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A photograph of a muddy dirt road lined with a procession of devotees walking behind an ornate, multi-tiered decorated chariot or ratha with a red and gold roof and orange and yellow decorations. Many people in white dhotis and white saris, along with women in yellow, green and pink saris, walk beside the vehicle. Numerous saffron-orange flags with a blue emblem fly on poles, and a decorated umbrella canopy with a red and blue design stands at right. A white bus and a camera operator are at left, with a tent structure in the background. Several people in the foreground are partially visible, including a man at lower right, seen from behind.

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December 29 20092009-12-29A large outdoor procession on a dusty unpaved road moves past a decorated ceremonial chariot with a fringed orange canopy and a seated figure in a yellow and gold ornate carriage, with a colourful ratha ornamented with tassels. Many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk alongside, some in orange and saffron garments. Several people carry red and orange flags, and a small coloured umbrella canopy is visible in the middle distance. A white vehicle with a windscreen is in the left foreground, and a concrete wall and eucalyptus trees frame the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the scene.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoors on a dusty site, a richly decorated ceremonial chariot with a colourful painted canopy, garlands and a seated figure in orange and red draped on a throne is surrounded by a crowd. Many people in white dress and some in orange flank it, holding up hands in greeting or devotion; orange flags and a striped red-and-yellow parasol are visible, and a bus is parked behind. The central seated figure wears a red-and-orange garland and sits under the canopy; their appearance is only partly visible, so identification is uncertain. Smoke rises at the right edge.2009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20092009-12-29A large outdoor procession on dry, sandy ground under a hazy sky, with a decorated ratha in the centre. The chariot is covered in yellow and orange flower garlands, a golden canopy with an orange top, and a deity murti seated within it. Many devotees in white clothes walk around it, some women in saffron, yellow and pink saris. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk near the front-left, one carrying a long ceremonial staff, and a white bus with a loudspeaker stack sits to the right. Orange flags are visible among the crowd. Behind the ratha, a few trees and palms stand in the distance.2009-12-27