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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road, with a red and white draped canopy behind. Two ornate palanquin-style carriages topped with spiked finials, draped in orange and teal cloth and hung with white flower garlands, are carried forward. Orange and saffron flags with blue and red emblems rise above the procession. Drummers in white kurtas and white caps play large drums at left. Men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha-style garlands walk alongside, one wearing a red turban and another a multicoloured turban. Men in blue and yellow garments and women in white saris with yellow borders are visible among the crowd, many in white dhotis. Several umbrellas with colourful panels are held aloft at right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road beneath a clear sky, with orange and saffron flags on tall poles and a red draped tent behind. Two ornate palanquin-style canopies hung with white and orange flower garlands and gold finials are carried forward. A drummer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at left. A performer in an orange and blue costume with a red headdress and white garland dances with a raised sword. Figures in saffron robes and orange shawls, one wearing a garland, walk in the procession. Other participants wear yellow, blue and white clothing, and rows of women in white saris with yellow shawls stand at right. Palm trees appear in the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession moves along a dirt road under bright daylight. In the centre, men carry a long wooden palanquin draped with white and orange flower garlands, followed by drummers in blue and yellow tunics and orange sashes beating drums. Saffron flags and colourful ceremonial parasols line the procession. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk around, and a man in a white kurta holds a video camera. A red-draped pavilion stands in the background among palm trees.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dusty road during a temple festival. Drummers in orange and red attire with white flower garlands play drums, one wearing a red turban and another a striped gold-and-maroon turban. A large ornate ceremonial umbrella-like standard topped with a gold finial rises at left. Many men in white kurtas and white caps and women in saris walk behind, some holding offering trays. Orange flags line the background above a whitewashed wall, and a green canopied chariot or palanquin with flower garlands appears at right. No clearly identifiable individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession on an unpaved red-earth road during a Brahmotsavam celebration. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a beaded mala walks forward with an open-palmed gesture, flanked by drummers: one in a blue top with yellow-green sashes beating a large drum, another in yellow with a red sash. Behind them a tall ratha-style float covered in white and yellow flower garlands and orange drapes is carried by white-clad attendants. Colourful umbrellas with yellow, green and red canopies and orange-and-gold fringes rise above the crowd, and orange flags fly at the sides. Red and white decorative cloth lines the roadside. Devotees in white and orange garments and a man in white with a rudraksha mala walk along the route.2008-12-30A festive outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under bright sunshine. In the foreground, several drummers and dancers in red and orange shirts with white dhotis and yellow sashes walk barefoot, playing drums. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a canopy of teal and gold drapery and round ornamental panels is pulled forward. Large orange flags with a blue emblem fly along a red-draped pavilion edge. A dense crowd of devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis, along with women in blue and teal saris, walks along the road. No single identifiable a person figure is clearly distinguishable in the crowd.2008-12-30Outdoor procession at a Hindu festival on a dirt road lined with orange flags and white and yellow flower garlands hung from a decorated canopy. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together among women in white saris and a woman in a purple sari. Drummers in blue and yellow costumes play a large drum, while a dancer in a yellow shirt and white headcloth moves in front. Men in yellow and blue turbans walk in the crowd. Orange banners and palm fronds decorate the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A dusty open ground at a festival procession. Several men in yellow tunics and yellow headbands carry tall brass-fitted poles topped with red and orange flags, and some lift large drums and percussion instruments. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, and a man in a white shirt and white trousers with an ID lanyard walks at left. Other participants wear white, blue and green clothing, and red and orange flags line the path. A bamboo scaffold, banana plants and a whitewashed wall are in the background under a clear blue sky.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30