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A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with white walls and palm trees. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and glasses wears a lanyard badge, and beside him a young person wears an orange head cloth. Several drummers in white shirts and dhotis play large drums, one with an orange cloth over the shoulder. A bearer in white raises a tall ornate standard with embroidered red and gold fabric and a pale emblem, and a large saffron flag with a red emblem rises on the right. Behind them a decorated ratha or chariot with garlands and an orange canopy moves through the crowd of white-clad devotees.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with coconut palms. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis play drums, one holding a drumstick, and another carries a silver vessel. A man in a pink shirt on the left holds a saxophone-like brass instrument. Behind them, devotees in white with yellow or saffron shoulder cloths walk alongside a decorated ratha chariot topped with an orange canopy and garlands. Ceremonial staffs and a trident-like standard are raised. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot, with white-clad attendants around him. The scene includes a white and red striped barrier and tall white poles.2010-01-01A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with white-walled buildings and palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears glasses and an ID badge on a lanyard. Several men wear orange head cloths and white shirts and play drums and cymbals. Behind them, a large decorated ratha/chariot with gold and orange ornamentation is carried or pulled, with a saffron flag and ornate gold-and-red canopy umbrellas raised on poles. Many people in white and orange follow the procession.2010-01-01December 31 20092009-12-31July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with palm trees under hazy morning light. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron sashes, carry tall flags and large colourful parasols with red, yellow and blue floral patterns. A drummer beats a drum in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden pole with an ornate red and yellow banner bearing a dove emblem in the foreground. A man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and an older man in white stands at the front. Several people watch from the roadside, and a utility pole with a ladder stands at left.2008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road lined with trees. At the centre, a decorated ratha or palanquin carries a tall ornate kalasha-style finial hung with yellow and pink garlands, and a deity murti is visible under a covering. Ornate umbrella canopies in red, blue, yellow and orange with embroidered panels are carried above. Men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas wear yellow and orange shawls and sashes; a woman in a white sari and orange border carries a decorated tray with flowers. Musicians play a long wind instrument and drums. Orange saffron flags are held aloft. a person is not clearly identifiable among the marchers.2010-02-12A procession on a dirt road outdoors under an overcast sky, with palm trees and tall trees behind. Under a multicolored canopy with embroidered panels, a figure in orange and white walks at the centre of the group. Musicians lead the procession: a drummer in an orange shirt and dhoti plays a drum slung at his waist, a man in a yellow shirt and red-and-white cloth plays a long wind instrument, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-orange rudraksha-style mala and an ID badge plays a long horn-like pipe. Other men wear white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls, and a man with a white forehead band plays a flute-like instrument. A red-and-white barrier runs along the left edge of the road.2005-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor evening procession along a sandy path beside a low red-brick wall and palm trees. At centre, a golden palanquin-style ratha carries a decorated deity murti under an ornate canopy, flanked by large embroidered orange-and-gold umbrella-shaped banners. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk with orange-red flags and drums; a man in a blue shirt plays a drum at right, and women in orange saris walk on the left. A mounted street light glows in the dusk sky. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present among the walkers.2010-12-20A street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. Two large ceremonial parasols with lavender fringed canopies and red trim, decorated with gold and colourful motifs, are carried above the crowd. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a tall orange flag aloft, with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A drummer in orange dhoti and bare chest plays a drum with a stick. A person in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and orange shawl walks behind the drummer, with a man in a white shirt and red garland in the right foreground. Several people in white clothes follow along the road, and a woman in white carries a staff with a small banner.2005-12-31