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Outdoor ratha procession at dusk. A small ornate wooden chariot with a colourful striped and tasselled canopy, decorated with banana leaves and flower garlands, carries a seated figure in a red-and-pink garment with a garland, on a flower-strewn platform. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside the cart with hands pressed together in namaskar; a man in white holds a lit oil lamp flame in a brass lamp and another holds a brass bell. A man in an orange kurta and saffron dhoti walks beside the cart. A red rope is tied along the cart's pulling shaft. Sunlit trees, a parked bus and a red-walled building appear in the background.

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December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession of a decorated ratha/chariot with a colourful striped canopy in red, orange, yellow and blue, draped with banana leaves and garlands. A seated figure in pink clothes and a red-and-white garland sits on a gold-framed throne inside the canopy, with a flame of an oil lamp or camphor burning at the side. Devotees in white dresses and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together along the road. In the foreground, a man in saffron/orange robes raises a small flame toward the chariot, and a multicoloured parasol is held above. A red-wrapped pole extends from the cart. Red-and-white banner text reads Nithyananda beside a signboard for Anandotsava, with a palm-lined backdrop.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A decorated ratha procession cart with a multicoloured canopy, orange and gold fabric drapes, a golden kalasha finial and banana leaves, pulled along a dirt road. A seated figure in red garments and a white flower garland sits on a gold-framed throne inside the canopy, hands folded. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a gold border holds an oil lamp with a flame and a brass vessel for aarti. To the left, several people in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and orange saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A red rope is tied to the cart's pole. A signboard reading Anandotsava and a red building are behind them.2010-12-26Outdoor temple-style procession on a dirt road. A tall ornate chariot canopy with multicoloured embroidered panels, orange and yellow fringes, and banana leaves at its sides carries a seated figure in red and pink clothing with a floral garland, sitting in a gold-framed chair before a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) beside the chariot pole. A decorated umbrella and a palm tree appear at the right edge.2010-12-26A photograph of a decorated ceremonial chariot (ratha) in a dirt-road procession outdoors. The canopy is covered in colourful patterned fabric with red, blue, yellow and orange panels, and the word a person is stitched in its upper band. Banana leaves flank the canopy and a golden-framed seat holds a seated figure in pink clothing with a white flower garland, hands folded in prayer. Inside the canopy a deity murti and marigold garlands are visible. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand along the rope pulling the chariot, hands in namaste, one holding a silver vessel, and a man at right holds a flame aloft. A red-and-blue umbrella and a red-brick building with a red signboard appear in the background.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photograph of a decorated wooden ratha, a processional chariot, with a colourful canopy of red, blue, yellow and orange panels trimmed with marigold garlands and banana leaves. A seated figure in red and pink robes with a white flower garland sits on a gold-framed throne inside the shrine structure, hands raised in front of the chest. Ahead of the cart, several women in white and cream saris stand with palms pressed together, and a man in white dhoti and shirt kneels with folded hands at the front. On the right, a man in white garments and a person in orange robes hold a lit oil lamp and raise hands in namaskar. Behind the chariot a red-brick building shows Kannada-script signage. Visible people: roughly ten.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26