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A procession on a dirt path lined with palms and scrub. Several large umbrellas with red, green and blue panels and fringed edges, bearing the word Peetam, are held aloft over the crowd. Orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above. Many white-clad men and boys walk in the procession, with some wearing orange shawls and lanyards. In the foreground, a young woman in a pink top smiles, and a man in a red shirt walks near the camera while others wear light checked and white shirts. A man in the foreground right raises an umbrella handle. No one can be confidently identified as a person in this image.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and shrubs under a bright sky. Several people carry large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels decorated with white dove motifs and fringed tassels, and orange flags with a dark emblem flutter above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and orange shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas; others wear checked shirts and red garments. The crowd is dense, with men and women walking together along the route, and a palm-leaf decoration and white cloth appear among the people. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20062006-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall wooden poles supporting colourful fringed umbrellas, one reading Nithyananda Peetam. At the centre, a person in saffron-orange robes, a red turban, and a long white and red garland walks barefoot with hands raised in greeting. Behind them, a man in an orange-brown robe holds a staff. Several dozen onlookers and procession members fill the background, and a boy in white shirt and blue jeans walks at the right edge. a person appearance cues include the saffron-orange robes and garland, though the face is uncertain and the figure is in a procession role.2007-12-30A festival procession moves along a palm-lined dirt path. Several large ornate umbrellas in orange, blue and green with dove and floral motifs are held aloft over the crowd. Men and youths in white shirts and mundus, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas, walk in the crowd. A tall orange flag flies at right, and a green palm-frond bundle is carried in the middle of the group. The people are mostly in white and orange, and the crowd extends into the background with many more participants.2007-12-25A photograph of a long outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and dense green shrubs. Many men and some women and children walk in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls and vibhuti marks. They carry large ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and tall orange flags bearing a black bird emblem. A man in a maroon shirt beats a small hand drum at the centre of the group.2007-12-25A festival procession moves along a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Several large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, gold emblems and fringed tassels are raised above the crowd, and saffron-orange flags on tall poles wave overhead. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass wind instrument, a nadaswaram-style horn, while wearing beaded necklaces. Nearby, young men and women in white and saffron-orange garments walk closely together, some carrying green leafy branches. A man in a maroon shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulders walks in the foreground, and a child in white with an orange cloth around the head stands at right. Hosts of devotees in white, orange and magenta saris and dhotis follow, with a low white wall behind.2007-12-25Outdoor procession at dawn along a path lined with tall banana plants, with devotees in white clothes walking beneath large umbrella canopies in red, blue and orange with tassels and printed bird and emblem motifs. Foreground: a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge and a red tilak on his forehead walks toward the camera, while a man in white with hands folded in greeting walks beside him. Other devotees in white and saffron-coloured cloth follow, some carrying bundled white cloth on their shoulders. Several figures wear lanyards with ID cards. Saffron and orange flags and banners are visible further back among the crowd.2007-12-30December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and scrub. Several men in white shirts and dhotis carry tall black poles topped with colourful umbrellas painted with blue and gold motifs, and orange flags with black emblems fly above. Men in white and saffron-orange cloth walk among them, one playing a small hand drum and others holding cymbals or drums. A man in a dark red shirt holds small cymbals while a man in a white shirt on the right carries a pole with a name badge. The mood is a festival parade moving through a rural village road.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25