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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road in bright daylight. Many people in white clothing walk in the crowd, some holding tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on poles. Colourful decorated parasols with blue and gold patterns rise above the crowd. On the right, onlookers in white, pink and blue saris and salwar stand at the roadside. A white van and a decorated vehicle with a red and gold canopy are visible further back, beside a white-walled building.

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A procession moves along a dirt road lined with spectators. Many devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white and printed t-shirts carry tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue circular emblem. Several decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and painted motifs are raised above the marchers, and a small white vehicle and a parked auto-rickshaw sit at the roadside. Women in white saris and a woman in a pink headscarf watch from the right, while a building with a white facade stands on the left under a clear sky.2008-12-29A large procession moves along a dusty road past a white-washed building under a clear blue sky. Many people in white clothes and white t-shirts printed with a tree-like emblem crowd together, many holding tall orange flags with blue emblems. Several decorative parasols in multicoloured fabric with gold trim are carried above the group. A colourful vehicle and balloons appear at the right edge.2008-12-29A large crowd of devotees in white clothing walks along a dusty red dirt road during a festival procession. Many carry tall orange flags bearing blue emblems, and smaller orange pennants with decorative motifs are held aloft. Some men wear orange shawls over white kurtas, and women wear saffron and red saris. Behind them a decorated vehicle with colourful umbrella-like canopies and a white wall with painted designs stands in the background, with palm trees and open ground beyond.2008-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of white and cream buildings with corrugated roofs and water tanks. Large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white dhotis and saris with orange or saffron shawls, walks past. Many carry tall orange flags with a blue emblem, and several hold ornate umbrellas with colourful canopies and embroidered fringes, plus white fan-like whisks. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas. Two men at left play long wind instruments. A few children are visible in the crowd. The scene looks like a ceremonial religious procession.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road at Bidadi during the 2008 Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left, a decorated palanquin hung with white and yellow flower garlands and orange drapes is carried by men. Devotees in white ritual clothes walk alongside, many with yellow headcloths. Orange-and-navy triangular flags and ornate umbrellas with tassels line the path, while drummers in orange and blue beat drums. Young women in white salwar and white saris and men in white kurtas follow in the crowd, with a few wearing lanyards. Buildings and palm trees appear in the background under a pale sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road, with a crowd of devotees in white clothes moving past a white building. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags bearing a dark blue circular emblem, and several hold orange-and-gold pennants shaped like teardrops. Behind them a decorated vehicle with a painted image and a canopy is being pulled along, and a few people in orange and yellow garments walk among the crowd. Trees, a white van and a clear sky are visible in the background.2008-12-29A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on a dirt road in a village setting beneath a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly in white clothing and some in saffron, walk and gather along the road. Orange and blue triangular flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, along with decorated canopies and a red and gold festooned banner. A white-roofed building, a water tank on a metal tower and utility poles stand behind the procession. Women in saris and children watch from the roadside, and a figure on the right climbs the embankment. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable from appearance.2008-12-29A dirt road procession of many people in white clothes moves toward the camera. Large orange flags with a black circular emblem and a bird motif are carried high on poles at the left and centre. Men in white kurtas and dark shirts walk among white-clad participants, with some women in pale blue saris. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas or canopies appear in the background above the crowd. Low houses, trees and a clear sky frame the scene, with onlookers standing along the roadside at right.2007-12-25