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Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with many devotees holding bright orange-red flags on poles. At centre a decorated ratha or chariot with a golden canopy and a garlanded deity murti sits on a painted animal-figure base. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, and women wear saris in orange and yellow. Some hold orange shoulder bags and small drums. A white van and a red-roofed building with a signboard appear at right, with hills behind. Roughly sixty people are visible in the scene.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty, grassy ground with a decorated golden ratha or palanquin carried at the back of the crowd, topped with ornate gold ornaments and a deity murti. Many devotees in white clothes walk with orange and red flags on poles, some carrying gold-topped staffs. A few people wear saffron or orange cloth and red-and-white garlands. Behind them stand white vehicles, a red-roofed building and a low wall with a distant hill.2010-12-20A festival procession moves along a dirt path past low white and red walls. At the centre, a golden ratha or chariot carries a decorated deity murti under an orange canopy, with a gilded lion-like figure at its front. Many people walk alongside holding red flags with a blue emblem. Men wear white dhotis and kurtas, women wear saffron and orange saris, and some carry orange cloth bags. A tree and distant hills stand behind the chariot, and a green road sign is visible at left.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor procession on a dusty ground in front of an orange-walled building with green corrugated roof. At left, a decorated golden ratha/chariot with an ornate canopy and a figure seated on it, flanked by garlands. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, women in cream and orange saris, carry orange-red flags on poles. Several men hold ornate round embellished banners and a white van is parked at right. Trees and a grey sky fill the background. Whether a person candidate sits on the chariot cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-12-20Outdoor procession at an ashram. A golden ornamented ratha or chariot with a yellow canopy, garlands and colourful tassels carries a seated figure in saffron-and-white clothing near the centre. Around it, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas press forward, while numerous people hold up orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A clay-brick and orange-painted building with a green roof stands behind, with a rocky hill in the hazy distance. The seated figure is a person on the chariot, shown from a distance, with no clear visible cues to identify them.2010-12-20Outdoor procession on dusty ground in front of an orange-walled building with green roof. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden canopy, garlands and a seated deity murti is carried forward. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some bare-chested, and women in saris wave orange and red flags on poles. A man in orange shirt raises an arm. Some people bow near the lower left. Overcast sky, a small tree in the right foreground and a green-leafed plant on the left frame the scene.2010-12-20Outdoor procession on open dirt ground under an overcast sky. Many devotees in white and cream clothing, women in white saris and men in white kurtas, carry red-orange flags with a dark blue emblem on poles. Behind them a golden ratha or palanquin with a fringed canopy, gold ornaments and a trident is carried forward. A young girl in pink walks in the foreground beside a woman with a red backpack. Trees and a building appear in the background. A small figure in the palanquin area is not clearly identifiable.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 22 20102010-12-22July 15 20112011-07-15An outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of a grove of green trees under an overcast sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls wave orange-red flags on poles, and several bare-chested men wear orange cloth around their waists. A drummer on the left plays a drum while others walk alongside. On the right, a golden ratha or palanquin draped with garlands in pink and white, and hung with colourful tassels in red, green and yellow, is pulled by a rope. A figure in orange robes stands near the cart and appears to be a sannyasi; a white van is parked at the left edge. Whether the person in orange is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-12-20A festival procession moves along a dirt path past an orange-walled building under an overcast sky. A golden palanquin with a canopy, tassels, garlands and a decorated central figure is carried forward, while a crowd of devotees surrounds it waving red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris and salwar. A bald man in white stands at the left edge and several others carry red flags. A green road sign is visible at left and a few palm-like trees stand beside the procession.2010-12-20