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Outdoor photo of a decorated ratha (procession chariot) parked on a dirt road beside a cream-coloured building and green trees. The carved golden-brown shrine on the ratha holds deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a standing man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl beside it. Two framed portraits are mounted on the ratha's sides. Around the ratha, about a dozen devotees stand: a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, children in bright shirts, women in colourful saris including a green sari and a blue sari, and men in white shirts. A parked white car and a red scooter are nearby.

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October 24 20062006-10-24Outdoor photograph of a ratha yatra procession in a village open space shaded by large trees and a palm. A gilded, ornate canopied palanquin in the centre is decorated with red and yellow garlands and flowers, with figures inside it and attendants in white nearby. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with women in saris and small children in colourful frocks, stands and gathers around the palanquin. Some onlookers wear checked lungis and one man in a red shirt stands at right. A parked vehicle and houses appear behind the trees.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor procession on a grassy field in front of a row of low buildings and trees. A decorated open chariot or float carries a deity murti under a fringed golden canopy, with a garland of red and multicolored flowers draped around the structure. Beside it, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest stands with a long staff, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside the float. Several women in white and yellow saris hold trishul-tipped staffs, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, pink and green clothing stands along the left with hands folded in greeting. A child in a striped shirt walks at the right edge.2011-10-31October 09 20062006-10-09A festival procession at a Dasara celebration in Hyderabad, with a truck-mounted float carrying a large Devi murti with a golden face, lion mount and a blue-and-white decorated backdrop. Men in white dhotis and yellow-scarved shirts raise sticks and stand around the float, while a man in orange garments with a red-painted face and yellow shawl stands beside the deity. Devotees, many in white and green saris, and children spatter with pink and yellow colour powder crowd a dusty courtyard beside orange ashram buildings and trees.2010-10-17October 20 20062006-10-20July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor photo of a crowd of villagers gathered on grass around an ornate gilded wooden ratha (chariot) shrine with carved pillars, a red cloth backdrop, marigold garlands and orange flags. Inside the shrine are deity murti images draped with garlands. Men wear white shirts, checked lungis and dhotis; women wear saris in bright colours and a child in red sits on a hip. A large green tree and white houses stand behind. Visible text in the lower corner reads a 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam copyright line and a date stamp of 20.10.2006, which is excluded from the text field. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown.2006-10-20Outdoor procession on a grassy lawn. A deity murti decorated with red and green garlands and a fringed canopy is carried on a decorated wooden ratha/chariot with blue cloth. A man in an orange robe and tall crown stands at the chariot holding the canopy pole, and white-clad men carry long poles at right while a woman in a yellow sari and others in white stand nearby. Spectators, including children, watch from the left. Trishula staffs stand beside the cart, and a large orange-robed statue stands in the background beside a tree.2011-10-31