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A photograph of a gilded wooden ratha (processional chariot) parked in a dusty open yard beside a long green corrugated-roof hall with red lower walls and small finial spires along its roofline. The ratha carries a deity murti seated under a golden canopy, with garlands and draped fabric visible. Several people in white clothing walk around it, including a man in a white dhoti and a woman in a white sari near the foreground; a few others wear shirts and trousers. Tall trees and a utility pole frame the right side of the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession at a large green-roofed hall with a red lower wall and decorative finials along the roofline. A decorated golden wooden chariot, a ratha with a canopy and carved pillars, carries deity murtis under a canopy and sits to the right. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and gather on dirt ground, some carrying ceremonial umbrellas and a kalasha-like object. White flags fly from the hall.2006-12-14A photograph of a golden ceremonial ratha, or chariot, parked in front of a long green-roofed hall with red walls and spire finials, under a pale sky. On the chariot's raised platform stands a figure in white garments beside a golden canopy, with a small group of attendants in saffron and orange robes near a decorated palanquin with fringed umbrellas. Around them a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and gather on dusty ground, several holding white flags, while a red-and-black flag flies from a pole at the top right.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A golden ratha, a decorated procession vehicle, moves across a dusty compound past a long red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. On the vehicle's canopied platform sits a seated deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by attendants. A large drum is positioned at the front. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange and saffron robes walk alongside, with a few children among them. Several decorated umbrellas, saffron flags and white flags are carried in the procession. Palm trees and a water tower appear in the background. A printed side banner on the ratha reads text including a line about spiritual leadership.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A procession at an outdoor ground in front of a long green-roofed hall with red walls. A decorated ratha, a small temple-style chariot with carved golden pillars and a deity murti visible inside, is pulled forward by devotees. Several men and women walk alongside in white dhotis and saris, with orange sashes over their shoulders, and a man in a white hat leads near the front. Red and orange flags and a red-and-gold canopy accompany the chariot, and a smaller white ceremonial umbrella is held overhead. Other people line the path, some holding white flags, and a child stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14