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December 22 2010

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Outdoor procession in front of an orange-walled building with a green metal roof. On the left, a decorated golden ratha or palanquin carries a figure in orange, with yellow canopy, garlands and colourful draped fabric. Crowds in white ritual clothes and orange saris walk around it, many raising orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A white van with flag poles stands on the right, with flag-bearers beside it. The scene is a festival procession of devotees.2010-12-20July 15 20112011-07-15A large outdoor procession crowds a dusty road under hazy morning light. Many people in white clothing move forward, while some wear orange and saffron garments. Several tall orange flags with a blue emblem are carried on poles at left and centre. Ornate umbrellas with coloured panels and gold tassels rise above the crowd, and orange bunting strings across the background near a row of low buildings.2009-01-01A festival procession moves along a dirt path past an orange-walled building under an overcast sky. A golden palanquin with a canopy, tassels, garlands and a decorated central figure is carried forward, while a crowd of devotees surrounds it waving red-orange flags bearing a dark emblem. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris and salwar. A bald man in white stands at the left edge and several others carry red flags. A green road sign is visible at left and a few palm-like trees stand beside the procession.2010-12-20A large procession moves along a dusty road past a white-washed building under a clear blue sky. Many people in white clothes and white t-shirts printed with a tree-like emblem crowd together, many holding tall orange flags with blue emblems. Several decorative parasols in multicoloured fabric with gold trim are carried above the group. A colourful vehicle and balloons appear at the right edge.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession at an ashram. A golden ornamented ratha or chariot with a yellow canopy, garlands and colourful tassels carries a seated figure in saffron-and-white clothing near the centre. Around it, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas press forward, while numerous people hold up orange flags bearing a blue emblem. A clay-brick and orange-painted building with a green roof stands behind, with a rocky hill in the hazy distance. The seated figure is a person on the chariot, shown from a distance, with no clear visible cues to identify them.2010-12-20January 01 20122012-01-01A dense street procession in daytime. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press around a decorated palanquin in the centre, with a figure seated on a white-draped platform beneath a striped canopy with fringe and small balloons. Orange and saffron flags with a blue emblem fly on tall poles, and ornate orange and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels line the route. Several men in orange turbans or caps stand at left, and bamboo-handled umbrellas appear at right. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the ratha-style palanquin through a village road.2008-12-29