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Outdoor ratha procession with a decorated chariot draped in colourful striped panels, flowers and banana leaves. A seated figure in a pink dress and a garland of white flowers rides under the canopy, behind a gold-framed seat. Rows of people in white and cream clothes, some women in white saris with orange borders, hold a maroon rope pulling the chariot along a roadside lined with pink oleander. Men in white shirts with rudraksha malas stand at the front and side. Feather fans are visible near the chariot, and a deity murti appears on the upper shrine.

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December 26 20102010-12-26A chariot procession in an outdoor setting. A decorated ratha with colourful striped and patterned pillars, banana leaves, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers carries a central figure seated before a deity murti; the figure wears a white garland and red garment. Around the chariot, a line of devotees pulls a thick red rope: women in white saris with orange and gold borders, and men in white dhotis and white kurtas with rudraksha malas. Pink oleander bushes and trees frame the scene.2010-12-26A decorated ratha chariot with a painted banner reading "NITHYANANDA" along its top, its pillars draped in striped and patterned cloth, garlanded with marigolds and banana leaves. Inside the shrine-like canopy, a deity murti is shown with flower garlands. Beneath it, a woman in a red and pink garment and white garland sits on a cushioned seat with raised hands. Around the chariot, a line of women in white saris with red and orange borders holds a red rope, while men in white shirts and mundus wear rudraksha-style malas and stand in the procession. Some men in saffron cloth appear at the right edge. Flowering oleander and trees surround the scene.2010-12-26A decorated chariot (ratha) with a tall, colourful canopy of red, yellow and blue striped pillars and a banner reading "NITHYANANDA" is pulled by a line of devotees holding a thick red rope. A figure with long dark hair, a white garland and a pink-and-white garment sits centrally on an ornate gold-framed seat inside the chariot, surrounded by marigold and orange flower garlands and banana-leaf decorations. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with rudraksha malas, lean into the rope in front. Women in white saris with orange or maroon borders and rudraksha malas stand on the left, with a trees and pink-flowered shrubs behind.2010-12-26A decorated ratha chariot procession at dusk. A tall ornate canopy in red, yellow and blue panels with bird motifs and a banana-leaf frame carries a figure seated on a gold-framed throne, wearing a white flower garland and a red garment, with a small deity murti set among marigold garlands above. Several women in white saris with red and orange borders pull the red rope in the foreground. Men in white shirts with rudraksha malas stand beside the chariot; one in front raises a hand in gesture. Oleander bushes and trees frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession scene: a seated figure in a golden-framed throne is carried on an ornate, multicolored palanquin-style ratha with blue, red and yellow panels, orange drapes and a canopy hung with garlands and a small deity image. The seated figure wears a gold crown, a white flower garland and a pink dhoti, with a red cushion beneath. Surrounding devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and women in saffron and maroon saris walk alongside, looking up toward the throne. Banana leaves and flowering oleander frame the background. a person: the seated figure wears a gold crown and pink garment with a garland, a ceremonial procession cue, and is honoured on a throne; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt road in daylight. A richly decorated, colourful wooden ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, with a golden halo behind it and the word a person painted across its top panel. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in front holding the red-and-maroon ropes that pull the chariot, several wearing rudraksha malas. Women and girls in white saris and a girl in orange clothing walk alongside, and a man at right claps. Green gates, flowering oleander bushes and trees line the path.2010-12-26A festival procession with a richly decorated ratha or palanquin canopy covered in striped and patterned panels in red, yellow, blue and green, with dove motifs, banana leaves and garlands of orange and yellow flowers. A seated figure in a red garment with a gold crown, garland and ornaments is carried under the canopy. Around it, devotees in white clothes and yellow or red shawls walk and stand, including a man in white with a mala near the right edge and women in white saris. Some are holding flowers and some are looking up. A small image of a deity murti is visible inside the canopy.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26