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Outdoor procession at an ashram with a decorated wooden ratha/palanquin carrying a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers, under a colourful fringed canopy. A man in an orange umbrella stands on the left holding an orange parasol over a woman in a leopard-print shawl and orange-robed sadhus. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris stand around the cart, one man in white dhoti reaching toward the deity. A brick building and palm trees form the background.

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November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor procession under a corrugated metal canopy strung with orange and red pennant flags and tall decorated poles. At center, a man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth stands on a wooden cart holding a white chamara fan over a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers beneath a colourful striped canopy. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti holds a large orange umbrella, while several people in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, and men in white dhotis with yellow shawls pull or guide the cart. Women in white and yellow saris stand to the right. A silver SUV is parked behind the group, and palm trees rise in the background.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11December 23 20082008-12-23November 11 20102010-11-11A festival procession on a dirt path during daytime, with a decorated palanquin-style ratha draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers on the right. Two colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges are raised above the crowd. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, long swept-back dark hair and a gold ceremonial necklace; he walks beside another saffron-clad figure. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees follow the ratha. Thatched shelters and palm trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23January 11 20172017-01-11November 11 20102010-11-11A photograph of a procession outdoors beside a white building with corrugated metal roofing. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland walks barefoot holding a gold trident-topped staff, beside a bearded man in orange. A younger man in orange with a long garland follows, with other saffron-robed figures and a woman in white sari. Behind them a multicoloured umbrella with a red-and-yellow canopy is held aloft, and on the right a decorated vehicle with red cloth and a striped canopy carries people in white and yellow. Onlookers in white and yellow garments line the wall on the left.2008-12-23