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A procession moves along a dirt path beside a concrete block wall, with palm trees behind. Several ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with fringed tassels are carried above the crowd, and orange flags fly nearby. Many men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha or flower garlands walk closely together, some holding long staffs. Others in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, and a few women in white saris, follow alongside. A figure in a white dress with light hair walks near the center. A few people are partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with a low concrete wall and palm trees. Several large multicolored parasols, red-blue-green with gold and white motifs and fringed edges, are carried above the crowd. Many people wear saffron-orange robes or white dhotis and kurtas; a few women wear orange or red saris. Orange flags are raised along the route, and a child in white walks in the foreground. The crowd is dense, with many participants visible beyond the front ranks.2008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor religious procession on a dirt road beside a low concrete wall, with palm trees behind. Several large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and small blue emblems are carried aloft by people. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while a group in saffron and orange robes, some with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, walks in the middle. A boy in white holds a yellow cloth over one shoulder, and a woman in a dark-trimmed white sari walks in the foreground. Several flags and a few ceremonial staffs are visible, and a man on the right wears a white shirt with a dark shawl. The scene suggests a festival parade, with around twenty to thirty people visible.2008-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival procession with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue bearing gold emblems and tasselled edges, carried above participants. A young man in the centre wears a saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland and a yellow headband, holding a gold staff with a blue ornament and a white fan-like object. Around him men and women in orange and white garments walk, several holding gold-topped staffs and orange and red flags on poles. Palm trees and a brick wall stand behind under an overcast sky. A few spectators stand at the edges of the crowd.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24A procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28A procession on a dirt road moves past a sandy field under a clear sky with trees behind. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and orange flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, walking among saffron-robed sannyasis who carry ceremonial staffs. Marchers in white kurtas and white dhotis wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Large ornamented parasols with peacock-blue and gold panels, and orange flags, lead the procession. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl walks at right. a person: the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and garland is a candidate for a person, based on those cues.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A street procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall wooden poles topped with decorated umbrellas and fringed canopies in red, yellow and green with floral motifs. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the central figure holds a trident and wears a white and red flower garland, with a long saffron shawl. Orange flags fly on the right, and a row of women and girls in white clothing with rudraksha malas follows. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at the right edge. The scene reads as a religious procession.2008-12-28