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Outdoor scene on a dusty ground beside palm trees, where a small cart carries a tall, multi-tiered canopy with red, yellow and orange embroidered fabric and hanging decorative cloth panels. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a red-and-white pole. White-clad helpers in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, work on the canopy, one on a stepladder, another adjusting a blue box. A yellow van behind carries a banner showing a saffron-robed figure. Beside it, seated people sit on white plastic chairs. The scene suggests preparation of a ratha/chariot for procession.

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Outdoor photo of a colourful ceremonial chariot or ratha being assembled on a sandy ground with palm trees behind. The canopy has a bright multicoloured fabric top with red, yellow and blue patterned trim and tassels, supported by red metal poles. Beneath it, a deity murti sits on a decorated platform. Several people in white and yellow garments work on the structure, one standing on a ladder and another on a step ladder. On the left, a yellow vehicle is parked with posters on its side. In the foreground, a saffron-robed person with a shaved head stands beside another in orange clothing and a white-clad helper, while a red pole lies on the ground. A blue cooler box sits near the cart.2009-12-29December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photo of a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin-style cart being dressed on a dusty courtyard. The canopy is draped with colourful woven textiles in orange, red, blue and white, with garlands and tassels hanging from its edges and a gold finial on top. Several men work around it: one in a white shirt stands on a wooden ladder adjusting the fabric, another in a white shirt helps from the cart, and a man in an orange-saffron robe and a white-clothed attendant stand nearby watching. A red cloth lies on the ground. Behind them is a tin-roofed shelter hung with orange and white banners, a red-brick building with a signboard and a framed notice, and palm trees.2010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29December 26 20102010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29A decorated festival chariot with a multi-tiered canopy of colourful painted panels in red, blue, yellow and orange, with orange fringe and white and yellow flower garlands hanging from its edges, being prepared in an open dusty courtyard beside palm trees. A man in a teal shirt stands on a metal stepladder at the canopy, reaching up to adjust it, while a woman in a white sari with a green border stands at the left beside a yellow vehicle decorated with garlands and a small framed deity image. A person in white dhoti and shirt with an orange stole stands in the foreground beside a wooden cart base with a wicker basket, and another man in white dhoti stands at the right near a stool. A small framed deity image and a television are visible inside the yellow vehicle, along with a stack of luggage on its roof. Flower petals and garlands lie on the ground.2009-12-29A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and thatched huts. At the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with an orange-and-yellow canopy, a kalasha-like finial, and garlands of marigolds and tassels carries a dais draped in orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, some in saffron shawls and yellow scarves, with several hands resting on the chariot. On the left, a man in an orange robe with a flower garland stands among them. A cameraman in a white kurta and orange shawl films at the lower right. A photo-copyright stamp on the picture is not described.2009-12-27December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and thatched-roof huts. At the centre, a decorated wooden palanquin-style cart is draped in marigold garlands and yellow flower strands, with an orange canopy and a multicoloured umbrella, tassels and bells. Men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha or flower garlands, walk beside and pull the cart. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl appears on the far right.2009-12-27A daytime outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound under a clear pale sky. A richly decorated wheeled cart or palanquin dominates the centre, its canopy draped in orange, red and yellow fabric banners with white and blue trim, tiered with a finial on top and fringed with orange tassels. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk nearby, one in the right foreground holding a brass plate. A woman in white sari stands to the left near a long roofed corrugated shelter hung with orange and yellow streamers. Palm fronds appear at the right edge and a red-brick building with a signboard stands behind the cart.2010-12-26Outdoor temple procession on dusty ground with a decorated ratha chariot draped in marigold garlands and colourful tassels, topped by a large yellow umbrella-like canopy. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shoulder cloths pull the chariot with ropes. A bald saffron-robed monk in orange walks beside it at centre, with a woman in white and yellow nearby. Trees, a low building and a parked vehicle sit in the background under a pale sky.2009-12-27