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Outdoor procession with a golden ratha or palanquin canopy decorated with hanging brass bells, tassels and marigold garlands, carried through a crowd under a grey sky. Many people raise red saffron flags bearing a dark emblem on long poles. Men in white dhotis and women in white and coloured saris walk among them, some with arms raised. A red-roofed building and a distant rocky hill appear behind the crowd.

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December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor procession photographed through blurred foreground grass. A golden palanquin with a gold finial, a yellow-and-gold canopy and hanging tassels is carried above the crowd, decorated with garlands and coloured tassels. Many devotees hold up red flags bearing a dark emblem, and some wave them overhead. Men wear white dhotis and kurtas, women wear saris in red, yellow and maroon, and a child in pink stands at left. A red-brick building with green roofing stands at right.2010-12-20A photograph of a dense outdoor procession crowd carrying bright orange-red flags on long poles. A decorated palanquin with a golden canopy, marigold garlands and colourful tassels is at centre, and a figure seated on it wears an orange garment, a crown and a floral garland. Many devotees in white and orange-red clothing press around the palanquin, some women in saffron sarees and a man in white shirt and trousers prominent at left. Trees and a stone wall stand behind under an overcast sky.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15January 01 20122012-01-01A festival procession at a temple gate with a gilded palanquin decorated with yellow and white garlands, purple and white floral strands and hanging tassels with bells. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk beside it, one with a bare shaved head and a rudraksha mala, another in an orange robe with a large flower garland. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, many raising hands, while orange and red flags wave above. Red-roofed gatehouses and a dome stand behind.2011-07-15A festival procession moves along a dirt path past an orange-walled building under an overcast sky. A golden palanquin with a canopy, tassels, garlands and a decorated central figure is carried forward, while a crowd of devotees surrounds it waving red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris and salwar. A bald man in white stands at the left edge and several others carry red flags. A green road sign is visible at left and a few palm-like trees stand beside the procession.2010-12-20A festival procession in an open ground, with a gilded ceremonial palanquin-style vehicle (ratha) topped by a golden canopy and hung with hanging bells, marigold and tassel garlands in red, green and pink. A figure in orange and red garments and a dark headdress stands on the vehicle, which has a red-and-gold umbrella-like canopy. Crowds of devotees in white, orange and yellow saris and white kurtas surround it, many raising red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Behind them stand a red-orange building with a green roof and a distant hill. The scene conveys a procession with flag-bearing devotees.2010-12-20Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with many devotees holding bright orange-red flags on poles. At centre a decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and a garlanded deity murti sits on a painted animal-figure base. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, and women wear saris in orange and yellow. Some hold orange shoulder bags and small drums. A white van and a red-roofed building with a signboard appear at right, with hills behind. Roughly sixty people are visible in the scene.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20