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A large outdoor procession of many people dressed in white moves across sandy ground past blue tarpaulin-roofed stalls and bamboo poles. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or float with a yellow canopy, garlands and gold ornaments is carried forward. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white saris, walk alongside; several figures in orange or saffron robes walk near the float. Drummers carry drums, and colourful decorated umbrellas and banners flank the procession. Trees and bushes frame the lower foreground. No one can be clearly identified as a person from appearance; the figures visible are a crowd of devotees and attendants.

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A photograph of an evening procession on a dirt road between blue-draped tent pavilions. At the centre a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and garlands carries a deity murti, pulled and accompanied by many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, with some in yellow sashes. A figure in orange robes walks near the front. Umbrellas with colourful fringes shade the procession, and a white van and onlookers line the route. The crowd is large and dense.2010-02-12A large outdoor procession on a dusty ground, seen from an elevated angle. Crowds of people in predominantly white clothes walk around a decorated palanquin or ratha with a gold and red canopy and ornate golden top, carried forward by a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts. Several people in saffron-orange garments walk among them, and a drummer beats a drum at the front. Blue and white tented shelters with scalloped edges line the path on the right, and a white van drives at the upper left. 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