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A decorated wooden ratha or processional chariot stands on a dirt road in front of a brick building in warm morning sunlight. The chariot is draped with striped multicolour fabric bands in red, yellow, orange and teal with geometric and bird motifs, and banana leaves are tied to its posts. Orange fringe hangs from its canopy, and marigold garlands decorate its base. Inside an arched shrine a deity murti is visible, and a gold-framed empty seat sits in front of it. Several people in white and cream ritual clothes stand to the left, one man in a saffron-orange robe steps up to the chariot, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl helps at its side. A yellow bus and a man in a white shirt are on the right.

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A festival procession at sunset on a dirt road. A richly decorated wooden ratha with colourful striped pillars, fringed red and orange canopy and banana-leaf ornaments carries a deity murti seated under a garland. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with red and saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, pull the ratha by long red ropes. Two people on the right carry tall ornate flag poles with floral and bird-motif banners, and a decorated parasol stands behind. A brick building with a signboard is in the background, palms frame the scene and a photographer's hand is visible at the left edge.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A procession at dusk on a dirt road in front of a red-walled building with palm trees. A decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure under an ornate canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels and flowers. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas with rudraksha malas walk along both sides, holding a long red cloth rope that leads the procession, while women in white saris with red borders follow. Several men carry tall embroidered ceremonial banners with bird and flower motifs. A person in an orange top raises a phone to photograph. Sunlight glows behind the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A daytime outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound under a clear pale sky. A richly decorated wheeled cart or palanquin dominates the centre, its canopy draped in orange, red and yellow fabric banners with white and blue trim, tiered with a finial on top and fringed with orange tassels. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk nearby, one in the right foreground holding a brass plate. A woman in white sari stands to the left near a long roofed corrugated shelter hung with orange and yellow streamers. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a red-brick building with a signboard stands behind the cart.2010-12-26Outdoor festival procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style ratha under a multicoloured canopy with fringed panels, orange and yellow drapes and marigold garlands. A seated figure on the ratha wears orange and red garments and a garland. Around it a large crowd walks, mostly men and some women in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, with rudraksha malas, while a man in saffron robes walks at the right edge. Decorated umbrellas, an orange flag at the left, a white bus marked Nithyanandam and palm trees complete the scene.2009-12-29