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Street procession with devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls carrying long red flagpoles with red and yellow streamers. A woman in front wearing dark sunglasses and white top holds a red pole and smiles. Behind her, a woman wears an orange-red turban and sunglasses, holding a white lanyard. A man in a white shirt and grey backpack with a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks alongside. On the left, a yellow decorated umbrella canopy and a man in orange kurta. On the right, a large banner shows a portrait of a woman with flowers and jewellery, partly cut off. Several people in the background, including one in a sun hat.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in India. A woman in a wide-brimmed striped straw hat and dark sunglasses, wearing a white embroidered top with red and blue motifs and an orange-red shawl, stands beneath a large yellow umbrella with white beaded fringe, held on an orange pole. Beside her a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a second orange pole of the umbrella. Both wear event lanyard badges. Behind them, onlookers sit on a green and yellow railing and a motorcycle rider in a helmet watches from the roadside.2016-04-18February 12 20132013-02-12April 18 20162016-04-18December 24 20082008-12-24June 01 20062006-06-01A crowd procession climbs a stone staircase outdoors, with a street and motorbikes visible behind. At centre, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a rust-orange sannyasi robe with a rope-like orange sash and bare feet, holding a hand raised toward the crowd. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dresses wear red and orange garlands and rudraksha malas. Several people carry tall silver staffs topped with trident-like finials, and ornate yellow-and-orange umbrellas with embroidered panels are held aloft. A woman in rust-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks in the foreground, and a yellow-fringed umbrella sits above the crowd.2013-12-11December 25 20072007-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A street procession of devotees in cream and white ritual clothing walks along a roadside lined with uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps. A woman in front holds a large yellow-and-orange patterned umbrella on a bamboo pole and wears a white head wrap and dark sunglasses. Behind her, a woman in a white tunic with a blue lanyard checks a phone, and another woman in a cream outfit with a yellow shawl also looks at a phone. Many men and women wear white or cream caps and head cloths. Tall saffron and orange flags on bamboo poles rise above the crowd, and a strand of colourful pennants stretches across the top. Shops and a brick building line the street behind them.2016-04-18December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor street procession in daylight with saffron-clad men and white-clad participants walking past a roadside lined with shops and a thatched shed. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, sleeveless saffron robe, and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. To the left, a man in orange with gold necklaces raises an arm, and to the right another in saffron with a gold chain and pendant holds a raised arm. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange scarves hold long poles supporting red and orange umbrellas and flags strung with tassels. The mood is joyous, with many smiling faces in a dense crowd.2009-01-12