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Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with people walking under ornate umbrellas decorated with floral and paisley-style patterns in red, orange, and yellow. A man in orange robes wearing a purple flower garland and gold necklaces walks at the centre, carrying a long staff, with other robed attendants in orange around him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange border plays a brass trumpet at right, and a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti walks in front holding a long staff. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis line the procession, and a pink draped tent stands in the background.2008-12-31November 29 20162016-11-29December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road under trees and palms, with several ceremonial umbrellas carried above a group. Foreground: a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a pink-and-gold cloth sash plays a long metal horn, while a man in black shirt and trousers walks beside him holding a silver-topped staff. Behind them, a figure in orange robes wears a long white flower garland, and others in white and orange garments follow. Umbrellas have red, orange and blue canopies with fringe and triangular emblem panels. Bright morning haze and a crowd in the background.2006-12-25November 29 20162016-11-29A procession on a dirt path in bright sunlight. At centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white and orange flower garland and a red-and-gold necklace walks with hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti plays a long brass horn, and another in white and gold blows a conch-like horn. A ceremonial staff with a metal finial rises at the centre, and a puff of white smoke or cloth drifts near it. Colourful umbrellas with tassels and saffron flags fill the background, with a white wall and trees behind. Several women in white saris with orange borders carry offering trays on the left. a person is the central figure in saffron robes with long hair and a flower garland, a ceremonial procession participant.2008-12-23Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight during a festival. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and an orange garland, walking between parasols in red, yellow and blue with white floral motifs. Behind him, several monks in orange robes carry flags and a ceremonial staff. On the right, musicians in white shirts and gold-bordered dhotis play a long brass horn and cymbals. Two attendants on the left wave large white fly-whisks. A concrete wall and trees stand behind the crowd.2008-12-23July 09 20172017-07-09A festival procession moves along a dusty red dirt road under bright sunshine. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash and rudraksha-style beaded necklace plays a long wind instrument, and beside him another man in white plays a large wind horn, while a woman in a dark patterned sari with gold bangles beats a hand drum. Behind them, two ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges and saffron flags rise above a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Palm trees and a low white wall frame the scene.2007-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25