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Outdoor photograph of a crowd walking across a steel-truss bridge under a clear blue sky, following a decorated ceremonial vehicle in the distance with orange and gold canopy and garlands. Foreground devotees wear white: a man in a white shirt with an orange dhoti and green sash, a woman in a white sari with a red bag, and another woman in a white sari with a striped border. Yellow and green pennant flags line the bridge rail on the right. Power lines cross the sky. The procession suggests a ratha or chariot procession.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession crossing a steel truss bridge under a clear blue sky. Many people in white clothing walk along the roadway, including a woman in front wearing a white shawl over white clothes and carrying a bag, a woman in green sari and white-clad figures behind her. Further back, a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange and blue canopy is carried on the bridge. Overhead cables and yellow pennant flags hang along the railings, with trees and dry fields beyond the bridge.2007-02-02A photograph of a crowd walking across a steel-truss bridge under a clear blue sky, following a decorated palanquin-style ratha or chariot with colourful canopies and yellow flags strung along the bridge railing. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one woman wears a green saree, and a smiling woman in a white top and khaki trousers with a lanyard walks at the right edge. Below the bridge, a calm river and green trees are visible.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession crosses a steel-truss bridge under a clear blue sky, with power lines overhead. At the centre, a float or palanquin topped with a white canopy and decorated with multicoloured umbrellas carries a figure in orange robes, seen between the umbrellas. Around it, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with white head coverings, walk along with a woman in a green sari and a smiling woman in a white top and lanyard at the right edge. Some carry bags and water bottles.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession crosses a steel truss bridge under a clear blue sky. Men and a few women in white ritual clothes, several with rudraksha malas, walk on the roadway. In the centre, a palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and orange tassels is carried forward, with a small deity murti or sacred object inside. Yellow pennants flutter on a line at the upper right, and a small water body is visible beside the bridge.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession on a concrete road with a low wall of black-and-white stripes, warm evening light. Two large ornate umbrellas with coloured panels and tassels are carried by men in white dhotis and shirts, and a golden-roofed ratha/chariot with small decorated fringes is visible behind them. A man in a saffron/orange robe walks centre-front, barefoot, while others in white, saffron and blue-and-yellow clothing walk alongside, a woman in yellow sari among them, and a child in pink walks at the left. A man at the far left holds a yellow placard. Several participants wear saffron shawls, and the procession moves toward the distant palm-lined landscape.2009-02-16February 02 20072007-02-02A procession on a paved road at an outdoor festival site with wooden fencing. Several people walk in a line wearing white and cream dhotis and saris with red-orange shawls and red sashes. A man in the foreground wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, a beaded mala and necklaces, and walks barefoot. A woman beside him wears a red-and-white shawl and round glasses. Behind them, red and orange flags flutter, a decorated orange-and-gold parasol with a floral emblem is raised at left, and a decorated float or chariot with ornaments is visible in the distance near temple-style structures. Several people carry staffs and bags.2015-09-15 +1 copies