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Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with a clear blue sky. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, gold finials and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, walk closely together. A man in the centre wears a white garment and a saffron-orange garland. Saffron flags and palm fronds are visible, and a row of low apartment blocks stands in the background. Several people carry small objects and one man on the left wears a rudraksha mala.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A festival procession moves across an open dirt ground in front of white-walled buildings and a white tent. Many women and some men in white dhotis and saffron-bordered white sarees walk in dense rows, several carrying ornate brass kalasha pots and cloth umbrellas with embroidered orange and multicoloured panels. Orange-saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd. Near the centre, a saffron-robed figure walks among the procession, with a bare-shouldered person in orange nearby. Many participants wear lanyard badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The procession suggests a ratha or ritual walk with kalasha bearers and attendants.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor evening procession on a dusty dirt road in hazy warm light. A figure in orange-saffron robes walks at the centre, with a man in a white shirt beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with yellow and red shawls, walk in a long line. Ahead, ornate canopies and banners in orange, red and multicoloured fabric are carried on poles, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy moves in the distance. Buildings and trees line the background.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor 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.2007-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25