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A festival procession on a dusty road beside a tree and a brightly painted multi-tiered shrine with colourful pillars. A blue New Holland 3230 tractor, garlanded with green leaves and yellow flowers, pulls a decorated float. On the float a seated figure in a white and gold robe, with a crown and yellow-and-red garland, sits on a throne framed by red and white flower garlands. A man in a checked shirt and cap drives the tractor, and uniformed police with green helmets walk among a large crowd of men in shirts and caps.

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A street procession in the evening under trees, with a blue New Holland 3230 tractor pulling a decorated cart. The tractor is garlanded with a strand of yellow, white, pink and red flowers and white cow-shaped cutouts on its front. Behind it, a cart with a multicoloured canopy carries a large, brightly decorated deity murti surrounded by garlands. Several men ride on the tractor and cart, the driver wearing a pink shirt, and a man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at left, hands pressed together in greeting. Uniformed police officers stand along the road at right.2018-01-16February 02 20072007-02-02A village procession on a dusty road lined with spectators. A red Massey Ferguson 241 DI tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a large deity murti framed by red and yellow marigold garlands and a gilt arch. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drives the tractor, while a man in a red cap and white shirt rides on the float beside the murti. A colourful multi-tiered shrine with pillars is visible to the right, and uniformed police stand at the edge of the crowd. Many people line the route behind the vehicles.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A red tractor carries a large decorated float in a village road procession. Three men ride the tractor: one in a striped shirt at the left, another behind him, and an older man in white clothes and a pink shawl at right, who steers. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with multiple raised arms, dark hair, and a long yellow and green flower garland across its chest, set before a fan-shaped halo of white and orange petal-like panels. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the float. Roadside trees, a truck, and onlookers in the background complete the scene under a clear blue sky, with yellow bunting strung overhead.2007-02-02A decorated festival float. A large silver-tinted arch with peacock-feather-like fan motifs frames a central figure, and a silver swan-like ornament sits at each side. The figure is a white-bearded male statue or portrait draped in a red and green garland, surrounded by yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and a pink backdrop. Behind the float, a colourful temple gopuram with painted pillars stands under trees. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt drives the tractor while several men and boys in shirts and khaki stand along the road in the crowd.2007-02-02September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA festival procession outdoors past a red compound wall, with a decorated deity murti on a golden palanquin-style platform draped in garlands of orange, pink, white and purple flowers, under coloured fringed parasols. A red tractor with a driver in a white shirt leads, its front garlanded with white flowers. In front, a young sannyasi in saffron robes, rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks holds a tall golden staff with a trident-shaped top. Several saffron-clad sannyasis walk behind the platform, some with shaved heads and tripundra marks, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. Several bystanders are visible at the left, including a child being carried. Trees and a pale sky fill the background.2014-04-13A festival procession in a crowded outdoor street under a large tree. A tall ornate golden pole stands at center, supporting a palanquin or ratha canopy draped with white jasmine garlands, red and orange cloth, and colourful ribbons. Many men surround and hold the pole, several in white dhotis, others in checked shirts and caps. On the left, a row of colourful umbrellas shelters the crowd, and a multi-tiered painted temple gopuram rises behind them. On the far right, drummers in pink and green turbans play large drums. Strings of pennant flags hang from the trees. Visible people number in the dozens, with many more in the background.2007-02-02