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A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of red and white bunting. Dozens of people in white clothing fill the scene, with a group of drummers in red and white near the front playing drums. Several participants in red and orange costumes with tall white plumes walk among the crowd. Orange saffron flags on poles and small decorated umbrellas in orange and yellow are carried above the procession. Women in colourful saris and head coverings stand at the edges, and a loudspeaker is visible on a stand in the background. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a fence strung with red and pink bunting. Dozens of people in white dhotis and kurtas walk alongside men in red and orange shirts and dhotis, and several figures in orange and saffron robes. Tall orange and red flags and decorated umbrellas with colourful fringes rise above the crowd, with a truck and a parked vehicle at the back. Women in white saris walk near the front, and a few people hold palm fronds. Hanging flags in orange and pink line the right edge.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of orange and red pennants. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas walks behind orange and red flags and decorated umbrellas on poles. A drummer in a blue top beats a drum near the center, and a figure in red and orange garments with white plumes stands among the procession. Women in pink, blue and green saris and salwar kameez watch from the left and front edges, and a vehicle is parked at the right. Deity murti or palanquin details are not clearly visible.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30A large procession of devotees walks along a dusty dirt road lined with young banana plants and strings of orange and red bunting. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear saffron or orange shawls. Several performers on the left wear elaborately colourful, multi-layered costumes in red, orange, yellow and green. Orange triangular flags on poles stand along the route, and a few people carry small vessels. The procession stretches into the distance under a hazy sky, with a rural field and trees beyond the road.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road at Bidadi, with a large crowd of people in white dhotis, white shirts and kurtas moving past rows of banana trees and strings of orange and red bunting. Orange flags with a purple emblem flutter above the crowd, and decorated umbrellas are visible. In the foreground, a figure in a large painted mask with orange and yellow flower garlands and a red headdress stands beside a drummer in white. Women and girls in white, blue and pink saris walk in the procession, some carrying palm fronds. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed in the scene.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor 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.2008-12-30A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with young banana plants and strings of orange and white flags. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, with some in orange-and-gold garments near the front carrying decorated poles and banners. Several men in white ritual clothes walk alongside drums. Bare trees and a low wall stand at the right under hazy sunlight. The procession appears to be a ceremonial march.2008-12-30