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A photograph of an outdoor procession at an ashram. In the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful striped and embroidered canopy, banana leaves and tassels is carried forward, and a figure seated on it wears a tall gold crown and a garland, with a red cloth draped below. A red parasol with dark fringe shades the scene at left. Around the palanquin, devotees in white and cream clothes, saffron and orange garments, and a woman in a blue patterned top look up toward it while crowding close. Orange-brick buildings and green roofs stand behind. The crowd appears to number roughly two dozen visible people.

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A festival procession in an ashram courtyard. A large ornate palanquin with a colourful canopy of red, yellow, blue and green panels, decorated with banana plant leaves and fringed red umbrella overhead, carries a seated figure wearing a red garment and a white flower garland; a person candidate is seated on the palanquin, though his face is hard to make out. Around it, many people in white ritual clothing, saffron-orange shawls and sarees walk and gaze upward, including a bald man in an orange shawl in the foreground and a woman in a blue patterned top on the right. Low orange-walled buildings and green roofs and trees fill the background.2010-12-26A photograph of an outdoor procession on a path beside an orange-walled building. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with a multicoloured fringed canopy and embroidered panels is carried forward, with a seated figure visible under it and banana plant leaves decorating its sides. A large red-and-green striped umbrella with tassels shades the front of the procession. Around it, many people in white ritual clothes, some with orange shawls, stand and walk, several with hands folded in greeting, while others in striped shirts and light blue dress look on. Green shrubs and trees frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26 +1 copiesAn outdoor procession in daylight with a large red umbrella overhead. A figure seated on a decorated palanquin is draped with white and pink garlands, wearing a tall gold crown and a deep red robe. The palanquin is framed by colourful striped cloth panels in blue, yellow and orange with banana leaves and floral garlands. Around it, crowds of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk closely, along with Western women in light tops and a man in a blue striped shirt holding a folded cloth. Green-roofed buildings and trees are in the background.2010-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt path lined with green-roofed buildings and flowering shrubs. A large ornate palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured canopy, tassels and garlands is carried forward. Ahead, a man in a yellow shawl holds a decorated umbrella-like parasol on a pole. Around the procession, devotees in white kurtas and dresses, many wearing rudraksha-style malas, walk along; a few in saffron or orange robes are visible, and one woman in the foreground holds her hands in anjali mudra. The palanquin itself is not occupied by any clearly visible figure. The scene reads as a ratha or palanquin procession with devotees following.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk, with a decorated ratha-style palanquin topped with an ornate orange and gold canopy hung with tassels and streamers, followed by a large crowd. Men and women in white ritual clothing and white shawls walk among people in orange and saffron garments, while a man in a yellow shawl carries a long pole. Two large umbrella-like canopies in red, blue and gold with dove emblems are carried above the crowd. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and hold hands in anjali. Green-roofed buildings, trees and pink flowering shrubs line the path. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt path lined with oleander bushes and a green gate. At the centre, a richly decorated multicoloured palanquin with a pillared, tiered canopy in red, yellow, blue and orange carries a seated figure draped in a red and pink cloth with a garland; a deity murti is visible beneath. Two multicoloured umbrellas with peacock-style motifs flank the procession. Devotees walk around it: a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands in the foreground, women in white and orange clothing carry items, a girl in green has a flower in her hair, and a man in white holds a long pole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style beads follow. The palanquin is the central element of the ratha procession.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with green foliage and orange-walled buildings. Two large decorated parasols, one red-and-green with tassels and a bird emblem, stand over the crowd, and a richly ornamented palanquin-style canopy with colourful painted pillars and a pyramid top is carried in the background. Many devotees in white clothing walk beside it; a man in an orange shirt holds a pole of the parasol at left, an older bald man in white wears a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in an orange top walks near the canopy. Some people are in western clothing and a small girl in white stands at left. No identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.2010-12-26