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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23February 19 20152015-02-19A dense outdoor procession with many people raising arms and dancing under bright sunlight, with palm trees and colourful umbrellas and decorated poles behind. In the foreground a smiling man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a dark cord necklace and a gold bracelet raises one hand to his head, with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a person with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala around the neck raises the other arm. Crowds of devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing fill the background, along with ornate ceremonial staffs and a yellow-and-orange decorated canopy.2016-12-23A festival procession in a village street with a crowd in white and cream clothing. In the centre, a bald bearded man in a white kurta wears rudraksha malas and raises one hand while the crowd moves around him. On the left, a man in a plaid shirt beats a large round drum with sticks, and on the right, a man in a striped shirt plays a drum. Beside them, a young man in a cream shirt plays a barrel drum, and a woman in a white and gold sari smiles nearby. Behind the crowd are saffron flags, strings of marigold garlands hanging from poles, and palm trees under a pale sky. A man in dark glasses holds a camera at the left edge.2005-12-31December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor festival procession on a dusty village road under a partly cloudy sky. A man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala raises his arm in celebration, smiling, while devotees around him in white clothes and a woman in a white sari join in. A drummer in a red dhoti and pink vest plays a hand drum, with a yellow shoulder cloth. Behind them, decorated ratha-style palanquins with bright orange, red and yellow fringed canopies and painted eye motifs are carried aloft. A cameraman films and a photographer in white holds a camera. A banner with red and blue borders and printed text flies on the left. Several people are visible, and no identifiable figure is confirmed as a person from appearance.2005-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor street procession moving through a village road lined with palm and tree foliage under a pale sky. Dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with rudraksha malas, some holding small brass hand bells and cymbals, arms raised in devotion. A man in the foreground plays a drum; a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth raises her hand. Tall poles hung with red, yellow and green garlands and an orange flag with a blue emblem stand behind them, and ornate yellow and orange palanquin canopies are visible at the back. Pooja trays with brass vessels and bananas are carried by several participants. No single leader is identifiable.2005-12-31Dense outdoor procession crowd in a village road lined with trees, with men and women in plain white shirts and dhotis raising hands and clapping. Orange saffron flags on poles rise above the crowd, and a silver ceremonial staff with a rounded finial is held aloft at upper left. Drummers in the background play drums, and colourful garlands and decorated poles frame the scene. A man in the foreground wears a red and gold-bordered shawl over white, and another man in front wears a red vibhuti mark on his forehead.2005-12-31