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Outdoor festival procession with a gilded, flower-garlanded palanquin-style ratha carried through a crowd beneath tall palm trees. A figure stands on the decorated platform wearing a red garland and dark clothing, with two large ceremonial umbrellas in orange and blue overhead. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some holding a decorated kalasha or offering with floral garlands. Men in white shirts and orange shawls surround the cart, and one man in white and orange raises a video camera. Marigold garlands and yellow-gold drapery decorate the cart, and a tall decorated pillar stands at right.

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December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow marigold garland, smiling and raising a hand to his head while standing near a golden palanquin. Two large ceremonial parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and white dove emblems shade the scene, and tasseled gold bells and yellow-and-pink garlands hang overhead. Crowded devotees around him wear white and saffron, some in yellow shawls, with a bare-chested devotee in orange on the left. A stone statue stands among palm trees in the background.2009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt path past palm trees. A richly decorated golden palanquin with marigold garlands, bells, tassels and a yellow canopy is carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths. A seated figure on the palanquin wears an orange garment and a garland of orange flowers. Attendants in orange robes with saffron shoulder cloths walk alongside, some holding fans, and a tall decorated pillar stands at the left. Crowds of devotees in white and orange surround the ratha.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot, or ratha, moves through a crowd of devotees at an open ground under a pale sky. The vehicle is draped with marigold and mixed garlands and hung with colourful tassels in green, red, pink and yellow. An orange canopy with a tasselled fringe shelters the platform, and two smaller umbrellas with blue and multicoloured panels flank it. A seated figure in red and gold sits on the chariot, while a standing man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair faces the platform and raises a hand toward it. Devotees around the chariot wear white, saffron and yellow clothing, and many raise their hands in greeting. A kalasha-like golden finial tops the canopy. Some attendees hold golden ceremonial objects. A white vehicle and tents appear in the background.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession at a river-side festival with a central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the body and a rudraksha mala, arms raised in greeting while barefoot. Behind him a decorated palanquin with marigold garlands and a golden canopy is carried by men in white and maroon-red dhotis. Ornate red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas and embroidered banners with floral and bird motifs frame the scene. Crowds of devotees in white clothes and sacred thread line both sides, raising their hands, while a video camera operator on the left films the procession.2013-02-10December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot carries a seated figure on an ornate platform draped with marigold and yellow garlands. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron garment and a crown-like headdress, with a garland on the shoulders. Above, a large saffron-and-yellow canopy with tasselled fringes and smaller multicolour umbrellas shelter the platform. A standing attendant in orange robes stands at the front of the chariot, arms raised toward the seated figure. Dense crowds of devotees in white and orange clothing, some in yellow shawls, press around the chariot with hands folded in greeting under a bright sky. Tents and a small bus appear in the background. The scene reads as a procession.2009-12-27Outdoor procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style float (ratha) covered in marigold and flower garlands, topped by a golden canopy and an ornate yellow umbrella with red and orange fringed tassels. A seated figure in orange clothing and flower garlands sits on the float. Around it, devotees in white ritual clothes and orange saffron robes walk and surround the float, and a decorated multicoloured umbrella stands at left. Crowd members in white and orange clothing fill the dusty ground under a bright sky.2009-12-27A festival procession outdoors beside palm trees and thatched huts. A large ornate golden palanquin or ratha is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, white flowers and a yellow-and-red canopy with tassels and bells. Devotees in white kurtas, yellow shawls and orange robes walk alongside, several with hands folded in anjali. A cameraman in white and orange records the procession at the lower right. A signboard stands in the background.2009-12-27