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A road procession photographed in daylight on a narrow paved road lined with trees. A red Massey Ferguson-style tractor with registration HA-06 TA-3768 pulls a decorated open cart. The cart is draped with long garlands of red, yellow and white flowers forming an arch, with a framed picture of a deity at the front and a blue-and-orange banner on a pole above. A man in orange robes sits on the cart beside a wrapped figure, while the tractor driver wears a purple shirt. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari carries a red bag beside a motorcyclist in a blue helmet. A white-clad figure stands at the right edge, and a bus with Kannada script passes on the left.

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Outdoor procession on a tree-lined road: a tractor pulls a decorated open cart with a deity murti or image surrounded by red, orange and yellow marigold garlands, an ornate canopy with a blue and orange umbrella overhead. A monk in orange robes sits on the cart beside the murti, and a driver in a purple shirt steers. Around the vehicle, women in rust-red and orange saris with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a bare-headed man in white clothes walks on the road. A motorcyclist with a helmet rides nearby, and a tractor number plate is visible. Sunlight and trees frame the street.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A village road procession in daylight. On the left, a large grey dump truck with a stop-signal plate and Karnataka registration KA-42 is parked beside the road. In the centre, a yellow-and-black tractor (KA-06 TA-3768) pulls a decorated float with a blue-and-gold umbrella canopy and a deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt drives the tractor. Walking beside the float, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi in orange cloth stands near the truck, and several women in red and orange saris walk along the road edge. Concrete houses and palm trees line the street.2013-11-15February 02 20072007-02-02November 15 20132013-11-15A village road procession on a tree-lined two-lane road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a deity murti under a colourful striped canopy with pointed red and gold finials, draped in garlands of marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the float holding a white flag and a ceremonial item. Behind, more white-clad devotees in dhotis and some with yellow shawls walk along the dirt shoulder; a man in orange cloth carries a saffron flag. A yellow Tata truck and a silver car pass on the road. A flute player in white dhoti walks at left, and an older man in a light checked shirt and a woman in a maroon sari watch from the roadside.2005-12-31November 15 20132013-11-15May 09 20142014-05-09A street procession on a tree-lined road with palm trees behind. At the centre, a decorated float or palanquin draped with flower garlands in red, yellow and white is pulled by a red tractor. A saffron-robed monk with a shaved head stands on the float, holding a gold-edged object. Multicoloured parasols with blue and yellow panels shade the float. Men in white kurtas and dark trousers walk alongside, some wearing white shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Red and orange flags fly on poles, and a blue bus is visible at left. A poster held by a marcher shows a portrait with Kannada text. Several uniformed men in khaki and dark trousers walk along the roadside.2010-07-24A procession on a rural road: a red Mahindra-style tractor with registration plate HA 42 T 2116 pulls a decorated float carrying two saffron-robed monks standing under a canopy. The float is draped with garlands of orange and yellow flowers, white fan-like plumes and a golden kalasha-like ornament. Two large colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue fringed tassels shade the scene. Men in white dhoti and white shirts walk alongside, some holding umbrellas or bamboo poles; a man in white with an orange shawl photographs the float, and a banana-leaf and flower garland decorates the tractor's front. Onlookers stand along the roadside.2010-07-24