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A street procession in a small town, photographed in daylight. At the centre, a gilded, ornately carved palanquin-style ratha carries deity murtis draped with red and orange flags; a dark-haired figure in a red garment stands near it. Around it walk many men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a light blue and white sari with a white shawl, several carrying bags, while red flags are carried alongside. Shops, a yellow-green multi-storey building, power lines and a rocky hill frame the street. A date stamp in orange digits and a copyright line are overlaid at the bottom right.

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February 13 20092009-02-13February 09 20092009-02-09A road procession walks past a golden ornate ratha chariot topped by a red canopy, with carved golden lions and a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange flags on poles, and a man in a white T-shirt with a printed figure walks in front. Palm trees and a roadside building line the street, and a motorbike and auto-rickshaw pass on the right.2009-02-10A procession on a rural road: a golden ornate ratha/chariot carrying two deity murti in red and blue-green garments with garlands, drawn by people in the foreground. Several men and women in white dhotis and mundu walk barefoot, some carrying orange-red flags on poles. A stray dog sits at the roadside beside trees under morning light.2009-08-02 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20092009-02-09A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with parked motorbikes and trees. At the centre, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha carries two deity murtis dressed in red and gold, lit by a warm lamp on the canopy. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, with saffron-robed devotees and women in white and red saris. Orange and red flags are carried on poles, and a multicoloured canopy shades the palanquin. Some participants wear white t-shirts with a colourful logo.2009-01-20February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10A street procession in a small town with many devotees in white clothing walking behind a red-and-gold canopy umbrella held over a flower-garlanded palanquin carrying a deity murti. Men and women in white kurtas and saris carry orange and white flags, and one man in a white shirt on the right raises an arm and points toward the palanquin, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Garlands in yellow, orange and white decorate the palanquin. Behind them stand shops and a multi-storey building, with a large red-and-white banner and a shop poster showing a bearded man in saffron-coloured attire. Palm trees and overhead power lines frame the scene under a hazy sky.2005-12-31A street procession in a village setting moves along a dirt road lined with low shops and trees. A deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin under a red and gold canopy, garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, many holding white flags with a blue bird emblem and orange flags. One man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and holds a white flag. A motorbike is parked at left and bystanders watch from the roadside.2005-12-31A roadside procession on a tree-lined road moves past a golden ratha (chariot) carrying two deity murti under a gold canopy hung with white beaded garlands and striped pillars. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, and in the foreground a woman in a green blouse and pale patterned sari, hair braided with flowers, faces away while carrying an orange flag. Several orange flags flutter among the crowd, and a vehicle with framed portraits follows the chariot. Trucks and a bus pass on the road beside them.2009-02-12A roadside procession on a paved road with dry scrubland, palm trees and a hazy hill behind. A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved panels and hanging decorative banners carries deity murti figures under a canopy at the right. Several devotees in white ritual clothes walk beside it carrying saffron/orange flags; one woman wears a white sari with a gold border, another wears a red sari, and a woman in a white sari with a teal-shirted girl walks in the foreground. A man wearing an orange cap and white clothes is among the walkers near the chariot. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2009-02-10