yellow scarves and orange sashes, many raising their hands and filming with cameras. A banner reading Anandotsava 2010 stands behind, and saffron flags fly at left. Partially visible people are counted in the crowd, which is well over one hundred.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession moves across open dry ground under a clear pale sky. At centre, a decorated palanquin-style ratha is strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands, multicoloured tassels and gold-trimmed ornaments, with a figure seated on it wearing a red garland. A striped multicoloured parasol shades it, and a line of orange flags flies at the edges. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls walks and claps, several holding up cameras and phones. A small printed banner on a stand reads Ananda Vara 2010. A partly built concrete block stands on the left.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor temple procession on a dusty ground under a bright sky. A large flower-decorated palanquin with a yellow and orange canopy and tasselled hangings carries a seated figure in orange robes with garlands, presented on a golden-yellow garlanded platform. Crowds surround it: men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, and devotees in saffron-orange clothing with yellow scarves, several with hands folded in greeting. Brass horns and ceremonial metalwork are visible at left. Tents and a blue-roofed structure stand behind the crowd.2009-12-27Outdoor procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin dressed in marigold garlands and bright tassels, topped by a large yellow canopy with red fringe. Orange flags flutter on poles above a dense crowd of devotees in white, saffron, yellow and purple garments; many women wear white saris with blue or purple borders and long braids. A bare-hilled landscape and low buildings sit behind. The central figure under the canopy is not clearly visible enough to identify.2009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a bright, hazy day with a crowd filling the foreground. At the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy of fringed tassels in yellow, green, purple and red and garlands of marigolds sits atop a wheeled ratha. A figure with long dark hair sits on it in a red and gold garment, one hand raised in blessing. Large orange and multicolour parasols shade the chariot, and devotees in white shirts, saffron robes, and yellow and white saris walk alongside, some with hands folded. Pavilion roofs and flags appear in the background.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path with a decorated ratha chariot draped in orange and multicoloured garlands and a tall umbrella canopy with colourful fringes. A figure in orange robes stands on the chariot holding a red umbrella and the deity murti is visible beneath the garlands. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis, cream and yellow saris and orange robes walk alongside, with children and red flags on poles at the right, and trees and a blue sky in the background.2012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27