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A crowded street procession with many people pressing close around ornate umbrellas and decorated palanquin-style carriers. Prominent umbrellas in blue with gold patterns, green, and yellow with beaded fringe shade the scene. Several bearers wear tall, pink-and-white decorated headdresses and white fur-like adornments. A bare-chested man in white dhoti walks at left, a figure in a saffron-orange garment holds a peacock-feather fan at right, and devotees in white, pink and orange clothing line the road. Brass kalasha-like finials and a brass tall post are in the foreground, and a vehicle and palm-leaf decorations appear in the background.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowded along a street, with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments. A large blue and gold embroidered umbrella and a green umbrella shade the scene. At the center, a man in a white bhagwa-style shawl with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a white car decorated with garlands, while a bearded man in orange and a yellow turban walks beside it. Several men carry long wooden poles and a golden trident-shaped staff is visible in the foreground. Many onlookers, including women in white saris and children, press around the procession. Ritual and procession imagery, with a deity murti absent from view.2016-12-23A dense outdoor procession crowd on a sunny day. Foreground devotees wear yellow turbans and gold-embroidered vests, some with red tassels and rudraksha malas. Gold ceremonial staffs topped with finials and trident-shaped tips rise above the crowd. A man in white with an orange turban and orange shawl stands at centre, gesturing with one hand. Green and gold umbrellas, banana plants and marigold garlands line a tented grounds area behind. Many onlookers press close, and a cameraman films the scene.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A festival procession in a crowded street with many devotees. Several women in saris carry tall decorated pots on their heads, topped with pink and green flower garlands, feathers and painted clay ornaments. Behind them, a figure in a red and gold costume and a large ornate headdress is visible beside a golden trident. A man in a cream dhoti and a gold-bordered shirt stands at left, a wooden staff in hand, while a man in white holds a pink umbrella overhead. Spectators in white and red press along the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2016-12-23A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a white tent canopy and colourful umbrellas overhead. Several large umbrellas are carried above the crowd: a red one with a gold-embroidered pattern in the foreground, a bright blue one with a portrait medallion, and another red umbrella with fringed edges. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in red, gold and yellow, and some children are carried on shoulders. Men carry ceremonial gold kalasha-style staffs and a drummer plays on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk among the crowd. Lush green banana leaves are visible near the centre.2016-12-23Outdoor procession in a crowded street lined with palm trees and buildings. A central figure with long hair, a red-orange garment and layered garland of beads and flowers walks under a canopy of many colorful decorated umbrellas and parasols in yellow, pink and red with tasseled fringes. Around him, devotees in white, saffron and orange garments, women in saris and salwar, and men in white dhotis press forward. A cameraman with a video camera films from the crowd, and a drum is visible at right. The mood is a ceremonial procession.2016-12-03A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under colourful parasols, with a red and gold umbrella, a blue umbrella and red-and-yellow fringed canopies overhead. In the foreground on the left, a figure in green costume with a tall ornate headdress and garlands stands beside a silver-topped ritual pole. Several men wear bright yellow turbans and yellow-gold garments with white forehead markings and arm bands, and a few wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas. A man in white shirt and glasses walks in the middle, and a bare-chested man in an orange wrap with a beaded mala stands near the centre. Many people press close together in a festival procession.2016-12-23Outdoor procession in a crowded street with many colourful ornate umbrellas (yellow, purple, pink and green with silver fringes) raised above the crowd. At centre, a bearded man in a red-orange turban, gold necklaces and a floral garland walks among devotees; a man in the foreground holds a silver staff or trident-shaped standard. Around them are shirtless attendants with rudraksha malas, men in orange cloth, and women in saris and traditional jewellery, with a few onlookers in the background. The crowd is dense.2016-12-03April 22 20162016-04-22