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Outdoor procession at a dusty ground with orange flags and tent structures behind. A large crowd in white ritual clothing, many with yellow shawls, moves forward. A man in the left foreground holds a large camera with a telephoto lens. Several musicians play long wind instruments, one with a golden trident and a gold ceremonial staff rising at right. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland stands at lower right, while others in white and saffron walk among the crowd. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.

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A dusty dirt road procession at an outdoor ashram-style event. At the centre, a decorated ratha chariot topped with a large orange-and-gold canopy carries a deity murti, flanked by two smaller ornate canopied floats in red, yellow and blue. Dozens of men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas walk alongside, many wearing lanyards, while saffron-robed sannyasis walk among them. A musician in a white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and another drummer in white beats a drum. Tin-roofed sheds and water tanks sit in the background under a hazy sky. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance.2009-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt path. Many devotees wear white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow lanyards and name badges, while women in salwar kameez and saris walk among them. Saffron-orange flags on poles are carried high. In the background a decorated golden palanquin with a canopy, a large kalasha-style ornament and a white van with speakers sit near a concrete wall and trees under a hazy sky. Foreground figures include a man in white with a backpack and a woman in orange. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in this crowd scene, so no appearance-based identification is made.2009-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty red-earth road during a festival. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walk among orange and saffron flags with a blue-and-white emblem. Several drummers in orange, red and yellow costumes beat large drums, and a decorated canopy or palanquin with marigold garlands stands in the background. A few men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-12-30Outdoor festival procession crowd in bright daylight with dense devotees in white clothing and orange-saffron stoles. Several people in the centre lift long wooden poles with raised arms, and a man in a white kurta holds a pole overhead beside people in orange shawls. Above the crowd, ornate embroidered orange and red banners with fringed edges and colourful parasol-like umbrellas are raised. Participants wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear orange garlands. One man at left holds a gold-coloured ceremonial item, and one young participant wears a white T-shirt with a red-and-white colourful graphic.2008-12-29A large outdoor procession on a dirt path at Adi Kailasa, with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and some yellow scarves. Orange and blue flags on tall poles rise on the left, and ornate orange-and-gold pennants hang at the upper right. A man in a cream-colored shawl and white dhoti near the centre-left is smiling and walking among the crowd. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the far left. Several people nearby hold ceremonial objects. The scene is crowded with dozens of people in the foreground and midground, with more figures behind them.2008-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27