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August 25 2016

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Low-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.2007-12-25A decorated festive gateway with a thatched roof of woven palm fronds, topped by a red, blue and white gabled panel. The horizontal bands are red, white, yellow and blue with gold-scalloped trim and orange side posts. Three small decorative umbrellas with pink, orange and teal canopies and fringed edges are mounted on top, against a backdrop of palm trees, leafy branches and overhead power lines. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09December 12 20162016-12-12December 26 20082008-12-26Low-angle photograph of three ceremonial parasols against a bright, sunlit sky, the sun glowing behind them. The left umbrella is teal-blue with a dark rim and a fringe of small sequined or beaded tassels and diamond-patterned trim; the centre one is golden-orange with a matching embroidered border; the right one is dark and partly cropped. Each has a finial on a pole. No people are visible.2016-04-22A 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 31 20092009-12-31January 15 20162016-01-15A photograph looking up at a clear blue sky with thin wispy clouds. Two ceremonial umbrellas frame the upper left and upper right corners, their canopies in red, orange, and blue with ornate gold embroidery and fringed edges hung with multicoloured tassels in green, blue, orange, red, and white. A single small bird glides across the centre of the sky. A leafy tree stands at the lower right edge. No people are visible.2007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor-covered temple courtyard during a festival procession. In the centre, a robed devotee in saffron-orange clothes holds a large colourful umbrella (chhatri) with red, green and yellow fringed tassels and embroidered panels. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds another umbrella on a pole, and several people in orange and white garments walk or sit under decorative hanging umbrellas and lanterns. A man in a blue shirt walks at right, and a man in an orange kurta stands beside a smaller umbrella at far right. Green leaves and a tree trunk frame the scene, with a speaker hanging from the roof. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, and the visible people are attendants and devotees.2016-08-25September 03 20072007-09-03