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Outdoor procession on a dirt path past a garden bed of low shrubs and a red-leaved plant. Several ceremonial umbrellas are carried aloft: multicoloured striped canopies with tassels and a bird motif, and yellow-gold umbrellas with red and teal emblems. Behind them a group in white and saffron walks, including a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair and a woman-like figure in orange with white garments. Men in dark shirts carry the umbrellas, and a drummer in a light tunic and white dhoti plays a drum. A metal scaffold stage and a checkered cloth backdrop stand behind, with a thatched hut at left.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a green shrub bed. Several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies and gold-tipped poles are carried above the group. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk with a drummer beating a barrel drum slung at his waist, and a man plays a long wind instrument, while a woman in orange and a man in white hold a silver ceremonial staff. Others in orange and white robes follow along. Behind them stand a colourful striped cloth canopy, a metal-roofed structure, a thatched haystack and trees.2006-12-24December 27 20072007-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram compound. Several decorated umbrellas (chhatris) with embroidered red, orange and gold canopies and gold finials are carried on long poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, and some in saffron shawls, walk alongside. A drummer in a white dhoti and orange cloth beats a large drum while others play long wind instruments (nagaswaram-style pipes). A man in black carries a long staff, and a silver ceremonial staff is visible in the middle. A thatched hut, a striped canopy structure and green shrubs frame the scene.2006-12-24A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through a rural compound lined with young trees. Front left, a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a round blue and yellow decorated fan-like shade. Beside her, women in saffron-orange saris and sannyasi-style garments carry colourful striped parasols on long poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, and on the right a drummer in a white dhoti beats a large drum with a stick while another musician plays a wind instrument. A thatched open-sided shelter and tents stand in the background under a clear blue sky. The scene reads as a ritual parade during a festival.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a garden of green shrubs and trees. Several umbrella-bearers hold large ornate umbrellas with orange, yellow and blue panels and gold finials, while a line of people in white dhotis and orange saffron garments walks behind them. Drummers and musicians in white dhotis and a man in an orange-and-gold sash play drums and long wind instruments. A corrugated-metal shed and a checkered cloth screen stand in the background. The scene is a temple-style procession with devotees in white and saffron.2006-12-24December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road with palm trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, a cymbal and long brass horns. Robed devotees in orange and saffron clothing carry tall brass tridents and walk in front. A woman in white and orange holds a tray of flowers. Large ornate parasols with yellow, red and green panels shade the procession. Men in black shirts raise a fist at the right edge.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with ornate multicoloured umbrellas, bright red, yellow and blue canopies with fringed edges, carried on long poles by men in white dhotis and shirts. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a flower garland walks at centre, and a drummer in white dhoti beats a large drum. Men in black shirts follow at right, and a bus or vehicle with a stage-like structure appears in the background under an overcast sky.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor religious procession on a dirt road, with a white-walled building and trees behind. Several large ornate parasols in orange, red and teal with bird motifs are held aloft over the procession. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white-and-orange flower garland, and is flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts, and men in black shirts. A man at left plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) and another player beside him plays a horn; a drummer sits at the bottom right. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe and floral garland, marked as the central figure in the procession.2006-12-25A 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.2006-12-30 +1 copies