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December 27 20092009-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26An outdoor evening procession in warm, low sunlight. Several women in white saris with yellow shawls walk forward carrying tall staffs topped by orange, red and gold canopy-shaped banners painted with flowers and a dove-like emblem. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red and white sari with a yellow shawl walk in the crowd. A small umbrella-style canopy with a trident finial is raised at right. Men in white shirts and a monk-like figure in orange robes walk among the marchers, with a stage canopy and tents at the left edge.2010-02-12Outdoor evening procession with several large teardrop-shaped ceremonial banners on poles, each with orange ruffled edges, green and red fabric panels, and embroidered flowers and motifs. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry the poles, and white-clad devotees walk around them. Behind the banners, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and colourful draped cloth on a decorated float. A man in an orange cloth on the right stands among the crowd, and a low building with hanging laundry lies in the background under a pale sky.2005-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue bearing gold emblems and tasselled edges, carried above participants. A young man in the centre wears a saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland and a yellow headband, holding a gold staff with a blue ornament and a white fan-like object. Around him men and women in orange and white garments walk, several holding gold-topped staffs and orange and red flags on poles. Palm trees and a brick wall stand behind under an overcast sky. A few spectators stand at the edges of the crowd.2008-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a metal-roofed hall during a procession. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red and orange shawls, and several women in white saris and red shawls walk among them. A woman in the foreground wears a white top and red shawl and carries a brass pot, while another blonde woman in white holds a small offering tray. Above them, colourful canopy umbrellas with fringed borders, bird motifs and red, yellow and blue panels are carried on poles, alongside saffron flags and decorated poles hung from the ceiling. A large gilded palanquin-style structure is carried on the right. Festive procession with ritual objects.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12