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A festival procession on a dirt road with palm trees and a utility pole behind. Centre: a richly decorated chariot (ratha) draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, tassels, and a large orange canopy umbrella. A seated figure rides atop it, with a ceremonial fan or chamara held aloft. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow or orange shawls and lanyards walk alongside, some pulling ropes or guiding the cart. A few men in saffron/orange robes stand at right, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A white bus with partial lettering is visible at left. Several people are in the frame, and the chariot is heavily garlanded.

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A street procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a utility pole. At the centre, a decorated palanquin with an orange canopy, yellow and multicoloured garlands and tassels carries a figure seated on a throne. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, some wearing lanyards. On the right, a bald man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, and a long-haired man in orange cloth with a bead necklace walk among others in white.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under a large orange canopy, hung with marigold garlands, multicoloured tassels and fringed streamers. Around it, many devotees in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside, several with arms linked and hands on the chariot, while others carry or guide it. A white bus with a painted image stands at left, and a speaker stack is visible beside the road.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A procession on a dirt road with a richly decorated wooden ratha or palanquin covered in marigold garlands, multicoloured tassels and a saffron canopy with a lotus emblem. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push or steady the cart with their hands. Among them, a few men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right edge, and one man wears a yellow shawl. Palm trees and a fence sit behind the crowd under a clear sky. Several ceremony attendees wear lanyard badges.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a festival procession on a sunny day under palm trees. A flower-covered ratha is carried forward by devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls. A seated figure on the chariot wears a crown, red beaded garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, under a large orange canopy with tassels. The ratha is decorated with marigold garlands, yellow and orange tassels, bells and colourful streamers. Behind it, a white van with a 'Nithyanandam' sign and loudspeakers is parked. Women in white and orange saris and men in white kurtas walk alongside, some holding garland strands. A wooden pole and a low brick wall frame the scene.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on a dusty dirt road moves past a richly decorated wooden chariot with a golden horse-headed prow, an orange canopy umbrella and strings of marigold garlands and colourful tassels. Inside the chariot a deity murti is visible. Around it, devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes walk, many wearing rudraksha malas, and several in yellow-trimmed white shirts carry ID lanyards. A man in front wears a saffron robe and a beaded garland, while a figure beside him holds a yellow-and-orange fan. Palm-leaf canopies and a parked white vehicle with speakers stand at the left edge under a hazy sky.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27