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A procession in a village courtyard with many participants in white clothes and saffron-orange flags. Colourful multi-coloured ceremonial umbrellas with tassels are carried above the crowd. On the right, a red placard reads 'WE WANT JUSTICE, NOT EXCUSES!' beside a small portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi. Behind the people, a decorated palanquin with orange and gold draping is carried, and a temple gopuram is visible at upper left. A red tractor and palm trees stand in the background.

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A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road beside white buildings and palm trees. A decorated palanquin topped with a gold finial and colourful garlands is carried at the right. Several ornate umbrellas with blue, red and green panels and dark blue lotus-like motifs are held aloft, and orange flags are carried by marchers. Many people in white shirts, white dhotis and orange scarves walk along, including young men and boys, a woman in a white sari with orange trim, and a man in a white shirt with a dark cloth. A red banner with a photo portrait and printed lettering is held at the right edge. A red tractor is visible behind the crowd.2010-07-24A photograph of a procession on a dirt courtyard outside white single-storey buildings. Multicoloured parasol-style canopies with blue dove-like emblems and fringed borders are carried on poles above the crowd. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha is covered with garlands, tassels and orange cloth, its peak topped with a gold finial. Men and boys in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing white garments and rudraksha-style malas, walk among the crowd. A man in a khaki uniform and cap stands at the right, and orange flags are visible at lower left. Several onlookers in casual clothes fill the foreground, and a woman in a light sari is visible at lower centre.2010-07-24A dusty outdoor procession moves between white single-storey buildings, with a gopuram-style temple tower and palm trees at left. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange-and-white circular badges, walk alongside women in saris and girls carrying orange flags on poles. Several large colourful umbrellas with blue, red, yellow and green panels are held aloft. Above the crowd rises an ornate palanquin with orange and gold draping, carried in the procession. Orange flags wave throughout, and a red tractor and more people stand in the background at right.2010-07-24February 02 20072007-02-02December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24February 02 20072007-02-02December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A dense street procession crowded with devotees, mostly men and women in white and cream clothing, with some in orange. A white canopy with red and fringed trim is carried over a central figure, flanked by large ornate umbrellas in gold, orange and red with embroidered panels. A bald man in an orange robe stands near the canopy. A central figure in orange and a saffron-coloured turban wears a garland and gold necklace, with long dark hair. Orange flags with blue emblems are carried along the route, and the crowd fills the road and balconies around them.2006-09-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky with palm trees. Many devotees in white clothing crowd around a group of ornate processional umbrellas and banners on poles, colourful with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold tassels. Orange flags flutter above. A small decorated shrine-like float with a deity murti stands at the left behind a low wall. Several people raise hands in greeting or devotion, and a man in an orange dhoti stands among them. Behind the crowd are a stone hill and a rooftop.2008-12-23