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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.

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April 13 20142014-04-13Evening procession at dusk on a road with a blue New Holland tractor at left, its driver steering beside a decorated float. Men in orange and red attire stand on the float, one holding a long brass horn and another wearing a red turban and garlanded in marigolds and ribbons. A woman in a white sari with red border stands at the float's edge. Tall red and orange flags on bamboo poles flank the crowd, and a floral-decked chariot with a canopy rises behind. Dense crowds in orange and white watch from the roadside under street lamps, with a large screen at upper right. Sign text includes a dove logo and a person Sangha banner.2015-09-15A dusty outdoor festival scene in morning haze. A tractor with an orange body is hitched by a long pole to a decorated cart draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on the tractor, and a bare-chested man in white cloth stands near it. On the right, a shirtless man in a white dhoti sits on the cart, and another man in white stands beside it. A man in an orange robe with a saffron head wrap stands among the crowd, and a bare-chested man in saffron-trimmed white cloth plays a horn-like instrument. A banner on a pole shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe above Tamil text. A cameraman in white stands at left.2011-01-16A festival procession on a tree-lined road. A golden palanquin, decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a gilded canopy, is mounted on a flatbed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits under the canopy, with a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl beside the palanquin. Other men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a striped shirt drives the tractor. Rows of red and orange flags line the background, and a roadside banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Hindu ritual procession, palanquin, ratha.2011-07-15Night procession on a dirt road under trees, with a decorated ratha or palanquin-style cart at the centre. The cart is draped in purple, red and white garlands, has a multicoloured canopy umbrella on a gold pole, and carries a deity murti under flower decoration. A tractor with a turquoise canopy is at the right. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks ahead of the cart. Behind him a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined in namaste, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2011-10-04September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesA 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.2007-02-02A procession on a dirt road lined with trees, led by a tractor carrying a decorated deity murti under a canopy with a blue fringed top, the murti adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments on a purple cloth. A man in white stands on the tractor's back platform near the murti. A tractor driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. Walking alongside are devotees in saffron and orange robes, several women in white and maroon saris, and a man in white dhoti holding a ceremonial staff with a decorated banner. Palm trees and a red wall appear in the background.2014-04-13A rural procession on a dirt road lined with palms and trees. At the centre, a tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a large deity murti garlanded with marigolds and purple cloth, under a fringed blue canopy. A man in white dhoti stands on the float waving a white fan. The tractor driver wears a white shirt and a rudraksha-type bead necklace. Around it walk devotees in saffron and orange robes carrying tall ceremonial staffs with decorated ornamental banners and a trident, plus women in red and white saris. Several sannyasi-style figures in orange clothing with bead malas flank the cart, and a man in white walks beside the right side. Trees and a red wall frame the background.2014-04-13April 13 20142014-04-13October 30 20112011-10-30A street procession on a dirt road moves past a line of onlookers. A blue tractor leads, its driver in a grey shirt, pulling a decorated flatbed trailer carrying a large garlanded deity murti with flower garlands and a red-and-gold backdrop. Seated figures in orange and maroon robes sit around the murti. Devotees walk beside the cart in white dhotis and saris, some in orange garments. White ceremonial umbrellas and red-and-orange flags are raised, and spectators, including children in red, watch from the roadside under palm trees.2015-09-15 +1 copies