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An outdoor procession on a dirt path near a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof. Many people in white and orange clothing walk toward the camera, some holding tall poles and decorative umbrellas with blue, orange and red canopies and fringed tassels, one reading Dhyanapeetam. Orange flags fly above the crowd, and a brass vessel and yellow balloons are visible. Palm trees and a blue sky frame the scene. Several participants wear white dhotis, saris and orange shawls, and some carry brass instruments.

A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road beside a low concrete wall, with palm trees behind. Several large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and small blue emblems are carried aloft by people. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while a group in saffron and orange robes, some with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, walks in the middle. A boy in white holds a yellow cloth over one shoulder, and a woman in a dark-trimmed white sari walks in the foreground. Several flags and a few ceremonial staffs are visible, and a man on the right wears a white shirt with a dark shawl. The scene suggests a festival parade, with around twenty to thirty people visible.

December 31 2008

A procession moves along a dirt path beside a concrete block wall, with palm trees behind. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with fringed tassels are carried above the crowd, and orange flags fly nearby. Many men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha or flower garlands walk closely together, some holding long staffs. Others in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, and a few women in white saris, follow alongside. A figure in a white dress with light hair walks near the center. A few people are partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

February 02 2007

A procession walks along a dirt path past a long green-roofed building with red walls and finial ornaments. A central figure in orange robes with a long-haired, swept-back hairstyle and rudraksha-style beads walks beneath a large fringed, red-and-cream parasol held by an attendant. Several orange-robed attendants carry trays and staffs, and flanking orange-and-gold parasols with embroidered emblems are carried by robed bearers. Behind them, many children and adults in white and orange walk along, with a man in white on the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial walk with parasols.

Outdoor procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk beneath several decorated parasols in red, orange, blue and yellow with fringed edges and embroidered emblems. A large saffron-orange flag with a black circular emblem is carried at the left edge, and a man in an orange garment walks in the foreground. Low white buildings and water tanks stand in the background. Some participants hold ceremonial fans and a whisk-like object.

Outdoor procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees in white and orange. Several ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges, decorated with peacock-like motifs, are held aloft above the group. A large polished brass or gold-toned plate or kalasha-like vessel is carried at centre, with orange flags on poles nearby. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange or saffron shawls and identity lanyards, walk alongside women in white and coloured saris. A man at left wears a rudraksha-style mala and a lanyard badge. Spectators and devotees press in from the right, with a plain building and palm trees in the background.

December 23 2008

A photograph of a procession on a dirt road in morning light. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, with several umbrellas in bright patterned fabrics with fringed edges, including orange, yellow and red-and-blue designs, carried above the group. Orange flags are held aloft on the left. A few women in orange and white saris walk among the men. Single-storey white buildings and a utility pole stand in the background under a clear blue sky.

A festival procession moves through an open dusty ground at Adi KAILASA. Large colourful umbrellas with painted panels in red, yellow, green and blue shade the crowd on the left, and tall yellow-orange banners on poles rise on the right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes with beaded garlands, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. Several men in white carry or steady the umbrellas and banners, and a man in an orange shawl walks at the centre-right. Strings of orange and red bunting hang across the background beneath a hazy sky.