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A decorated ratha chariot on a street during a procession, with a tall red and gold striped canopy with white cloth appliqués of conch shells, a wheel, and figures. Three deity murtis sit inside a small shrine at the front of the chariot, surrounded by red and white flower garlands and a wooden wheel. Trees and a red banner appear in the background, and a woman in a pink shawl holding a yellow book stands at the left edge. The chariot is painted with blue and yellow swan motifs.

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A street procession on a sunny day moves past suburban houses with palm and leafy trees and power poles. Centre frame is a tall red and gold chariot with a striped canopy, a spire topped with a finial, decorated with white floral and stylised motifs, and flower garlands along its base. Participants walk alongside pulling ropes: a man in a green patterned shirt and straw hat, a woman in a green top, a man in a maroon cap, and several people in white dhotis and saffron or orange robes, one in a straw hat. Bystanders stand on the left and a white van is at the edge of the frame. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-09-09A street procession in daylight with a large red and gold ratha chariot at right, its tall conical roof striped in red and yellow with white painted motifs. Beneath it, a seated deity murti is decorated with garlands and flowers, and a man in white stands near the chariot. In front, a palanquin-style portable shrine holds a framed portrait on pink fabric. Crowds of devotees walk along the road, many in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, some women in white head coverings, and onlookers in casual summer clothes. A banner reads Nithyananda in the lower centre. Trees and a white truck line the background.2007-09-09A red and yellow ratha chariot with a tall tiered tower decorated with white palm and floral motifs stands on a paved street, its base wrapped in garlands of red and pink flowers and a pale blue-and-yellow painted wooden platform with large spoked wheels. A man in white clothes and a white hat holds the rope at the left. Beside the chariot, a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, white robes, pink and yellow saris and a red top walks and gathers under a clear sky, with palm fronds, trees and a red banner with white lettering at right. A man in a checked shirt and shorts photographs the procession.2007-09-09A street procession moves past a low white building under a clear blue sky. At centre, a tall red and gold ratha chariot with a striped conical superstructure and a pointed finial carries a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded platform. A figure in white stands atop the chariot near the front, and a saffron-robed participant walks beside the wheel. Marchers in orange, white and cream clothing, some wearing wide-brimmed hats, surround the chariot, and a white flag with a blue emblem is held in the foreground. A multicoloured umbrella and red banners add colour to the crowd.2007-09-09A red and yellow striped ratha chariot with a tall finial and a flagstaff moves down a sunlit street in a procession. A man in white clothing with a red and orange turban and a light necklace stands at the wheel, holding a wooden ship's-style steering wheel. Beneath the canopy, deity murtis and decorated figures are visible, and the chariot's railing is wrapped in green frame and flowers. Behind it, a long red banner reads Om Namo Narayanaya, and a white banner shows a red lotus. Devotees in yellow, pink and white walk along the roadside, and a U-Haul truck is visible behind.2007-09-09December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession vehicle with a tall, multi-tiered canopy of red, orange, yellow and green fabric decorated with floral and bird motifs, hung with marigold garlands and topped by a golden finial. Beneath it a seated figure in a gold crown, red garment and white-and-red flower garland sits on a gold-trimmed throne. Banana leaves frame the canopy. Crowds of women in white, yellow and orange saris stand around the base of the vehicle, and a shaved-headed man in orange clothing is at the left edge. Printed letters on the canopy band read NITHYANAND.2010-12-26December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26A decorated festival palanquin with a tall, multi-tiered canopy in red, orange and yellow fabric, painted with blue, green and white floral and bird motifs and draped with marigold and white jasmine garlands. A figure wearing a golden crown and a red garland sits on a red-cushioned throne inside the palanquin, beneath a banner reading NITHYANAND. Banana leaves frame the structure, and a crowd of women in white and yellow stands in the foreground, some smiling. The scene suggests a procession or ratha outdoors in the evening.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A decorated ceremonial palanquin-style canopy on a procession, its pillars wrapped in striped and patterned fabric in red, blue, yellow and white with blue circular motifs, topped by a layered roof with yellow scalloped valance and a red-orange cloth interior. White and yellow flower garlands hang from the pillars and roof edges. Several people in white clothes and some in orange stand around and behind it, with decorated umbrellas in yellow, blue and red and orange flags at left. Mature trees and a fenced area fill the background.2009-12-29