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A crowded outdoor procession at a temple-side street, with a decorated deity murti or ratha-like shrine covered in dense garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. A man in a purple checked shirt and white dhoti stands at the shrine, hands on the garlands. Beside him an older man in white with a saffron-coloured shawl stands near a yellow banner printed with birds. Devotees crowd around, many with folded hands, including women in orange and pink saris with jasmine and marigold in their hair. A man in a rust-orange wrap with long hair stands at right with palms pressed together. Banana plants and a bunch of green bananas frame the scene.

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A photo of an outdoor procession in a village street with a decorated palanquin or ratha covered in banana stalks and a canopy. The palanquin is heavily garlanded with orange and white flower malas around a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-headed elderly man in orange-yellow cloth with a yellow shawl stands near the palanquin, with a man in a purple checked shirt and yellow shawl beside him. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothes, some women with long braids decorated with flowers, raise hands in worship. A painted yellow banner with peacock motifs hangs behind, and palm trees frame the scene.2018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18A street procession in a village setting, with a deity murti decorated with large flower garlands in red, white and yellow on a covered ratha or palanquin. Banana plants and bunches of green bananas frame the cart, and a red and gold canopy shades it. A man in a purple shirt, white dhoti and yellow shawl stands on the cart guiding it, while a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and gold necklace stands beside it near wooden poles. Crowds of devotees surround the cart, including women in colourful saris with flowers in their hair and men in white shirts, many with hands folded in greeting. Blue sky and small buildings with striped walls sit in the background.2018-01-18Outdoor temple procession scene at a small roadside shrine. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti with orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at a decorated chariot holding a flat tray, facing a deity murti heavily adorned with yellow, red and white flower garlands and malas. Behind him a yellow cloth backdrop is painted with peacocks and birds, and banana plants and bunches of green bananas stand to the left. A man in a white shirt stands beside the priest, and a bare-chested man in a pink shirt with saffron-and-white cloth raises hands near two long wooden poles. Devotees crowd the foreground, several with hands folded in prayer, including a man with long dreadlocks and an orange-clad figure at left. Festive offerings lie on the ground near the chariot.2018-01-18A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a deity murti adorned with heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers, with ornate jewellery visible. In the foreground a priest in an orange-yellow dhoti and red-pink shawl leans forward holding a metal tray near the garlanded deity. Two long wooden poles lie across the front of the shrine. Around them stand devotees: a man in orange robes with long dreadlocked hair on the left, a bearded man in a white shirt seated at the bottom, a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the right, a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti at the upper right, and a crowd of young men and boys behind. A yellow cloth backdrop with painted peacocks and flowers, and banana plants, frame the scene under a clear sky.2018-01-18Outdoor procession under a canopy of banana leaves and a red-and-gold cloth awning beside a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands in red, orange and white. A man in a purple-and-white checked shirt with a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti stands on the platform near a woman in a yellow sari and a bare-chested younger man in a pink dhoti and white shawl. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the far right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing faces the procession with hands folded. A bunch of green bananas hangs beside the canopy, and a yellow cloth panel with painted birds is behind the crowd.2018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31January 18 20182018-01-18