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Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear sky, with a red palanquin decorated with yellow and white garlands, red and yellow tassels, and colourful fabric panels. A metal kalasha-style finial sits on top. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, carry long wooden poles that support the palanquin. A man in an orange shawl walks at the left, and a woman in a white sari with a dark border walks on the right near the palanquin. Trees and a parked car stand in the background.

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A procession on a dirt road at dusk: men in white dhotis and shirts carry a red-and-gold palanquin draped with white flower garlands, multicoloured woven panels and a silver finial on top. A man in an orange shawl walks at left, and more people in white follow along the road beside a tree and parked car. Visible people are men and a woman in a sari.2007-12-29A procession of men in white dhotis and kurtas pulls a richly decorated ratha chariot along a dirt path, with a long red rope held across the front. The chariot has a tiered orange and gold canopy hung with garlands, colourful striped pillars with floral motifs, and a red-cushioned gold seat at the centre. Several devotees walk alongside holding orange flags with blue emblems. A woman in an orange-yellow sari carries a flag at the right, and a man in an orange shirt walks on the left. Palm trees and a tall pole with garlands stand in the background.2009-12-29December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt road at dusk. A large ornate ratha or chariot with a colourful, tasselled canopy in orange, red, blue and green dominates the centre, with a multicoloured umbrella and banana leaves beside it. Men and women walk around it in white, cream and orange clothing. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a bald man in white stand near a tall figure in white with a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and white trousers carries a long brass staff with a gold finial, and another man in white and a woman in a pink sari walk nearby. Fabric banners in orange and blue hang from a red wall on the left.2010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession on a dirt road, with devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carrying a decorated ratha chariot on long red poles. The chariot has a tiered canopy in red, yellow and blue with striped painted pillars and a red-cushioned seat holding a deity murti. Several people carry orange saffron flags on long poles, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange border smiles at the front right. A man in an orange top walks in the middle, and palm trees and green foliage stand behind.2009-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk, with a large decorated ratha-style chariot topped by an ornate orange, red and yellow tiered canopy with painted panels. Beneath it sits a figure in red and gold robes, partly obscured by a multicoloured umbrella with tassels. Devotees walk around the vehicle, mostly men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha-style necklaces; one man in a saffron-orange garment and a bald-headed man in white stand in the foreground, and women in pink and saffron saris walk nearby. A man in a white shirt holds a long golden ceremonial staff with a crescent finial, and a banana plant decorates the chariot. Red brick walls and trees line the background.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk. A large ornate palanquin with a multi-tiered pyramid roof decorated in red, orange, and blue embroidered cloth, with matching canopy umbrellas, carries a deity murti. Devotees walk around it: a man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair on the left, a bald man in white, an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala, a man in a red-and-white striped shirt, a woman in a pink sari, and men in white kurtas carrying a long gold-topped staff. Ceremonial banners on poles, with blue and gold designs, flank the procession. Dusty ground and a brick wall with trees in the background.2010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29December 31 20052005-12-31December 26 20102010-12-26