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A photograph of a festival procession on a sandy road lined with palm trees and thatched huts. Many people in white clothes and white kurtas walk among devotees in orange and saffron saris and shirts. A woman in the foreground raises a long metal pole or spear with both arms. Several men carry red and orange flags, and a decorated palanquin with a colourful canopy and a gold-topped structure is carried in the centre. Behind it, a large white board with printed text and a small American flag are visible, and an orange-painted brick building with a signboard stands at left. The crowd is dense and dispersed across the road.

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A photo of a festival procession on a dirt courtyard beside palm trees. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden canopy, ornate red-and-gold finials and colourful striped umbrellas is carried through the crowd. Many people in white clothing, including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, hold up red-orange flags on poles, while a woman in an orange sari stands at left. To the right a woman in white raises her arms with a flag. A red brick building, palm trees and a notice board with Kannada text frame the scene, and a large display board stands at right.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with palm trees and thatched huts. Many people in white clothes move forward, many carrying red-orange flags on poles. In the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with gold ornaments, orange and red umbrellas and a golden canopy is carried through the crowd. A woman in an orange sari and another in a cream sari with red border walk in front, and a woman in white raises a long pole. A large white banner with printed graphics stands at right, and a signboard with text hangs on the left wall. Some men in white dhotis play small handheld instruments.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Many devotees in white clothes walk in a crowd carrying tall orange-red flags with blue circular emblems. Ceremonial palanquin-style canopies with ornate decorations, fringed pennants and a red banner are carried above the crowd. Some participants wear saffron-orange garments, and a few people at left in white shirts and trousers hold flags and photograph the procession. Two young girls in white dresses walk in the foreground. Concrete walls and power lines are visible at the edge of the road.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas, dhotis and sarees, walk in a long line. Several people in the foreground hold tall poles topped with ornate, embroidered decorative umbrellas or banners in red, gold and blue, and red flags with a blue emblem flutter above them. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible at the far left, and a vehicle is parked at the right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2008-12-23A dense outdoor procession moves down a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana trees. Crowds of devotees in predominantly white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, fill the road. Orange and red flags flank the route, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas and a red-and-gold canopy are carried above the procession. Orange festoon bunting decorates the roadside walls and trees. The people are very numerous and densely packed, with many faces visible in the foreground and the procession stretching into the distance.2009-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low wall, with a decorated palanquin draped in garlands on the left. Many people in white ritual clothes walk in the crowd, some in saffron and orange shawls. Men in blue and red outfits play drums, and a figure in a red and green costume with a tall orange headdress stands in the foreground. Orange and red flags and round decorated umbrellas are carried overhead, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard walks near the front. The people are on foot and hard to count precisely, so the crowd is best described as a large group. A loudspeaker and a tall bamboo structure stand in the background.2008-12-30