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Outdoor procession under bright sunlight. A seated figure with long dark hair and a white head wrap, wearing orange clothing and a white garland, rides on an ornate silver-coloured palanquin or ratha with embossed sun and Om-style medallions. A silver trident stands behind him. Red, blue and green ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes shade the vehicle, and orange flags fly in front. Colourful balloons in yellow, green, white, blue and pink are tied to the carriage. Devotees in white and orange stand along the route and a man in dark clothing walks beside the carriage.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty road lined with a dense crowd. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white head wrap and a garland of white flowers sits on an ornate silver chariot, holding a silver trident. The chariot is pulled by a white horse with a decorated harness, and colourful balloons in yellow, green, blue, pink and red are tied along its sides. Above, large ceremonial parasols with red, orange and yellow-blue patterns and tasselled fringes shelter the procession, and saffron flags fly overhead. Onlookers in the foreground and along the sides watch the procession.2008-12-29Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing gathered around a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing figure in orange robes with a white headband and long white-and-red garland rises on the platform, holding a staff, beneath colourful umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with bird emblems and tassels. Yellow, green, white and pink balloons are tied along the vehicle. Nearby, a man in a black suit, an older man in white with a yellow shawl, and a man in orange robes with a garland stand among devotees, several with hands folded in prayer. Ornate silver-toned panels frame the platform.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession with a decorated silver chariot (ratha) carrying a standing figure in saffron-orange clothing and a white headband, wearing white flower garlands and holding a silver trident. Behind and beside it, red and orange flags, balloons in pink, yellow, green and blue, and a colourful striped parasol. Dense crowd of men and boys in the foreground, some with white and red forehead markings, and a white van with a Nithyanandam sign in the background. Visible shorter ashram-style lettering sits on the van.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty road during a temple-style celebration. A figure in orange robes and a white turban sits on an ornate silver-and-white ratha/chariot canopied by multicoloured umbrellas with yellow, blue and red fringes, decorated with balloons in pink, green, yellow and blue. Tall orange flags with blue emblems line the left side. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and orange-clad attendants walk alongside, and a man in a white shirt steadies the chariot. Trees and a corrugated-roof building with bunting appear in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a silver-plated open chariot beneath multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and lotus motifs. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a headband, a long white and red flower garland and holds a ceremonial staff with a finial. Colourful balloons in pink, yellow, green and blue are tied around the chariot. A man in a dark jacket stands beside the chariot, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing surrounds it, with more people visible at the right foreground in orange robes.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29