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Dusk procession on a village street with a crowd in white and cream clothing. In the foreground a man with bald head and round glasses, wearing a white shirt, presses his palms together in anjali near a lightly visible crowd. Behind him, several men carry ceremonial staffs and standards: a golden trident-topped staff, a gold ornamental banner, and red flags. At right, a canopied ratha or palanquin with a striped multicolored canopy, red and white drapery and a garland stands above a deity murti on a platform, with ornate silver shell-shaped fans nearby. Street lamps and a small white building with a red doorway stand in the background under a cloudy evening sky.

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Evening outdoor procession at dusk under a heavy blue-grey sky. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis walks behind two red flags with white emblems on poles. A tall ornate ratha or palanquin with multicoloured striped canopy and red-and-gold draped structure is carried aloft, lit by a street lamp. Silver trident-shaped staffs (tridents) are held in the foreground, and some participants raise arms.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11An outdoor evening procession moves along a dirt path past green trees under a cloudy sky. Many people in white dhotis and shirts walk in a crowd, several carrying tall golden staffs with ornamental finials and a long gold flag on a pole. Ahead, a decorated palanquin-style ratha with a red and gold canopy and orange cloth is carried. Among the crowd, a bald man in an orange robe holds a video camera raised overhead, filming. A bearded elder in white stands near children in orange and white clothes. Orange and red flags wave above the procession, and a small shrine structure with a deity murti is visible in the distance.2010-11-11Evening procession at dusk under a heavy grey sky, with a crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered along the road. On the right, a palanquin-style ratha carries a deity murti beneath a multicoloured fabric canopy with tassels, decorated with red floral garlands and a silver fan-like ceremonial umbrella. Red and white flags stand on the left. Street lamps glow and a small white building with a green awning sits behind the crowd. No single figure can be identified as a person; the scene shows a ratha procession with devotees.2010-11-11Evening outdoor procession in a village setting under a darkening blue sky, with a dense crowd of devotees walking closely together. Two ceremonial parasols with multicolored fringed canopies and gold-topped poles rise above the crowd; the right one has a decorated base with flowers and a round metallic plate. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron/orange garments and red shawls, and women in saris and salwar kameez walk in the foreground. A woman in the centre holds a small lamp-like flame near the parasol, and dark trees and white-walled buildings frame the background.2010-11-11Evening procession in an outdoor village street under a dusk sky. A large ornate palanquin-style ratha with a multicoloured canopy fringed in red, purple, orange and green sits above a golden deity murti hung with marigold garlands. Beneath it, a seated figure in white robes with a flowing white shawl sits on a raised platform, flanked by men in white dhotis and mustard-yellow shawls. Devotees line the foreground, many in white clothing, with women in white saris and a woman in a light blue head covering. Golden fan-like ceremonial standards stand on either side, and a green umbrella is visible at left.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11July 15 20112011-07-15November 11 20102010-11-11Dusk procession on a dirt road with a palanquin-style deity murti under a multicoloured canopy at left, carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths. At right, a long-haired person in an orange dhoti and leopard-print top stands near a tall umbrella-like canopy, next to a man in white kurta with red shawl holding the pole, and women in white and orange saris with hands joined. Floodlight pole and a green-and-white trailer in the background. Several white-clad devotees line the procession route.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11