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A procession moves along a dirt path lined with young palm trees and shrubs. Several colourful multi-panelled umbrellas with fringed edges, in red, yellow and green, are carried above a group. Devotees wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron garments; a few wear white sarees and yellow sarees. One man in a light-coloured kurta plays a brass horn, and another beats a drum. A man in a black shirt walks at the right. A roadside signboard reads Weekly Free Medical Camps and shows pictures of a hilltop temple. Overcast haze and a utility pole are visible.

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A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Several people in white ritual clothes walk in front, with men carrying colourful striped umbrellas and a saffron flag on a pole. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes is garlanded and walks under a multicoloured umbrella, appearing to be in the procession's centre. Drummers in white dhoti play drums, and rows of devotees in white and yellow shawls follow behind. A billboard on the right reads Weekly Free Medical Camps. Two men in black shirts walk alongside the group.2009-12-23A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a tall group of marchers in white and saffron. Several colourful multi-panelled umbrellas on poles are carried above the group. Men in white kurtas and black shirts walk alongside women in white saris with yellow borders, while drummers carry drums near the front. A man in an orange shawl and white clothing walks at the centre. On the right, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace walks in the foreground. A roadside billboard reads a weekly free medical camp notice, and an orange flag flies from a pole. The scene shows a utsava murti procession with umbrellas and drummers.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A procession moves along a dirt path lined with young saplings and low plants, with palm trees and a green-roofed building behind a block wall. Men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, some in black shirts, and a few in saffron-orange robes near the front. Several musicians play long wooden pipes and hand drums, including a man in a teal shirt playing a pipe. Above the group, colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges are carried on poles, typical of a temple utsava procession. The scene is a daytime outdoor procession with a crowd of several dozen participants.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A festival procession moves along a dirt road under a grey sky with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange flower garland walks beside several saffron-clad figures, some with rudraksha malas. Above them are ornate multicoloured parasols with gold-embroidered panels and orange flags. Around them, many young boys and men in white dhotis and shirts follow, with drummers and a nadaswaram-style wind player in dark green in the foreground, plus white fan-like tassels carried near the procession.2008-12-24December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt path under trees, with ornate umbrellas and banners in red, orange and gold carried above a group of men and some children. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; in the centre a man in white with an orange-and-white shawl holds a tray of offerings, and nearby a man in an orange robe with a garland walks. Men on the right play long wind instruments, and blue and white pennant strings hang from the trees. A chain-link fence and a blue tent are visible in the background.2006-12-29A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path, with devotees in white dhotis and shirts carrying colourful striped umbrellas and long gold-topped staffs. Drummers in the foreground play dhol-style drums while a palanquin bearing a decorated deity murti moves through the crowd. A woman in orange on the left wears a green bag, and a cameraman films near the centre. A half-built concrete structure and a white bus stand in the background under an overcast sky.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23