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Outdoor procession under bright sky with palm trees. A large ornate ratha or palanquin, decorated with red, yellow and multicoloured fabric panels and a golden kalasha finial, is carried forward by crowds. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, many women wear white saris with gold borders, and some in orange saris hold marigold garlands. Orange flags on poles are raised, and a videographer with a camera on his shoulder films at left. A figure in an orange shawl and wrap stands at the lower centre, facing the procession. Some onlookers wear white caps.

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Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with coconut palms under bright daylight. A large colourful palanquin with a multi-tiered red, yellow and gold canopy, decorated panels in blue and pink, and an umbrella-like top is carried forward by the crowd. Many people in white clothes, including men in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white saris, walk with orange flags and a tall golden trishul-topped staff on the right. A woman in an orange patterned top stands in the centre-right. Thatched huts and a banner in the background complete the scene.2009-12-29A festival procession on a palm-lined paved path at a temple campus. An ornate multicoloured ratha or palanquin with a tiered golden-yellow canopy, painted panels and decorated umbrellas is carried forward, with a figure in gold and red seated on it. Large crowds in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas walk alongside, many holding orange-red flags on poles. In the centre foreground a figure in orange robes with a head covering walks with a garland of yellow flowers, and a person in orange ceremonial dress stands among devotees. A white van with partial signage stands at the left. A colourful painted floor design is visible at lower left.2009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor festival procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style ratha under a multicoloured canopy with fringed panels, orange and yellow drapes and marigold garlands. A seated figure on the ratha wears orange and red garments and a garland. Around it a large crowd walks, mostly men and some women in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, with rudraksha malas, while a man in saffron robes walks at the right edge. Decorated umbrellas, an orange flag at the left, a white bus marked Nithyanandam and palm trees complete the scene.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor religious procession on a sandy path lined with bamboo barriers, palm trees and a low concrete wall behind. A decorated palanquin on the left, draped in marigold garlands and yellow and orange fabric, carries a small deity murti under a saffron canopy. Many devotees in white clothes walk alongside, some with folded hands and some holding the barrier, and a few wear saffron or orange garments. Two large umbrellas with multicolour panels and tassels, along with trident-like staffs, are carried on the right. A blue sky and a banner partly visible at left complete the scene.2009-12-27A festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. At the right, a richly decorated palanquin with a tiered, gold-and-red canopy and colourful painted panels carries a deity murti adorned with garlands; several umbrellas with striped fabric shade it. Crowds of devotees walk alongside, most in white dhotis and white saris, some women in orange or yellow borders. A man in a white shirt holds a long gold staff topped with a trident, and several people carry saffron flags. A cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Many devotees are visible in the crowd, with some people in orange and red clothing near the front.2009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27