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Outdoor procession at dusk along a dirt road lined with palm trees. A large ornate chariot (ratha) with colourful painted pillars, a golden canopy and a deity murti inside is pulled forward by devotees in white. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the sides, some holding long poles with decorated umbrellas and banners featuring flower patterns and a dove emblem. A girl in a red T-shirt stands at the left with hands in namaste, while women in white and yellow-bordered saris follow the chariot. A partial blue-and-white signboard reading ASP is visible at the left edge. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk with palm trees behind. At the centre a large ornate ratha or palanquin, decorated with colourful striped and floral fabric panels and a tiered pointed roof, carries a figure seated in the centre, wearing a red garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk around it, some wearing yellow shawls and red shawls. Two decorated umbrellas with floral borders, one held upright at the right foreground by a man in white, frame the scene. Children and women in saris and white clothing walk along the sides. A small sign at the left edge is partly visible.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside palm trees, with a colourfully decorated ratha chariot carrying a deity murti under a tall canopy of red, blue and orange panels with a small umbrella beside it. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads pull a rope or pole attached to the chariot. Women in white sarees with red and gold borders walk alongside, and a woman in a saffron-orange top holds a camera on a tripod in the foreground. Devotees in white and mixed clothing line the path, and a girl in a red t-shirt stands at the right edge. A roofed shed with red walls sits at left. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the crowd, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk with devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many with red or orange scarves. Ornate umbrellas with embroidered floral borders and a red-and-blue emblem with a white bird motif are carried aloft. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible in the centre. A man in an orange-saffron robe walks among the crowd, and a young girl in a red T-shirt with white lettering smiles at the camera in the foreground. Trees and a street lamp frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt road in warm evening light, with palm trees and a shaded pavilion at left. A tall, colourful ornamented ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured pointed roof, painted pillars and a deity murti inside carried forward by a line of people. Around it, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and white garments walk and hold the carrying poles wrapped in maroon cloth, while women in white saris with coloured borders walk alongside. A woman in an orange robe stands in the foreground holding a camera on a tripod, and a small child in dark clothing stands at left. A multicoloured parasol shades the side of the ratha at right. No readable text is visible in the scene; a copyright line sits at lower right.2010-12-26A dirt-path procession moves past a crowd of onlookers. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes walks ahead of a decorated palanquin topped with a red, gold and blue canopy and tall coloured pillars. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk alongside the palanquin. Other men carry colourful fringed parasols and ornate square banners with gold borders. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a girl in green stand among the crowd under a leafy tree. A photograph of a ceremonial procession, ratha-style festival scene in a village setting.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a red-orange wall. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of patterned panels and tassels carries a seated figure draped in red and garlanded, with several decorated umbrellas over it. In front, a devotee in white holds a large round yellow-bordered fan with a red and blue floral emblem on a pole. Around them, numerous people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, walk along; a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the crowd. A low sun glows through the trees at dusk.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A procession on a dirt path lined with green hedges and palm trees. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate round standards with floral and bird motifs. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured conical canopy, orange and red fringes and striped pillars is carried forward, with a seated figure in white and red garlands under it. Colourful parasols shade the procession. Many devotees in white kurtas, white saris and dhotis walk along, with a man in a grey shirt and a red-clad child among them, and a few people with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-26