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A festival procession in the street, with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti hung with colourful garlands and a multicoloured canopy frame. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange cloth and orange head wrap, wearing a long gold necklace, walks at the centre of the crowd; his long swept-back hair and ornaments fit the page's presentation, but his face is not clearly distinguishable, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, men and women in white shirts and white dhotis carry white flags and umbrella poles, and a brass kalasha lamp sits on the left palanquin. Other figures in orange and saffron clothing walk behind. Red and purple fringed canopies and banners with bright patterns frame the scene.

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A festival procession moves along a road with a decorated palanquin canopy in red, green and purple fringed fabric carrying a deity murti draped in garlands. Under a lavender-and-red fringed umbrella, a man in orange robes, a wrap over his head, and a long beaded necklace walks at the centre. Around him, men and women in white shirts and white clothing carry white flags with a blue bird emblem, and a silver conch-shaped vessel is held in the foreground. Several saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas walk nearby. Trees and a vehicle appear in the background. Appearance cues of a swept hair and orange wrap suggest a person in the procession, though the face is not clearly visible.2005-12-31A street procession moves forward with a decorated deity palanquin in the background, its canopy and ornate frame in red, blue and gold. Under lavender and red fringed umbrellas, a central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, an orange head cloth and a long beaded ceremonial gold necklace, walks with hands clasped in front. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, carry staffs, a silver kalasha-shaped vessel and orange flags. Trees and vehicles line the road behind. The central figure shows cues consistent with a person, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27A street procession moves through a village lane during a temple festival. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a tied saffron-orange headwrap, stands wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant; his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee in orange. Behind him, several men in white ritual clothes and white dhotis hold long silver-topped staffs and carry lilac and red-tasselled ceremonial umbrellas decorated with gold motifs. Further back, more white-clad men and a person in a red shirt walk among decorated poles, orange and red festoons, and a gold deity figure on a decorated canopy. A metal pot is visible on the left.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23December 29 20092009-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27A dense outdoor procession under colourful canopies and orange pennants at a festival. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and gold necklace, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead carries a brass vessel decorated with flowers. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and gesture with folded hands, some holding long poles. Ornate painted umbrellas and hanging yellow and blue embroidered panels frame the scene, with palm trees behind.2008-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29