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Outdoor procession with a gilded ratha-style chariot topped by a golden canopy and a murti of a deity draped in red and yellow garlands and a green cloth. A golden peacock, a trident-shaped standard and a small white flag are attached to the cart. In the foreground a young girl in a red top looks ahead, and several children and adults walk alongside. In the middle of the chariot a man in saffron-orange robes and a white cap sits beside a reclining figure wrapped in blue cloth, with a brass lamp near him. Behind the cart stands a grey concrete building under a pale blue sky.

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Outdoor procession on a flat open ground under a pale evening sky, with a tall concrete building behind. A decorated float is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in a yellow-green shirt. On the float stands a golden canopy with fringed yellow-and-red valance above a deity murti dressed in green and orange, garlanded with red, orange and white flower strings and a cloth. A reclining figure in orange clothing lies on a turquoise cloth draped over a low platform, with a peacock-shaped golden ornament beside the murti. A crowd walks alongside, including a man in white dhoti holding a silver kalasha-shaped vessel, a woman in yellow, and children. Several people carry golden trishula staffs. Procession, ratha setting.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor procession on a grassy ground. A decorated wooden ratha cart carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed canopy, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a green backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tall decorated headdress walks beside the cart, holding its wooden pole. Attendants in yellow and white stand on the right holding gold trident staffs. Lines of children and adults on the left, many in white, pink, purple and blue clothes, clap with palms together. Trees, low buildings and a parked white vehicle form the background.2011-10-31Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground with a red-brick building and palm trees behind. A decorated ratha-style cart with a gold-carved front and blue cloth carries an ornate canopy hung with red and orange garlands and a green cloth, with a deity murti at its centre and trident-tipped staffs on either side. A man in an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a tall ornate white crown and beaded necklaces, stands at the cart holding a lit flame and a cloth. A woman in a yellow-green sari stands at the rear of the cart, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, blue and pink clothing stands at the left, many with hands joined in namaskar. A person with a camera stands near the cart. Appearance-based candidate for a person is uncertain, so the crowd and cart are described by role; the figure at the cart is a priest or attendant in ceremonial dress.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31Evening procession on a dirt road with a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti under an ornate golden canopy with a red and gold cloth, garlands, and trident-shaped staffs. Women in white saris and a woman in teal saree walk alongside, a foreign woman in cream clothes and white shawl walks at left, and a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style red bead necklace leads near center. Several children in striped and green shirts walk in front, and a red tractor and unfinished concrete buildings sit in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-10-31A festival procession on a green wooden cart. On the cart stands a gold arched shrine framed by a garland of green leaves, with a deity murti in silver and gold adorned with flower garlands, seated on a golden mount beside a golden swan-like vehicle. A red and pink drape hangs behind it and a blue cloth covers the cart base. In the foreground, a bald priest with white tilak in a saffron dhoti holds a ceremonial cloth. Another attendant in an orange turban and saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands beside a tall staff, and a man in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with a beaded necklace walks at the rear of the cart. Palm trees and a tree with fruit surround the scene, with speakers on the cart.2015-11-16Outdoor festival procession at dusk: a gold-and-flower-decorated ratha or palanquin carries a seated figure under a tall canopy trimmed with red, green and white fringe. Two attendants stand on the carriage: one in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a trident, another in a red-and-gold sari holding a fan-like chamara. Garlands of marigolds and ornate gold ornaments hang around the carriage. A dense crowd fills the foreground, with a cameraman and several onlookers along the roadside under a hazy sky. No clearly identifiable ceremonial head-figure is confirmed by appearance here, so the seated figure is described by role only.2015-02-17A decorated golden procession chariot, ratha, moves through a crowd at dusk. Its canopy has an orange and red fringed top and a golden finial. Strings of white and yellow marigold garlands, bells, and pink, blue and green tassels hang from the structure. A golden swan-headed figure and a golden finial curl at the front. A seated person in an orange garment sits on a red and gold cushioned seat at the centre of the chariot, smiling. Devotees in white and orange surround the vehicle, and a partly visible man in a white turban and white clothing stands behind it. Speakers, unfinished buildings and an orange umbrella appear in the background.2010-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02