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Outdoor evening procession at sunset with a decorated ratha-style float on a flatbed vehicle. The float has a golden carved makara-like prow, a gold-and-red canopy with tassels, and garlands of marigold and colourful flowers. Several people in maroon and red-brown robes stand on the float, one holding a long staff. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and lei-style garlands walks alongside, some holding the cart's ropes. A ceremonial golden standard with a kalasha-like finial is in the foreground. Gravel piles and parked vehicles are behind.

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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19A golden processional chariot with a serpent-head prow, draped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands and hung with gold tassels, moves through a crowd at sunset. A seated figure in a gold crown and a heavy beaded necklace sits under a striped canopy, while women in maroon saris hold long ceremonial staffs beside the chariot. Devotees in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and a white vehicle and palm trees stand in the background. The scene reads as a temple procession.2015-02-17A golden ornate palanquin procession at sunset, with a gilded ratha-style vehicle decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, tassels and a striped canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown sits on the golden seat, while attendants in orange and maroon robes walk alongside holding long staffs. A crowd in white and saffron clothing lines the route, and a truck and vehicles appear in the background beside a stone wall.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession with a decorated ratha or chariot topped with an orange canopy, tassels, garlands and a carved dragon-like finial, pulled along a dirt road. Crowds in white dhotis and saris with yellow and green shawls walk alongside. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas carry brass trays of offerings; the man at right wears a large mala and bears a bearded face. A small bright-coloured canopy stands at left, and a utility pole and low buildings sit against a pale sky.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor evening procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. At the centre, a richly decorated golden ratha/palanquin with a canopy topped by a golden kalasha and a bright orange-yellow umbrella moves forward. Garlands of marigolds, hanging bells, and colourful tassels adorn the carriage. A woman in an orange sari sits on the ratha beside a small deity-like figure, while a woman in orange stands at its front. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange or yellow scarves, pull ropes and hold the carriage, and a large crowd of white-clad devotees, many in white or cream saris, follows behind. Loudspeakers stand at the roadside and a hazy sky and low buildings form the background.2010-02-12February 17 20152015-02-17Outdoor procession at dusk with a gold ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with marigold garlands and a striped canopy topped by a cross-shaped banner. A figure seated on the chariot wears a crown and gold jewellery; an attendant in saffron/orange robes stands at the front holding a staff, and another attendant in a maroon garment stands at the rear. A large crowd of devotees surrounds the chariot, mostly in white clothes, with women in white saris with gold borders in the foreground; trishula-topped staffs and decorated poles frame the scene, with red buildings and hills behind.2015-02-19