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Outdoor procession with a large colourfully painted ratha or chariot-like palanquin on the right, its pillars decorated with blue, red, yellow and white bird motifs, floral patterns and yellow fringed canopy draped with white and yellow garlands. Two colourful umbrellas with tasselled edges stand in the middle, and orange flags rise behind the crowd. Many devotees in white and orange clothing gather along the roadside beneath a large green tree and clear blue sky. The scene reads as a temple procession. a person's presence is not established by visible appearance.

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December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession of devotees in white and saffron moving past a decorated ratha or palanquin. Several colourful parasols with dove-motif panels, in red, yellow, blue and green, are held aloft over the crowd. Devotees carry orange flags, and a large crowd of mostly white-clad men and women with dark hair surrounds the vehicle. Marigold and mango-leaf garlands hang from its top, and the vehicle has red and orange drapery and tassels. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession on a sunny day, with a decorated ratha-style palanquin at right. Its pillars are painted in red, blue, yellow and green with dove motifs and floral designs, and its canopy is draped with yellow fringe and marigold garlands. Colourful striped umbrellas with tassels and white plumes are carried above the crowd. Many people in white clothes and orange shawls walk and raise their hands around the cart, under leafy trees. Red and orange cloth hangs at the base of the cart. The palanquin's interior is partly visible, with a figure seated inside, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-12-29A festival procession moves along a dirt path beside a stone wall under a clear sky. On the left, a decorated ratha-style chariot with a red and orange canopy and painted pillars in blue, green and red is pulled by people in white. Two large colourful parasols with peacock-like motifs and tassels are raised above the crowd, and orange flags wave in the background. Dozens of devotees in white clothes, many women in white saris and men in white kurtas, walk forward, some holding the chariot or parasols. Greenery and a distant hill frame the scene.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor procession on a bright day. A large golden ratha/palanquin carries a central figure seated under an orange canopy, decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands, golden bells, tassels and a golden lion-head finial. A multicoloured umbrella and round ceremonial fans flank it. Around the cart, men in white shirts with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk, a woman in a red sari with a bindi stands in front, and a man in an orange robe with a long hair and mala extends his hand toward the cart. Banana leaves frame the scene.2010-01-01A procession on an open road under a clear blue sky. A richly decorated golden palanquin with a peaked gilded canopy and carved gold makara heads at its corners is draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands and hung with tassels in red, green, pink and white. A figure seated on the palanquin wears a white garland and a red-and-gold garment, with long dark hair. Two large ornate umbrellas shade the scene: one in saffron-yellow with a fringed edge, the other in multicolored panels of red, blue and yellow with a bird emblem. Around the palanquin, men and women in saffron-orange robes and in white ritual clothes carry and steady it, while devotees in white hold an arati plate and a red-and-gold tray. Some bystanders stand along the edge of the frame.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession moves outdoors past banana leaves and a concrete wall under bright daylight. At the centre, a richly decorated palanquin carries a seated figure with long dark hair, a red cloth and a raised hand, framed by a saffron-orange canopy with fringe, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and multicoloured tassels. Gold-tipped staffs and a ceremonial gold standard rise on either side. Around it, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls, saffron and orange wraps, and white kurtas walk closely, some with folded hands and garlands. Small round fans with blue and orange motifs are visible. The figure on the palanquin cannot be confidently identified from appearance alone.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27