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A street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and a low white-roofed building behind. At the centre, a decorated red-and-multicoloured float carries a deity murti in red garments and a crown, seated on a painted swan-like vahana with a curled ornamental base, beneath an ornate red-fringed canopy. Red drapery hangs along the float's sides. Two men in white stand beside it: the man on the right wears white kurta-style clothing, sunglasses and a beaded mala, and rests a hand on the float; the man on the left wears a white shirt and pale trousers with a mala. Behind them, devotees in white clothing walk along the roadside, and a second canopy and white flags with blue emblems are visible.

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A street procession moves down a paved road lined with parked cars and palm trees. At the left, a red-draped float carries a painted deity murti on a peacock-like vehicle with a red robe and crown, with a decorated umbrella overhead. A man in white shirt and trousers walks beside it. Behind, a line of people in white and cream clothing, some women in saris, carry white flags with a blue emblem. A woman in white with a small bag walks on the right, and a man in khaki trousers holds a flag. A banner reads Dhyanapeetam Hindu Temple Ohio. Cones and a building with red-tiled roof sit in the background.2007-09-09Outdoor procession in a parking lot. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and beaded necklaces walks beside a bald man in a light beige short-sleeved shirt and white shorts. Beside them stands a decorated ratha with a red-robed deity figure seated on a multicoloured, ornately carved bird-like vehicle with a curved beak, mounted on a yellow-and-teal scaffold frame. Behind them, white and red fringed ceremonial umbrellas rise above flower garlands. On the right a man in white kurta and orange headwear raises his hand to his head, and a figure in white stands further back.2007-09-09Outdoor procession scene with a painted blue-and-green chariot carrying a large deity murti of a goddess in a red gown and gold crown, seated on a white swan-like vahana with a red beak. Colourful striped and fringed canopy umbrellas (red, white, yellow and green) shade the ratha. Around it, people in saffron-orange robes stand near the chariot; one holds a rudraksha mala. A man in a blue shirt and another in a white shirt stand nearby, and a man in white at left adjusts something by the wooden scaffolding. Flower garlands and offerings sit at the chariot base. A banner is visible in the background. Sunny day, suburban houses and palm trees behind.2007-09-09Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and low buildings behind. At centre, a float carries deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white draped canopy base. A man in white kurta stands beside the float, and a woman in white sari with red border walks at its side. On the left, a man in white shirt, khaki trousers, sunglasses and a bucket hat wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a lavender top and wide-brimmed straw hat stands nearby. On the right, people carry white flags with blue circle emblems, and a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is raised. A banner shows a portrait labelled "Ananda Surya" with a gold emblem.2007-09-09Outdoor procession on a bright day with a large red and green ornate umbrella with tassels held over a golden-bronze deity murti draped in red cloth, with a halo and raised hands. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and reaches up to steady the carved, colourful wooden ratha/chariot ornament with a peacock motif. Beside them, a person in a white shirt with short grey hair holds the umbrella pole. Another hand in the frame reaches up, and a second white canopy edged with red fringe appears at the right.2007-09-09A street scene in a sunny suburban setting with palm trees and parked cars. A white box truck has its rear open, and men in white and khaki shirts are lifting an ornate multicoloured chariot figure onto a yellow-railed loading platform. The figure is a deity murti in a red gown with a tall gilded crown, seated on a white swan-like vehicle with teal and red scrollwork. A bald man in an orange shirt and cap, a woman in a white sari with red flowers, and a woman in a white top with dark hair stand in the foreground helping steady the chariot, while a man in dark clothes at left guides the platform.2007-09-09A festival procession photograph of a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti seated on a throne. The deity is draped in layers of flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and green, and a fringed canopy with stripes of orange, red, green and blue shades over it. Two men stand on the palanquin poles: a man on the left in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, holding a round fan-like ceremonial disc, and a young man on the right in a white kurta and dhoti gripping the pole. The palanquin's side panels are painted with elephants, birds and floral motifs in bright colours. A man in glasses and a white shirt, and other devotees in white, are in the foreground under an open sky.2005-12-22November 11 20102010-11-11A procession on a dirt road moves a decorated open palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange robes, adorned with a white flower garland, beneath an ornate multicoloured canopy with painted panels and a red umbrella. Around twenty-five men and women in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, pull or walk alongside the palanquin, several gripping red cloth ropes. Some wear white or orange sashes, and a few women wear white saris with gold borders. Palm trees and a concrete wall frame the scene, with a white chamara fan at the left edge.2009-12-29Outdoor temple procession on a dirt path beside a whitewashed wall striped in red, with palm trees overhead. A richly decorated palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of orange, red and gold fabric and yellow garlands is carried forward. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange and red garment and red-and-white garlands, while white fly-whisks and ceremonial fans are held near the palanquin. Around it, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing blue-and-white lanyards, carry long red cloths and walk alongside. Red, green and yellow parasols shade the palanquin. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes walks at the edge of the frame. Several other people in white are visible further back.2009-12-29A street procession on a sunny day with palm trees and a sign reading Sanatan Dharma Temple and Cultural Center. A decorated palanquin draped with red and white flower garlands and a golden canopy is carried forward. A man in white kurta stands near its front, a woman in white sari with red border walks beside it, and a bald man in white shirt and khaki hat is nearby. A banner labelled Ananda Surya is held aloft under a red and gold parasol. Several white flags and onlookers line the roadside.2007-09-09November 11 20102010-11-11