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Outdoor evening procession under warm low sunlight with a large crowd of devotees walking along a garden path lined with green shrubs and palm trees. On the left, a decorated palanquin-style ratha with orange canopy, garlands and floral ornaments is carried forward. Behind it, several ornate multicoloured parasols and tall gold-tipped staffs with orange and yellow banners are raised. Many participants wear white kurtas and saris with yellow and orange shawls. A man in a striped shirt stands in the foreground, and a building with tiled roof and trees forms the background. No person can be clearly identified as a person.

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Outdoor evening procession under a large tree with low sun flaring through branches. A crowd of devotees walks along a path; many women wear white saris with yellow borders, others wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some wear orange or saffron garments. Several people carry tall ceremonial parasols and ornate banners in red, green, yellow and orange with embroidered emblems. On the left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-coloured canopy and garlands is pulled through the crowd. Single-storey whitewashed buildings with tiled roofs and palm trees sit behind. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the scene, so the subject is shown among devotees.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor evening procession moving past a white building with a corrugated roof and a leafy tree in warm, low sunlight. At left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a yellow-orange canopy, garlands and fabric drapery is carried among the crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas and tall ceremonial standards with gold finials and orange-and-gold banners are carried above the people. Participants wear white kurtas and dhotis, saffron and yellow shawls, and women wear white and orange saris. Many people walk closely together, some carrying bags. No single figure in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a central figure of the procession.2010-02-12January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty ground at a festival. Many white-clad men and boys walk among colourful parasol-style umbrellas with yellow, green, red and blue panels and tasselled edges, and tall orange pennant-banners on poles with ornate paisley-like designs. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a saffron shawl walks with a long-handled object. Others wear orange, saffron and green garments, and some women in saris and garlands move among the crowd. Trees, tent roofs and festive bunting frame the scene under hazy light.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession moves under a row of ornate parasols with bright multicolored canopies and orange fringed borders, each topped with a golden finial. Many participants wear white kurta-style clothing and orange or saffron shawls and sashes, with some carrying a golden trident-like staff. A man in the center-left wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and a figure in the upper center wears a saffron garment with a crown-like headdress and garlands, distinct from the surrounding crowd. Women in pink and white saris and devotees with forehead markings walk among the crowd, with palm trees and a stone wall behind.2009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30An outdoor evening procession moves along a road lined with palm trees. Devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing yellow sashes, walk in a dense crowd, with several women in white saris and yellow shawls. Two saffron-robed women with rudraksha-style beads walk near the front. Ornate golden staffs and a large gold fan-shaped ceremonial emblem are carried aloft. A decorated chariot or ratha, draped in garlands, flowers and fringed colourful cloth, is shaded by multicoloured umbrellas and a saffron canopy; a seated figure rides on it. Loudspeakers stand at the right edge. The text on a sign reads of a visible banner, a copyright line is present on the photo.2010-02-12Outdoor procession along a dirt path lined with green shrubs and palm trees beside a red-orange wall. At the centre, a richly decorated ratha/palanquin with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of patterned panels and tassels carries a seated figure draped in red and garlanded, with several decorated umbrellas over it. In front, a devotee in white holds a large round yellow-bordered fan with a red and blue floral emblem on a pole. Around them, numerous people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing yellow shawls, walk along; a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the crowd. A low sun glows through the trees at dusk.2010-12-26A procession on a dirt path lined with green hedges and palm trees. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate round standards with floral and bird motifs. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a multicoloured conical canopy, orange and red fringes and striped pillars is carried forward, with a seated figure in white and red garlands under it. Colourful parasols shade the procession. Many devotees in white kurtas, white saris and dhotis walk along, with a man in a grey shirt and a red-clad child among them, and a few people with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-26A photograph of a procession along a dirt road during the a person Brahmotsava celebrations. Devotees dressed mostly in white kurtas, saris and dhotis, with some in orange, walk in a crowd and fold their hands in namaste or raise hands in prayer. At left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with an ornate canopy carries a deity murti, with orange flags and colourful umbrella-like canopies held aloft above the crowd. Several long pennants and banners in red and gold with a printed NITHYANANDAPEETHAM-style label are visible at right. Palm trees and a low wall with hills in the distance form the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a compound with dusty ground and corrugated-roof buildings. Several large ornate parasols in red, yellow and green with bird emblems and tasselled edges are carried above a crowd. Under the central parasol, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a garland stands near a figure wearing a red-and-gold cloth; a deity murti is not clearly identifiable. Around them, many people in white kurtas and dhotis, some in cream or orange, hold up palms or walk with a red flag in the background. A man in a light blue kurta and a cream-clad figure with a red shawl stand in the foreground. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance.2008-12-27