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A procession crosses a concrete bridge over a railway line on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes walk along the parapet, several raising white flags with a blue emblem and orange flags. A purple-and-white ceremonial umbrella or canopy is carried above the crowd, along with a decorated staff with a golden finial. A man in a brown garment stands near the canopy. Rusted rebar stands in the foreground at the bridge end beside overgrown grass, and a railway track runs beside the bridge.

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December 31 20052005-12-31A crowd of devotees stands along a concrete bridge parapet during a procession, many in white clothes, some waving white flags with a blue emblem and orange flags. Two ornate umbrellas with fringed purple and red canopies, and a decorated banner on a pole, are raised above the group. Rusted rebar stubs stick up from an unfinished concrete edge in the foreground, with dry grass and bushes below the bridge. The procession is part of the Brahmotsavam festival.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a religious procession crossing a concrete road bridge over a railway track and a small drainage channel with shallow green water. Dozens of people in white clothes and some in orange garments raise their arms and hold orange and white flags on the bridge deck. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red and gold canopy and fringed cloth, plus additional red, blue and white decorated poles and umbrellas, moves along the road among palm trees. A man at the right edge is bare-chested. Overcast sky with power lines. The bridge pillar carries a small yellow sign reading SUB.2005-12-31Outdoor procession crossing a concrete bridge with a pierced stone balustrade under an overcast grey sky. A crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, walks across the bridge. Several carry saffron-orange flags and white-and-blue flags, and one man in a checked shirt raises a long curved sword overhead, with a trident also visible above the crowd. Large ceremonial umbrellas with purple, red and blue fringed canopies and decorated poles, plus a garlanded standard, mark the festival parade. Palm trees and trees line the background.2005-12-31A procession crosses a concrete road bridge over a railway track on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes and white caps fill the bridge, some holding saffron and white flags. Ornate decorated processional structures with colourful garlands and red-and-orange umbrellas rise above the crowd, with palm trees and a dry field behind. A man in white stands on a parked white vehicle on the bridge, photographing the procession.2005-12-31A photograph of a festival procession passing along a concrete balustrade with openwork panels, with a leafy shrub in the foreground. Devotees in white clothing carry orange and white pennants and ornate decorated umbrellas with fringed white canopies and red trim. A man in a white shirt and an orange turban walks near the centre, with a man in a light shirt beside him. Several women in white saris and a young man in white are visible among the crowd. Overcast sky above. The pennants bear a blue and white bird-like emblem.2005-12-31A photograph taken from a height of a procession of people in white clothing walking along a dirt path beside a concrete overpass and a parked red-brown freight train. Many marchers carry orange flags on poles, and a few people stand on the bridge deck at left. Scrubby vegetation, palm trees, a water tower and low hazy hills fill the background, and a white building with a corrugated roof sits in the foreground.2010-07-24A dense outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past green shrubs, utility poles and a cloudy sky. Crowds of devotees in white and cream clothing walk closely together, many raising white and orange flags with a blue heart-and-bird emblem. Several devotees hold brass and metal ritual items, and two large decorated umbrellas with white canopies and gold-fringed borders rise above the group. A white vehicle is at the right edge, with a person in white trousers standing on it. Men in shirts and women in white saris and salwar-style dress fill the foreground and midground.2005-12-31A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point shows a procession of people in white clothing walking along a dirt slope beside a concrete footbridge. Many carry orange-saffron flags on poles, flying above the group. Flat-roofed white buildings with corrugated roofs sit in the foreground, and a rusty red freight train passes below the bridge on the left. Palm trees, a water tower and hazy hills fill the background.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a religious procession crossing a concrete overpass above a railway track. Several robed devotees in white and saffron stand along the parapet, and a decorated palanquin-style ratha with a striped canopy, flower garlands and colourful fabric streamers is carried across the bridge. An orange and blue flag flies at left, palm trees line the background, and overcast sky fills the top. A deity murti is not clearly visible. A small number of people are visible on the bridge.2005-12-31A procession walks along a dirt path between concrete fence posts on bare, reddish-brown ground with scrubby grass and palm trees behind. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing orange shawls, march in a crowd; some carry orange triangular flags with dark emblems. Two decorated umbrellas with blue, green and orange panels and a fringed white umbrella are held aloft over the group, and a tall yellow banner on a pole is carried at the right edge by a boy in white. A central figure in a long orange robe walks in the middle of the group.2008-08-07January 20 20092009-01-20