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A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under trees for a procession or ritual gathering. In the foreground, several women in orange and saffron saris and men in orange clothing play drums and hold drumsticks; one drummer wears an orange sash. Older women in cream and white saris stand with hands pressed in anjali, and a woman in a red and blue sari holds a small child. A young girl in a pink floral dress and green leggings stands among the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a yellow and red ceremonial banner on a pole rises at right. Red flags are visible among the crowd.2016-07-19December 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesA festival procession moves down a dusty village road lined with palm and banana trees under bright sunlight. Orange and red flags on tall poles lead the crowd, and ornate floral-garlanded palanquins with orange cloth draping are carried at left. A drummer in a blue tunic and white dhoti beats a large drum, and bare-chested men in orange loincloths walk in the middle of the procession. Many people in white clothing, including women in white saris and girls in white, walk among spectators in colourful dress. The scene looks like a procession with a crowd of roughly several dozen people visible.2008-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28A dense outdoor procession moves past a red-ochre wall, with a floral-decorated palanquin or ratha at the upper left strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and tassels. Many devotees fill the street; saffron-orange flags and ceremonial staffs with brass finials and a trident rise above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a few people in western clothes walk together, several with palms pressed in anjali. A bald man in white stands at the left edge near the procession. Trees and hills are visible behind the wall.2012-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession at an ashram with a dense crowd of devotees in white clothing. Orange flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, and a decorated canopy with a striped multicolored top stands at the back. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red turban and a white flower garland walks among the crowd, with a tall golden ceremonial staff at right. Drummers in white and orange cloths play large barrel drums at lower left, and many devotees raise hands in greeting. Banana plants and colourful strings decorate the scene, and a banner with a photo display stands at left. A videographer with a camera is visible at right.2007-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A procession outdoors among orange-flagged poles and a yellow-and-green floral-garlanded vehicle at left. Many devotees crowd a dirt path: a woman in a white sari with a striped border presses her palms together, a woman in a yellow blouse and orange sari stands near the centre, a woman in a pink kurta with a red shawl and a girl in grey stand at right. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand among them, one with hands folded. Golden tridents and ceremonial staffs rise above the crowd, and a white canopy shows at right, with an orange-and-red banner and palm trees behind a terracotta wall.2012-01-01August 09 20152015-08-09December 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copies