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A festival procession float on a roadside in daytime. A large painted blue figure of Hanuman, with a red face and tail-like loops, sits on a decorated float holding a mace-like staff in each hand. He wears layered garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. Behind him is a large backdrop printed with a waterfall and rocks, also draped in marigold and red flower garlands. Three young men in shirts ride on the float; one in red and one in a striped shirt sit beside the figure, and a man in a white striped shirt walks or rides at the front right. Yellow streamers and marigold garlands decorate the vehicle, and a decorated shrine-like structure is visible at the far left.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a decorated festival float carrying a large painted deity murti seated on a blue throne-like seat, wearing a crown and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaf garlands. The arched frame behind the figure is wrapped in red roses against a white canopy, with yellow and green pennants strung overhead and utility poles and trees in the background. At the lower right, a man in a maroon shirt sits beside the float, and a small crowd of onlookers stands at the left edge along the roadside. No person identifiable as a person is visible.2007-02-02A red tractor carries a large decorated float in a village road procession. Three men ride the tractor: one in a striped shirt at the left, another behind him, and an older man in white clothes and a pink shawl at right, who steers. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with multiple raised arms, dark hair, and a long yellow and green flower garland across its chest, set before a fan-shaped halo of white and orange petal-like panels. Yellow marigold garlands hang from the float. Roadside trees, a truck, and onlookers in the background complete the scene under a clear blue sky, with yellow bunting strung overhead.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on a decorated float. Centre: a painted statue of a seated man with a gold crown and a dark moustache, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigold strands and white flowers. The statue sits in front of a pink-and-white lattice canopy wreathed in red flowers and green fronds, with yellow garlands framing the sides. In the foreground, several men in checked shirts, a red cap and a grey cap sit on the float, and a long black pole stands at the left edge. Blue sky and trees form the background.2007-02-02Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. A seated priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, sits behind a decorated golden palanquin carrying a small deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with marigolds and green leaves. Beside it stands a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, also garlanded with flowers. A golden umbrella with multicoloured tassels shades the palanquin. Spectators in yellow, pink and white shirts walk along, and more decorated floats appear in the background.2011-10-15A decorated festival procession on a paved road under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a red tractor pulls a blue trailer draped with red and orange marigold garlands and tinsel; several men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the trailer, one standing in a yellow shirt and dark trousers holding a phone. Behind them a red and gold ratha-style float carries a deity murti framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. On the right, a pink-and-white banner and a speaker stack are decorated with tinsel and bunting. Utility poles and trees line the roadside.2007-02-02December 27 20092009-12-27A festival float decorated with dense garlands of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, arranged over arched niches on a rounded float. Several framed portraits are mounted on the float: a central painted image of a deity in a golden-yellow robe, and two other framed portraits of robed figures, one with white hair and a light shawl. Three men in white shirts sit in the foreground on the float's bench, one facing left and two seen from behind, under a clear blue sky with trees at the top right.2007-02-02December 23 20082008-12-23November 05 20162016-11-05December 27 20092009-12-27