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August 29 2007

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A red Mahindra tractor with a decorated green flatbed trailer leads a procession outdoors under a bright, hazy sky. On the trailer, a small canopy with a white fringed umbrella and colourful striped side poles frames a seated figure and a raised area draped in cloth. Two men in white dhotis and shirts drive the tractor, and several men in white stand near the trailer and along the white-walled building and palm trees behind. A tall tapering pole rises at right. Red-and-white painted steps and a low wall lie at left.2007-08-29A red tractor pulls a decorated cart down a tree-lined village road in Bidadi, India. The tractor is garlanded with flowers at its front, and its driver and several passengers wear white clothes. The cart carries a ceremonial canopy with a large arch of red, yellow and white rings and a central figure seated in white, with a green cloth draped behind. Tall striped and patterned banners rise on either side of the procession. Palm trees, green shrubs and small houses line the roadside under bright daylight.2007-08-29Outdoor temple scene in bright daylight at a white-walled complex lined with palm trees. A red Mahindra tractor on the left, driven by a man in white, pulls a green trailer carrying a decorated palanquin with a pink-and-white floral arch and a deity murti under a small canopy. Several people in white dhotis and a saffron-robed person walk alongside. Beside them stands a black Nandi bull statue on a white plinth, and on the right a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar rises. Striped banners hang from poles near the white hall entrance, where a figure in white stands in the doorway.2007-08-29December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a red Mahindra tractor with a cream canopy driving along a dirt track past a gate. A driver in shorts sits at the wheel. Behind the tractor, a green trailer carries several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing orange cloth or shawls, seated near a decorated orange and gold canopy. A white boundary wall, scrubby grass, a thatched hut and blue sky with clouds form the background.2007-05-31December 17 20162016-12-17A pink Mahindra tractor pulls a decorated golden cart along a paved road lined with trees and palms. On the cart stands an ornate golden structure with red and gold drapery and a large striped umbrella-like canopy above a deity murti. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks beside the cart, and a man in a pink shirt drives the tractor. A second cart trails behind, and a few people are visible in the distance. Red walls and a green gate frame the scene, with a large billboard at upper left.2016-12-17A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road. A red tractor with a green canopy pulls an ornate decorated cart (ratha) topped with a multicoloured kalasha-style dome, colourful fabric hangings and garlands, with a deity murti visible inside the shrine. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in an orange sari with a shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in a white kurta holding a red-and-yellow pennant on a pole near the tractor. Some wear orange shawls. An orange gateway with finials stands at right and a concrete wall at left.2011-08-31December 17 20162016-12-17August 29 20072007-08-29A rural road lined with trees and green shrubs. A red tractor pulls a decorated green trailer decorated with a red and white arch of flowers and painted colourful posts. Several people ride on the tractor and trailer, some in white clothes, as part of a procession. Palm trees and small houses stand in the background. The scene appears to be a festival procession moving through a village.2007-08-29December 17 20162016-12-17