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Outdoor evening procession at dusk with string lights and palm trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas carry tall ceremonial poles topped with ornate red and gold canopies embroidered with floral and bird motifs, plus brass ceremonial fans and a long-handled brass implement. Rows of small clay lamp-stands and fire pits with burning wood and offerings line the sandy ground, where seated women in saris and a bald child in yellow kneel near the offerings. Onlookers stand behind a wooden barrier. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Outdoor temple procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall ceremonial standards and decorated umbrellas in orange, blue and gold, with gold-tipped staffs and a golden fan-shaped ornament. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes walks at the front holding a silver staff. Women in saris sit on the ground beside small white brick platforms holding brass plates with offerings and lamps. Banana trees, a white backdrop and a string of blue and white pennants frame the scene. A large crowd of standing and seated people fills the background.

Outdoor evening ritual on sand beneath palm trees and strung flags. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, carry tall golden fan-shaped staffs and a long pole with a flag, walking in a procession. A colourful decorated canopy umbrella stands behind them. Along the sandy ground, rows of small white brick fire pits with burning wood and offerings, plates and brass bowls are being tended by people, including a young girl in a red dress and a bald child in a yellow shirt kneeling beside the pits. Bright lamps light the scene.

Night outdoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and colourful clothing. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white headband stands beneath a multicolour umbrella with tassels, holding a ceremonial staff and performing a ritual. Several people in white kneel or stand, one woman in a gold-and-brown sari sits on white blocks, and a woman in yellow holds her palms together in prayer near small brass offering dishes. Strings of flags and a painted panel are visible behind, with a child in a blue shirt at right. The orange-robed figure may be a person, given the saffron robe and white headband, though the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.

February 11 2007

Outdoor temple procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and mundus, and women in white saris with yellow borders and a lavender sari. Several men hold large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green patterns over a central group. A man in a white kurta and a figure in saffron-orange robes stand near the centre, with another saffron-robed devotee further right. Red and white striped temple walls, a decorated deity murti partly visible at top left, and yellow palm fronds on the ground suggest a festival procession. A figure in a white shawl stands near a seated group. Other spectators in plaid and blue shirts crowd the foreground.

December 20 2006

A dense street procession in daylight with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a central figure. A saffron-robed man with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a fringed edge and painted panels, held aloft on a pole. Two smaller orange and red decorated fans or canopies flank the group. Devotees including women in white and a child with a flower plate are visible at the edges, and banners hang on a building behind. A shaved-headed elder in orange appears beside the garlanded figure. The central figure has long hair and orange clothing, but the appearance cue is only partly clear, so identity remains uncertain.

April 19 2008

A photograph of an outdoor evening procession along a dirt path lined with coconut palms. Many people in white traditional clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and orange saris, walk among the crowd. Several figures play drums and percussion instruments. Above the procession, a carried palanquin-style canopy and ornate decorated umbrellas in red, orange and yellow with gold trim are raised. A white tent stands in the background under a pale sky.

Outdoor photograph of a roadside procession on a paved road at dusk, with trees, palms and utility poles behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, and a few in saffron-orange robes, stand close together. Saffron-orange flags on poles are raised at left. Two ornate multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels and a white-and-gold topped umbrella shade the group. A man in an orange-saffron shirt stands near the centre, with a man in a checked lungi and a woman in a brown-gold sari nearby. Women in saffron, pink and colourful saris, and a woman carrying a child, are visible at right. Devotees are gathered around the procession in a pada yatra.

A procession moves across a dirt courtyard in front of a white building and trees hung with festive bunting. Several decorated parasols, orange, blue and red with gold trim, are carried overhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk with drummers beating barrel drums, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks at the front. A man in an orange cloth sash stands among them. Many participants are visible, some carrying garlands and small instruments, and an onlooker stands at the left edge.

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