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Aerial view of a street procession in a town, with a white-canopied palanquin carried along a narrow road lined with onlookers. Four large umbrellas in orange, green, blue and yellow with peacock-style motifs shade the palanquin. Men in white dhotis and orange-robed attendants walk alongside, and a seated figure in orange robes sits within the palanquin. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and yellow bunting decorate the route, and a decorated ratha stands in the background among crowds of devotees in white, blue and pink clothing.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession through a Karnataka town, with two decorated ratha-style palanquins under umbrellas. The foreground carriage is draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings, carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Behind it, a blue canopied carriage holds a seated figure in orange robes, the appearance of which is consistent with a person seated in procession, wearing an orange robe and ornate ceremonial adornments. Multi-coloured umbrellas with gold motifs shelter the carriages. Crowds line both sides of the narrow street, with devotees in white and orange, and flags strung across the buildings above.2007-02-02A street procession seen from above, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron-orange shawls, moving past a low concrete wall. Four large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels, blue, red, green and yellow, shade a decorated float draped in red and white cloth patterned with elephants, and strung with orange marigold garlands. A figure in orange sits on the float, and a white canopy with pink flowers and a blue-and-green backdrop stands at the upper right. Yellow and green triangular bunting runs across the top and tall ceremonial banners with fringed yellow tassels are carried at the left. Onlookers in casual clothes line the lower edge.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph from above of a village street procession. Dozens of people in white clothes walk along a dusty road lined with small shops and tiled-roof houses. Several large colourful umbrellas with orange, red, blue and green panels and gold trim are carried over a central group, and a white-covered palanquin or float with a blue Om symbol on its side is pulled at the lower right. Yellow pennant flags are strung across the street and above the buildings. Spectators stand on balconies and along the roadside.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02An elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Multiple decorated chariots or palanquins with colourful umbrella-like canopies and draped fabric move down the road, pulled and accompanied by a large crowd. Men in white dhotis and shirts and some in saffron cloth walk near the carts, while women in colourful saris and onlookers line the street, with yellow pennant bunting strung across the lane. Two-storey whitewashed buildings with ornate deity figures on balconies frame the scene, with palm trees and tiled roofs beyond. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02