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A street procession in a village with a decorated ratha carrying a deity murti under a canopy with colourful embroidered hangings and tall striped pillars. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis with maroon borders walk alongside the cart, holding long wooden poles with orange tassels and small brass handbells. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left near the cart, with a tractor and motorbikes behind, and a row of roadside shops with yellow shutters and a palm grove in the background.

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A festival procession on a village road. A decorated green wooden cart carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy with a colourful multi-panelled pillar covered in painted floral and animal motifs; the deity is draped in garlands and flower strings. On the left a man in white clothing holds a brass vessel near the cart. In the centre, a bare-chested young man in saffron/orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a long wooden staff walks beside the cart, and two other saffron-clad sannyasi-attired men with staffs walk alongside, one smiling at right. Palm trees and roadside huts with corrugated roofs are in the background.2005-12-31A street procession in a village. In the foreground, three young men in saffron-orange robes walk holding long bamboo staffs, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and sits within a decorated palanquin-style canopy with colourful hanging pennants and painted pillars. Men in white dhotis and shirts pull or accompany the float, and bystanders in mixed clothing watch from the roadside, with shops and trees behind them.2005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with banana plants. A decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is adorned with garlands, colourful tassels and a gold canopy, shaded by a multicoloured umbrella. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry the poles on their shoulders. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, one in the foreground with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala holding a ritual tray. A young man in orange wears garlands and carries an offering plate of flowers. Women in white saris stand at the right edge. Clear blue sky overhead.2010-01-01January 02 20092009-01-02December 31 20052005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt road at dusk. A large ornate ratha or chariot with a colourful, tasselled canopy in orange, red, blue and green dominates the centre, with a multicoloured umbrella and banana leaves beside it. Men and women walk around it in white, cream and orange clothing. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a bald man in white stand near a tall figure in white with a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and white trousers carries a long brass staff with a gold finial, and another man in white and a woman in a pink sari walk nearby. Fabric banners in orange and blue hang from a red wall on the left.2010-12-26December 31 20052005-12-31A festival procession in daylight under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a devotee with long dark hair wears orange robes and holds a ceremonial golden staff with a decorative top, while a man in white clothes stands with hands pressed together in namaskar. A decorated ratha/palanquin stands at centre, framed by arches of marigold and multicolour garlands; on it sits a deity murti dressed in red and garlanded with flowers, and above it a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes. Another person in orange stands near the platform, and a crowd of people in white and orange surrounds the cart. Tall scaffolding and a fence are visible in the background.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in a South Indian town under an overcast sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group; one at the centre-right wears a long dark red-orange robe, a large dark rudraksha-style mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and smiles while looking upward. Behind him a sannyasi in orange holds a tall silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and pink flowers. Others wear orange cloth wrapped over bare shoulders, and some men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a decorated stall with striped cloth and garlands stand at the left and right edges, and a white building with a cream arched facade appears behind.2009-07-13A procession on a dirt road lined with trees, led by a tractor carrying a decorated deity murti under a canopy with a blue fringed top, the murti adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments on a purple cloth. A man in white stands on the tractor's back platform near the murti. A tractor driver in a white shirt sits at the wheel. Walking alongside are devotees in saffron and orange robes, several women in white and maroon saris, and a man in white dhoti holding a ceremonial staff with a decorated banner. Palm trees and a red wall appear in the background.2014-04-13December 23 20082008-12-23