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A decorated procession float, a ratha with a multi-tiered pink, white and green painted canopy, moves down a dusty village street. Two saffron-robed men sit on the raised seat under the canopy, one with a long dark beard and white flower garlands, the other in an orange turban and white garland. Men in shirts and dhotis walk beside and behind the float, one in an orange shirt steering near the front, and a shopfront with signboards and hanging cloth lines the street. Bunting and string lights decorate the scene, and a few onlookers watch from a rooftop.

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January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29Dusk procession on a village street in Karnataka with a brightly lit, multi-coloured decorated float or ratha. Its ornate front arch glows with green, pink and white light bulbs, and a dark blue backdrop sits behind two seated figures. The figure on the right wears a saffron/orange turban, saffron-orange clothing and a white flower garland, and the figure on the left wears orange-red robes and a garland; both are seated on the float. Below, a large white and dark-patterned platform is carried through the crowd. Several people walk along the street in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls; shops, palm trees and a crescent moon are visible in the twilight sky.2010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29Night procession on a street lit by a string of bulbs across the top of the frame. A brightly illuminated ornate chariot with a domed, multi-tiered decorated canopy, lit in pink, green, white and gold, is carried on a pedestal with a scalloped gold-and-maroon base. Inside the canopy, several seated figures in saffron and orange robes, one wearing an orange turban, sit under a blue cloth. A large crowd of people lines the road in the foreground, and a painted banner with devotional imagery hangs on the left beside shops. A small watermarked archive logo appears on the right, but it is omitted here.2010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29Dusk procession on a brightly illuminated ratha float decorated with green, pink and red panels and rows of string lights, topped by a tiered dome. Three men in orange-saffron robes and garlands sit inside the arched canopy; the seated man on the right wears an orange turban and holds his hands together, while the man in the centre has a full beard and garland. A young man in an orange shirt sits in front, and a glowing crescent-like moon hangs in the pale sky above palm trees and roadside shops.2010-01-29