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Outdoor photo of a decorated temple chariot draped with banana-leaf, garland and painted cloth panels in blue, yellow and orange. A man with long hair, a pink dhoti-style garment and a gold chain sits on a gold-edged seat holding a bunch of bananas, garlanded with white and red flowers. A black ox with white markings and horns stands on the left, its nose near the seat, while a man in orange robes on the right touches a floral offering on the cart. Two more people are partly visible at the right edge, and coconut palms and trees fill the background.

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December 26 20102010-12-26A decorated procession cart, or ratha, with a striped canopy of painted panels in blue, yellow and orange, and a red and gold shrine top. Seated on a gold-rimmed throne in the cart is a man with long hair, wearing a pink dhoti and a pink shawl, a white and red flower garland, and a gold chain, holding bananas that he offers to a black-and-white cow with a rope halter standing at the front. A man in orange robes stands at the right with his hand on the flower-covered cart platform, and a few people stand behind in the background. Palm trees and foliage surround the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a procession chariot decorated with colourful painted panels in red, blue, yellow and green, topped by a canopy with orange drapery and garlands of white and yellow flowers. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a gold-framed throne in a pink dhoti and pink shawl, wearing white and red flower garlands and smiling. An orange-robed attendant at right arranges flowers on the chariot platform while a black and white cow with a rope halter stands at left, its head near the flower offerings. Several onlookers stand behind the cow at left under palm trees. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, pink ceremonial clothing and floral garlands are the visible cues, presented as a chariot procession.2010-12-26A photograph of a procession on a decorated golden ratha with a red canopy and colourful fabric panels bearing bird and floral motifs. A man with long dark hair sits on a golden seat wearing a pink and red garment, white and red flower garlands, and a gold necklace, feeding a banana to a black cow with white markings on its face that stands at the left edge. Below him the cart is heaped with white jasmine and marigold garlands in purple and yellow. Palm trees and onlookers are visible in the background, and a hand reaches in from the right. The figure's long hair, garlands and ornaments are consistent with a person, seated in ceremonial procession role.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a figure seated on a gilded throne-like seat atop an orange-and-white decorated cart, draped in marigold and jasmine garlands. The seated person wears a hot-pink garment, a gold necklace and a white-and-red garland, and holds a banana or fruit offering toward a black-and-white cow with a rope halter. Colourful embroidered panels with lotus and bird motifs frame the cart canopy, and a banana-leaf plant stands in the background. A woman in a blonde bob smiles at left among onlookers, and an orange-robed arm enters from the lower right. The cart appears to be part of a procession with a cow offering.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession scene. A seated man in a bright pink dhoti and pink shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland and gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a red cushioned throne on an orange-draped cart. He holds bananas and feeds a large black cow with white markings that stands at the left, its head close to his hands. The cart is decorated with colourful striped and floral fabric panels, marigold and white flower garlands, and a gold-framed seat. A man in white dhoti walks beside the cow holding its rope, and a hand in orange cloth rests on the cart at the right. Palm trees and bystanders are in the background.2010-12-26