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A 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.

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December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31A decorated festival cart, a ratha or palanquin-style shrine, is pulled by a red Massey Ferguson tractor along a dirt road. The canopy is draped in colourful striped and patterned cloth with yellow fringe and topped by a golden kalasha finial, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers sits inside. Beside the cart walk about a dozen people: men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in white and green saris, and several women wearing saffron-orange shawls. Two people carry long poles with small triangular yellow-and-red pennants. A tractor driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. A low concrete wall, a red-brick gateway with finials and a small domed structure stand behind them.2011-08-31August 31 20112011-08-31A decorated cart procession moves along a paved road lined with parked trucks and palm trees. A flower-garlanded deity murti sits under a colourful embroidered canopy on a green-framed cart pulled by a red tractor. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the cart, one in white with a white flag, and a man in orange robes stands at the lower right near the tractor. Several figures are visible on the cart and along the road, so the scene shows a ritual padayatra or ratha procession.2005-12-31October 15 20112011-10-15A street procession in a town, with a crowd of men, women and children in white shirts, red and pink clothes walking along the road. At centre, a float decorated with garlands and a multicoloured fringed canopy carries a deity murti in red and gold dress, with a framed portrait of a woman in an orange sari placed on the float. A man in orange clothing stands beside the float. A red tractor with a green canopy, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, pulls a trailer through the crowd. Spectators watch from a rooftop, and orange flags and bunting hang from a pink building.2011-10-15A decorated palanquin procession moves along a roadside with traffic. A figure in orange robes stands on the ornate golden palanquin, which is hung with white flower garlands, multicoloured tassels and a striped canopy umbrella with a blue-and-gold circular emblem. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, carrying orange-and-red flags. A man in a white shirt and a second orange-robed figure stand near the palanquin, and a tractor, cars and a motorcycle appear in the background. Around 20 people are visible, including those on the road and at the roadside.2010-07-24December 17 20162016-12-17February 02 20072007-02-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copies