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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor festival scene with a tall copper flagpole wrapped in white cloth rising among coconut palms. Numerous saffron-orange flags flutter in the foreground, and several ornate multicoloured parasols with blue, red, green and gold panels and tasselled fringes are held above a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes. A figure in orange garments stands partly visible near the top of the pole. Festival procession and flag-hoisting setting.2007-12-23March 02 20162016-03-02Low-angle photo of ceremonial umbrellas against a clear blue sky with thin wispy clouds. Several large umbrellas with orange, red, and blue canopies are decorated with gold emblems, white dove motifs, and multicolored tassel fringes, with brass finials at their tops. A peacock-feather fan on the right and a string of small colored tassels stretched across the sky complete the festive scene. No people are visible.2007-12-25April 22 20162016-04-22Crowd of devotees gathered outdoors beneath tall coconut palms around a tall wooden flagpole decorated with strings of bunting and lights. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange and saffron saris and a few in pink, and several hold orange flags on poles. Multicolored decorative umbrellas are raised over the group. Several people stand at the front in white with saffron-coloured shawls, and the bright hazy sky and palm fronds frame the scene. Numerous people are visible, but many are partially hidden behind others.2007-12-23A festival procession moves through an open courtyard under colourful ceremonial umbrellas. Several large umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels, decorated with floral motifs and gold fringe, are carried on long poles by men in white dhotis and orange garments. Below the umbrellas, many people in white and orange clothing walk along a red carpet lined with saffron flags. Palm trees, blue and gold canopies, and a tall striped pole stand in the background, with a vehicle visible at the far end. Several people in white are scattered around the courtyard, and a shrine area is visible at the right edge.2008-12-26December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession at dusk among palm trees, with a tall pole-mounted multicoloured canopy with fringed edges carried above the crowd, and several smaller decorated parasols with emblems behind it. Many people walk in a dense group: women in white and red saris, men in white kurtas with orange shawls, and men in orange-brown robes. A brass or metal staff with a finial stands in the foreground. The lower left corner shows a woman in a red blouse with an orange sari seen from behind, her hair in a ponytail. Two brass ceremonial lamp stands appear at the right edge. Overcast sky above.2008-01-01A crowded outdoor procession seen from behind a golden staff topped with a finial. Many orange and saffron flags with red banners fly above the crowd, and a red canopy with tassels shades the top left. Large ornamental pennants in red, yellow and green hang from poles, decorated with flowers and a white dove within a blue roundel. Devotees press close, mostly seen from behind. A bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in the lower right, wearing glasses. The ground and dry hills appear in the background.2008-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23