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Aerial view of a large outdoor procession at an ashram-style grounds with a stage and blue-red mat area. A dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white moves behind an ornate colourful chariot or palanquin decorated with red, yellow and orange motifs and an umbrella-like canopy. Some women wear saris in pink, purple and orange. A striped tent and a stage with lights sit at right, and bundled bamboo poles and sand piles lie in the foreground. Many people are in white dhotis and shirts, and a few in saffron-orange robes walk near the chariot.

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Elevated photograph of an outdoor festival procession moving across a dusty site. A large crowd of people dressed mostly in white, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, surrounds an ornate decorated chariot or ratha with a kalasha-like canopy and draped fabrics in orange and gold. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk near the front. Behind the crowd stands a blue and red staged platform with a blue canopy, loudspeakers, rows of blue and red seating, and scaffolding. Stacked iron rods lie in the foreground, and small buildings and a whitewashed wall sit on the hillside behind.2010-02-12Elevated view of an outdoor evening procession moving across a dirt ground toward a sports-style court with blue and red flooring. A large decorated ratha or palanquin with orange and red ornamentation and a deity murti sits at the centre, surrounded by a dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white, with a few in orange and saffron garments. Some devotees carry kalasha-style ceremonial items and umbrellas with decorative fringes. Stacked rebar and concrete blocks lie in the foreground, and temporary white screens, speakers, blue plastic seating and a small orange hut stand along the back of the court under bare hillside.2010-02-12A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, follows an ornate decorated chariot (ratha) during an outdoor procession. The chariot carries a deity murti under a canopy with gold and orange ornamentation, with an umbrella held above it. Many people carry long poles with decorated pennants and drums, and some wear saffron and colourful saris. On a raised stage behind, white-clad figures stand and sit near a red-carpeted area with a seated figure in white. Blue tarpaulin, bamboo fencing and a white screen frame the scene, with dry grass bundles on the ground in front.2010-02-12Elevated view of a dense procession on a dirt path at an ashram compound. A large crowd of people in white clothing moves around an ornate golden palanquin with a canopy and decorative gold fringe, carried near the centre-left. Several people in saffron/orange robes walk among the white-clad devotees, and orange flags flutter along the right edge. Behind them stand a white tented structure, a corrugated-roof building with a white cloth wall, and banana plants. Bundles of cut bamboo and a concrete mixer lie on the ground at the front.2010-01-01Aerial photograph of a large outdoor procession at an ashram-style site with a dirt road. Hundreds of people in white clothes move along the road, many carrying orange and red flags on poles. Some devotees in orange and saffron garments walk near the centre, and a decorated float or palanquin with a golden kalasha-like ornament rises above the crowd. Banana trees line the path, and a long white tent with red side walls stands beside it. Smoke rises near the middle of the crowd, and stacked wooden poles and a small cement mixer lie in the foreground. A white van and a small red vehicle sit at the left edge.2010-01-01Elevated view of an outdoor festival procession at an ashram compound. A large crowd of people dressed mostly in white moves around an ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with colourful fabric, garlands and a golden canopy, with a figure seated on it. Several people carry colourful decorated umbrellas on poles at the right. A large covered stage with a white canopy and blue drapes stands behind, and a blue and red sports-court style area with a crowd is at left. Bundles of cut wood and palm-frond fencing, laundry hanging on a line, and corrugated roofs are in the foreground.2010-02-12Aerial view of a large outdoor procession moving along a dirt path between white tent structures and banana plants. Hundreds of devotees wearing white dhotis and white clothes walk in dense crowds, many carrying orange and saffron flags. At the upper left, an ornate golden palanquin or chariot with a yellow umbrella is carried through the crowd, with figures in orange and saffron robes near it. Bamboo scaffolding lies in the foreground beside a tree, and a large tent with blue and white patterned drapes stands to the right.2010-01-01Aerial photograph of a large outdoor procession at an ashram compound. A dense crowd of people dressed mostly in white moves along a dirt road lined with young banana plants and a canopy of tall trees. Several saffron and orange flags are carried through the crowd near a large white-and-red tent structure. Banners with yellow circular emblems hang on the side of a corrugated-roof building, and laundry hangs on a fence in the foreground. A thin haze of smoke rises at the right edge. Individual faces cannot be distinguished from this height, and no figure can be confidently identified as a person.2010-01-01Aerial view of an outdoor festival procession at an ashram compound. A large crowd of mostly people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris moves along a dirt lane between bamboo fencing. On the right, a decorated open palanquin with a white and gold canopy and gold garlands carries a figure in orange and saffron robes, with several saffron-clad attendants walking beside it. On the left, a blue-and-white striped tent structure and a red-and-blue stage stand near a long pile of bamboo poles. Laundry hangs on a corrugated sheet fence, and a tree-lined road runs to the upper right past a red-roofed building.2010-02-12An elevated view of a crowded outdoor procession on a dirt road between wooden fences and corrugated-roof sheds. Dozens of people dressed in white clothing walk around a decorated float or palanquin with a golden canopy and an orange-and-gold ornamented structure, with a round umbrella-like top. Several people carry orange and red flags on poles. Bundled bamboo poles lie stacked on the ground in the foreground, and a man in white walks at the lower edge. Spectators stand along the fence on the right, and a white truck and blue tarpaulin tents appear in the background beside a row of low buildings.2010-01-01Aerial photograph of a large open-air ashram ground during a procession. A dense crowd of people in white clothes fills the dirt lanes, with some orange-clad figures and orange flags visible. Near the centre, a decorated procession vehicle with orange and gold elements moves through the crowd. Corrugated metal roofs, a long red-roofed hall, white tent canopies, a yellow-and-red painted wall panel, laundry hung on fences, and a water tower frame the scene, with trees and palm fronds at the right. Dry logs are stacked along the left side.2010-01-01January 13 20152015-01-13