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Outdoor festival procession on a roadside in daylight. A deity murti. Men in white dhotis and shirts and men in green kurtas with blue or purple head cloths carry long wooden poles hung with red, yellow, green and orange tassel garlands. A bespectacled man in white with a grey beard walks near the palanquin, and several devotees hold wooden staffs. A white vintage sedan and a truck pass on the road behind, with a roadside shop sign and palm trees in view.

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A roadside procession on a village road lined with palm trees and parked trucks. A deity murti. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry the palanquin on wooden poles, while others in green shirts and purple headbands walk alongside wrapped in long flower garlands. Other men in white clothing and a figure in a teal head-wrap walk along the roadside. The scene reads as a festival procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor road procession in a village setting with palm trees. A large ornate palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and yellow-and-white garlands carries deity murtis under the canopy. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry the palanquin on long wooden poles, while other white-clad participants walk behind with orange and white flags. A line of vehicles including a cream hatchback and a green van shares the road, and roadside onlookers stand by. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A village street procession in daylight beneath large shade trees. On the left, a palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is draped with garlands and topped by a multicoloured canopy with red, yellow and green panels; several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry it on long wooden poles. On the right, a group of men in green shirts, green and yellow waistcloths and blue turbans or head cloths walk barefoot, each holding a tall pole hung with long red, yellow and green flower garlands. A small red wooden gate and tin-roofed shop stalls line the street, and a few onlookers stand at the edges. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A photograph of a village procession outdoors beside a row of wooden-roofed shops and a red-painted wooden gate. On the left, several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a palanquin-style wooden frame draped with floral garlands, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella is visible above a deity figure. On the right, a group of drummers in green shirts and green cloth wraps, with purple and blue headcloths, walks past tall poles wrapped in red, yellow and green flower garlands. Bare trees and hazy sky sit behind the scene. A man in a light shirt stands near the shop fronts on the right.2005-12-31A street procession moves along a paved road lined with palm trees and low buildings under an overcast sky. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts carry a wooden palanquin bearing a metal deity murti decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a canopy of dark red and blue fabric with gold trim. Several shirted men in white carry the poles, and a shirt bears the printed word Nithyanandapeetham. Behind them, more participants in white and a second decorated palanquin with a red canopy follow, with white and red flags and a vehicle visible at left. The scene shows a ratha-style palanquin procession during a festival.2005-12-31A photograph of a street procession on a paved road. In the foreground, men in white clothes and rudraksha malas carry a deity palanquin on wooden poles; the murti is draped in flower garlands and shaded by a multicoloured canopy with a golden finial. Behind them, a line of white-clad participants walks along the road, with another decorated palanquin and a red-and-orange flag further back. Vehicles, a tanker truck and roadside shops with pink arcades line the scene, and a red date stamp in the corner reads 30 12 2005.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A photograph of a road procession on a hazy day, with a line of men in white clothes walking along the tarmac. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a palanquin draped with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, topped by a colourful embroidered canopy. The deity figure on the palanquin is covered in flowers. Behind them, a long line of white-clad devotees follows, carrying red and white flags and a red banner. Palm trees, parked vehicles, a white sedan and roadside shops with a hotel sign are visible.2005-12-31