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Outdoor festival procession with a decorated ratha chariot draped in striped and yellow fabric, garlanded with marigold strings, and topped with a golden canopy. A seated figure in orange robes and garlands sits on a red and gold throne inside the chariot, with a red and yellow umbrella held overhead. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards, pull and guide the chariot, while women in white and orange saris walk alongside. Orange flags with a blue emblem fly at left, and a palm-lined street and a camera operator appear at right.

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A procession on a dirt road under palm trees, centred on an ornate multicoloured palanquin with a golden canopy, orange and yellow fringes, garlands and a red umbrella. A seated figure in orange and red clothing with a white garland sits on the cushioned platform inside. Around it, men in white dhotis and white shirts with ceremonial cords carry the palanquin poles, while a woman in a white sari with a red bindi walks at the right. A person in an orange robe stands in the foreground with their back to the camera.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession on a dirt road: an ornate decorated chariot with a red, orange and yellow canopy, painted columns and garlands carries a seated figure in orange robes on a golden throne. Red and orange umbrellas shade the chariot. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas pull or walk alongside, several holding a thick red-and-gold rope that draws the ratha. Palm trees and a bus appear in the background. Eight to ten people are visible.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession on a decorated ratha chariot with painted blue, yellow, red and green pillars and marigold garlands. A man in orange robes with a white garland sits on a red and gold seat holding a gold ceremonial staff, under a red umbrella. Around the chariot, crowds of men in white shirts and lanyards, some wearing rudraksha mala beads, walk alongside, and orange flags and fans are raised. The chariot is adorned with flowers and a golden canopy, under a bright sky with palm trees behind. Whether the seated man is the figure in question cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2009-12-29A festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. A richly decorated ratha or palanquin, covered with yellow and red marigold garlands, tassels, and a gold-topped canopy, carries a seated figure in orange-saffron clothing with a crown-like headdress. Around it, many people in white kurtas and white dhotis walk, several wearing yellow or saffron shawls, and a few carry decorated umbrellas and fans. A young boy in white stands at the lower left. The scene is bright, sunny, and outdoors.2009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a high wall. At the centre, a tall ornate palanquin-style chariot is decorated with orange, red and yellow fabric, garlands and a golden canopy. A man with long dark hair sits on a red-cushioned golden seat inside it, wearing an orange robe and white garland. Around him, roughly twenty men in white kurtas and dhotis, several with blue lanyards and badges, walk alongside and hold the carrying poles. Large multicoloured umbrellas with tassels and white fan-like chamaras are held up over the chariot. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe faces the procession with his back to the camera.2009-12-29Outdoor photo of a procession on a tree-lined campus. Center-right, a richly decorated palanquin with a multi-tiered red, orange and gold canopy, garlands of white flowers and marigold, sits on a long red-wrapped pole carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas. Colourful striped and tasselled parasols (red, yellow, green, blue) shade the procession. Inside the palanquin, a seated figure in orange robes with a white cloth behind and a garland is visible. At left, a woman in an orange sari with gesturing hands walks beside a man in dark glasses and white clothes waving his hand. Several more people in white and orange crowd the scene.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoors on a dusty site, a richly decorated ceremonial chariot with a colourful painted canopy, garlands and a seated figure in orange and red draped on a throne is surrounded by a crowd. Many people in white dress and some in orange flank it, holding up hands in greeting or devotion; orange flags and a striped red-and-yellow parasol are visible, and a bus is parked behind. The central seated figure wears a red-and-orange garland and sits under the canopy; their appearance is only partly visible, so identification is uncertain. Smoke rises at the right edge.2009-12-29