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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a festival. A cart-like ratha decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands carries a deity murti seated on a yellow cloth, with a framed portrait of a long-haired saffron-robed figure set above it. Several saffron-robed men in orange clothes help steady the cart. A crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas surrounds it, and a woman in orange with a long dark braid and garlands extends her hand toward the cart. A man in white holds a tall ornate golden staff at right. Puja items including a brass lamp and offerings sit on the cart's table. Blue sky, trees and small buildings are behind.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky at a Brahmotsava-style event. Center, a man in orange robes stands beside a decorated cart or float bearing a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garments with a necklace, plus a small deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. Another robed figure in orange stands at the right of the float. A woman in a red-orange garment and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, in the foreground right, extends her arm toward the float. Around them, many people in white kurtas and white dhotis, and some in blue shirts, crowd the path. A tall golden staff with a finial stands at right, and a striped canopy with a golden finial appears behind.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha topped with a framed portrait garlanded with orange and white flowers. A man in an orange robe bends low over the offerings table at the front, while a man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace stands to the right beside a man in white with glasses and a pendant. Dense crowds of people in white clothes surround them, including young women with long braids and a man in white with a white cap, under a bright blue sky with a tented canopy and a gold finial behind. The portrait displays a figure in saffron with a garland, and is described only as a printed portrait on the palanquin.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a green wooden gate. Center: a flower-decorated palanquin or peetha canopy with a red and gold cloth, heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, bearing a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair. A devotee in saffron/orange robes stands bent in front of the altar, facing it. Around them, many people in white dresses and white shirts crowd close, several with marigold garlands, one woman in a dark sari at left, and a man in an orange jacket at center. Dry ground, a few buildings and trees behind under a clear sky.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a procession beside a decorated cart. A woman in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands at the right, facing the cart. The cart is draped in orange cloth and heaped with white and yellow flower garlands, with kalasha-style offering pots and brass plates of fruit and offerings on its orange-covered table. A framed portrait on an easel shows a figure in orange robes with long hair. Men and women in white shirts and white dhotis, some with lanyards, crowd around; a bald man in white with a red-orange shawl stands at centre. A coconut palm and an orange-walled building are behind, with a red-and-white umbrella overhead.2009-12-23