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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk with palm trees behind. At the centre a large ornate ratha or palanquin, decorated with colourful striped and floral fabric panels and a tiered pointed roof, carries a figure seated in the centre, wearing a red garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk around it, some wearing yellow shawls and red shawls. Two decorated umbrellas with floral borders, one held upright at the right foreground by a man in white, frame the scene. Children and women in saris and white clothing walk along the sides. A small sign at the left edge is partly visible.

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Outdoor procession at dusk along a dirt road lined with palm trees. A large ornate chariot (ratha) with colourful painted pillars, a golden canopy and a deity murti inside is pulled forward by devotees in white. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the sides, some holding long poles with decorated umbrellas and banners featuring flower patterns and a dove emblem. A girl in a red T-shirt stands at the left with hands in namaste, while women in white and yellow-bordered saris follow the chariot. A partial blue-and-white signboard reading ASP is visible at the left edge. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a red-orange wall. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of patterned panels and tassels carries a seated figure draped in red and garlanded, with several decorated umbrellas over it. In front, a devotee in white holds a large round yellow-bordered fan with a red and blue floral emblem on a pole. Around them, numerous people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, walk along; a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the crowd. A low sun glows through the trees at dusk.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A procession on a dirt path lined with green hedges and palm trees. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate round standards with floral and bird motifs. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured conical canopy, orange and red fringes and striped pillars is carried forward, with a seated figure in white and red garlands under it. Colourful parasols shade the procession. Many devotees in white kurtas, white saris and dhotis walk along, with a man in a grey shirt and a red-clad child among them, and a few people with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path at dusk, with a decorated ratha-style palanquin topped with an ornate orange and gold canopy hung with tassels and streamers, followed by a large crowd. Men and women in white ritual clothing and white shawls walk among people in orange and saffron garments, while a man in a yellow shawl carries a long pole. Two large umbrella-like canopies in red, blue and gold with dove emblems are carried above the crowd. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and hold hands in anjali. Green-roofed buildings, trees and pink flowering shrubs line the path. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-12-26A dirt-path procession moves past a crowd of onlookers. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes walks ahead of a decorated palanquin topped with a red, gold and blue canopy and tall coloured pillars. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads, walk alongside the palanquin. Other men carry colourful fringed parasols and ornate square banners with gold borders. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a girl in green stand among the crowd under a leafy tree. A photograph of a ceremonial procession, ratha-style festival scene in a village setting.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26