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Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road: a tractor pulls a decorated open cart with a deity murti or image surrounded by red, orange and yellow marigold garlands, an ornate canopy with a blue and orange umbrella overhead. A monk in orange robes sits on the cart beside the murti, and a driver in a purple shirt steers. Around the vehicle, women in rust-red and orange saris with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a bare-headed man in white clothes walks on the road. A motorcyclist with a helmet rides nearby, and a tractor number plate is visible. Sunlight and trees frame the street.

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November 15 20132013-11-15A road procession photographed in daylight on a narrow paved road lined with trees. A red Massey Ferguson-style tractor with registration HA-06 TA-3768 pulls a decorated open cart. The cart is draped with long garlands of red, yellow and white flowers forming an arch, with a framed picture of a deity at the front and a blue-and-orange banner on a pole above. A man in orange robes sits on the cart beside a wrapped figure, while the tractor driver wears a purple shirt. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari carries a red bag beside a motorcyclist in a blue helmet. A white-clad figure stands at the right edge, and a bus with Kannada script passes on the left.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A village road procession in daylight. On the left, a large grey dump truck with a stop-signal plate and Karnataka registration KA-42 is parked beside the road. In the centre, a yellow-and-black tractor (KA-06 TA-3768) pulls a decorated float with a blue-and-gold umbrella canopy and a deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt drives the tractor. Walking beside the float, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi in orange cloth stands near the truck, and several women in red and orange saris walk along the road edge. Concrete houses and palm trees line the street.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31May 09 20142014-05-09A festival procession moves down a dusty unpaved road between a red-brick wall and a blue-and-yellow pennant-decorated barrier. At the centre, a red tractor pulls a decorated float garlanded with red and white flowers; a figure in a dark outfit sits at its wheel and seated figures sit on the float beneath red and yellow umbrellas. Large numbers of men and women in saffron and orange robes and white clothing line and walk the route. Men at the front play hand drums, and a large yellow parasol is carried at the right. Spectators stand along the wall in white and colourful saris and dhotis.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27November 15 20132013-11-15Aerial view of a procession on a roadside. A richly decorated golden palanquin with garlands of marigold and tassels carries a seated figure in orange and saffron robes with a saffron turban; a multicolored umbrella canopy shades him. Attendants in saffron and white walk alongside, along with men in white shirts and uniformed guards in khaki. Saffron-and-blue flags are carried, and a palanquin-bearer tractor with a red body sits at left. Placards in Kannada are held by people on the right. Cars and motorcycles line the road.2010-07-24