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A decorated festival float. A large silver-tinted arch with peacock-feather-like fan motifs frames a central figure, and a silver swan-like ornament sits at each side. The figure is a white-bearded male statue or portrait draped in a red and green garland, surrounded by yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and a pink backdrop. Behind the float, a colourful temple gopuram with painted pillars stands under trees. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt drives the tractor while several men and boys in shirts and khaki stand along the road in the crowd.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A 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.2007-02-02A village procession on a dusty road lined with spectators. A red Massey Ferguson 241 DI tractor pulls a decorated float carrying a large deity murti framed by red and yellow marigold garlands and a gilt arch. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drives the tractor, while a man in a red cap and white shirt rides on the float beside the murti. A colourful multi-tiered shrine with pillars is visible to the right, and uniformed police stand at the edge of the crowd. Many people line the route behind the vehicles.2007-02-02Night procession on a village road lit by a string of lights and a glowing floral arch. A large flower-decorated ratha/chariot mounted on a tractor carries a central seated figure in a ceremonial shrine setting, flanked by golden deity statues and decorative floral garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white. A man in white clothing stands on the tractor beside the chariot. Devotees in red, pink and orange clothes line the road holding umbrellas, with arms raised, and a row of small lamps and light stands runs along the foreground.2016-12-09January 29 20102010-01-29February 02 20072007-02-02December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a large float decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, white and yellow, topped by an ornate ratha-style canopy. Inside the float a deity murti is visible beneath the flower decoration. A standing figure in white and gold clothing stands at the float's side. Women in yellow, green, orange and red sarees line the road, many with hands raised in devotion, and a few carry lamps. Illuminated temple gopuram towers and lights glow in the background, with smoke rising at left.2016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09February 02 20072007-02-02