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A photograph of a procession on a shaded dirt path lined with tall bamboo and trees under a bright sky. Ornate yellow, red and green umbrellas with tasselled edges are held aloft, and a decorated deity murti or palanquin is carried ahead in the background. A woman in orange sari with a brass plate of offerings smiles at the front, and a tray of fruit including apples, bananas and onions sits at the lower left. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, with orange cloth over their shoulders, walk in the line, and one man in white holds a long golden-tipped staff. Two men in saffron-orange clothing stand at the right, one with a shawl over his bare upper body and rudraksha beads, and another holds an umbrella pole. Many other people in white and orange are visible further back along the path.

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Outdoor festival procession under shade trees. A decorated palanquin-style float carrying a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands in pink, white and green, topped by an ornate canopy and surrounded by offerings. A figure in orange robes stands on the float near a framed portrait. Below, devotees in white and orange clothing carry a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold staff; one man in white and orange shawl holds a decorative umbrella over the float while women in white saris with yellow shawls walk alongside. A large multicoloured parasol stands above, and a crowd follows along a dirt path.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a grassy path beside bamboo, with a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. Foreground: a woman in an orange sari with a marigold garland leads, followed by men and women in white kurta-style or white dress with saffron/orange shawls and yellow scarves. Several carry tall ornate parasols with multicoloured panels, red, yellow and blue with floral motifs and fringe, and a red-and-gold fan-shaped standard on the right. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a red object in hand walks at centre. Crowd of devotees in white and orange continues behind, with a deity murti visible on the decorated float. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident; the orange-clad figures are devotees or attendants.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a procession under a temporary canopy on grass. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a silver tray of flowers and leaves. Behind her a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and orange garland walks forward, flanked by men in white shirts and white dhotis holding tall poles that support a long red and saffron festoon banner with decorative pennants. Other women in white saris carry brass trays of offerings, and a crowd of onlookers stands in the background among trees and a stone structure.2008-11-11December 27 20092009-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23A street procession moves forward with a decorated deity palanquin in the background, its canopy and ornate frame in red, blue and gold. Under lavender and red fringed umbrellas, a central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair, an orange head cloth and a long beaded ceremonial gold necklace, walks with hands clasped in front. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, carry staffs, a silver kalasha-shaped vessel and orange flags. Trees and vehicles line the road behind. The central figure shows cues consistent with a person, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2005-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23