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Outdoor procession on a dusty ground during a Hindu festival. Umbrellas with bright multicolour panels and bird motifs and tall gold-tipped banners with embroidered yellow and red edges lead a crowd. Many participants wear white or cream dress and some wear saffron-orange shawls and garlands. A woman in a green sari carries a garland and a woman in a red sari walks nearby. Several people carry metal plates or trays, and a man in white stands with a plate near the centre. Festive strings of flags are visible behind the crowd on a low building.

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A long procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall under a clear blue sky. Several people at the front carry ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and golden fringe. Many participants wear white or cream dhotis and sarees, while others wear saffron and orange garments and red shawls. A young man in white shirt and dark trousers walks in the foreground, and a child in a red kurta walks with folded hands. The crowd stretches far into the distance, with many more people in white clothing. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image.2008-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a decorated gold and pink draped backdrop with orange bunting and banana leaves. Front ranks carry long poles with orange and red embroidered pennants and tall gold-tipped staffs. Several umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and green with gold tassels shade the procession. Many women and girls in white and orange-yellow shawls carry silver trays and pots. Near the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of flowers and rudraksha-style beads walks beside a gold staff, with other saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men nearby.2008-12-31An outdoor procession of many devotees moves along a dusty ground under a canopy of colourful umbrellas with yellow and orange fringes and tasseled poles. Many people wear white dhotis and saris, with some in orange and red saris; a woman in red carries a brass tray and a man in white carries a brass pot. A row of saffron-robed figures, including a shaved-headed man in orange robes near the umbrellas, leads the group, while carried flags and banners ride above. Festival bunting and tents with garlands are visible in the background under trees.2008-12-31A procession on a dirt courtyard during a festival. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk alongside orange-clad participants carrying tall gold-tipped staffs and small ceremonial brass vessels. Colourful umbrellas with blue, yellow and red panels shade the crowd, and one figure in a red sari wears a gold crown with a white garland. Several people at the front hold trays and bundles of offerings, and a cameraman films at right. Orange and red bunting hangs across the background among palm and tree foliage.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A large procession moves along a dirt road lined with a low concrete wall and palm trees under a clear sky. In front, several bearers carry ornate parasols and standards with gold fringe, red, green and blue embroidered panels, and a trident-topped staff. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris, some wearing saffron or orange shawls and ochre robes, walk in orderly rows, several women wearing yellow and white garments and lanyards. The crowd stretches back toward the horizon, forming a long, orderly line of marchers.2008-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low stone wall strung with small lights. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala walks among sannyasis in saffron. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls carry tall poles topped with ornate umbrella-shaped canopies in red, yellow and green. A woman in an orange sari on the left holds a fan and a book, and white-clad children walk alongside carrying decorated fans and parasols. The crowd fills the road, under a clear blue sky.2008-12-25A festival procession moves across a sandy open ground at golden hour, with a line of people in white and orange garments. Several large multicoloured parasols with blue, yellow and green panels and gold finials are carried above the group, alongside tall orange and yellow banners on poles and a red flag at the left edge. Near the centre, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a tray with a small plant or vessel, while a figure in deep orange robes with a long dark hairstyle and a bead necklace walks nearby. Many participants in white kurtas and saris link hands in a chain, and onlookers stand along the edges. Low ashram buildings with green roofs sit in the background.2008-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on sandy ground beneath trees at an ashram-style event. Several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd, alongside tall pennant-style banners with ornate embroidered panels and gold tassels. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while women wear saris in orange, blue and yellow; some people wear orange or saffron garments and garlands. Attendees carry bags and walk closely together amid trees and tents in the background.2009-01-01A street procession on a dirt road with a palanquin-style ratha carried high at the top center, decorated with a gold canopy, colorful tassels and green garlands. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls walk on both sides, some wearing blue ribbon rosettes and white rudraksha-style neck beads. Foreground: a woman in white sari with orange border carries a brass tray of flowers and an offering pot, and a young woman in white with yellow shawl holds a small brass lamp. Several large decorated umbrellas and ceremonial staffs with trident-topped finials and crescent-and-conch ornaments are carried above the crowd. Fair-skinned woman in orange and white sari walks at far left. Scattered houses and trees in background.2010-02-12