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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Several people in white dhotis and shirts carry umbrellas with orange, yellow and multicoloured canopies and tasselled poles, while drummers play large hand drums and a man in a red-brown shirt walks among them. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a red-and-orange garland and carries a long staff. Behind them, a truck displays an orange banner. Strings of flags stretch overhead. Dozens of devotees crowd the scene.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, under a sunny sky with strings of small colourful flags overhead. Many people wearing white dhotis and white shirts walk along, some women in white saris with yellow borders. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland stands under a tall decorated parasol, with orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and colourful canopies held aloft. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash carries a flame or lamp, and a drummer plays a drum. Orange flags fly from a vehicle at right, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes.2008-12-31Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and strings of small colourful pennants overhead. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a red and white floral garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a ceremonial object at chest height. Around them, people in orange robes and white dhotis walk beneath several ornate parasols in orange, red, blue and gold with peacock-style motifs. Drummers at left play a drum, and a person at right holds an orange fan-shaped umbrella. Devotees in white and red clothing crowd the scene, and a banner and display boards stand at right.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and banana plants under a bright sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing blue or white lanyards, walk alongside saffron-robed figures carrying colourful decorated umbrellas and orange flags. Men play traditional instruments: a drummer with a drum slung at his side, and musicians playing long wind instruments, one in a yellow dhoti and another in a maroon shirt. A man in a blue t-shirt with a white vibhuti mark walks in the foreground. Red and white bunting stretches across the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the crowd.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 24 20082008-12-24A procession on a dirt path near palm trees and a white-walled building. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, and some wear orange shawls. Drummers in white clothing beat dhol drums slung on their shoulders. Five large colourful umbrellas with gold finials and fringed edges are carried above the group, and a white shrine with a bull statue garlanded in flowers stands at the left. A large crowd of over twenty people follows, with a few women in saris.2006-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside palm trees and a small white building. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk with orange and saffron shawls, some carrying long poles. Colourful striped and embroidered parasols with gold tips are held aloft over the group. Drummers play large drums in front, and a musician plays a long wind instrument. A white shrine-like structure with a decorated pillar and garlanded deity murti stands at the left. Women in saris carry offerings, and crowd members surround the procession.2006-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a blue sky. Several large, ornate parasols in orange, blue and green with tasselled fringes are carried on long poles above the crowd. Drummers in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls play hand drums at the front, while men in white and dark clothing walk in the middle. One man in a white kurta and dhoti with a light-coloured head covering walks near the centre. Festival flags and a small child in a navy shirt are visible at the right edge.2006-12-25Outdoor procession under palm trees on sandy ground. Several ornate umbrellas with green, orange and multicolored panels and tassels are held aloft over the crowd. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long flower garland and stands among devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, hands folded in namaskar. Men in white and women in saffron and white saris surround him. A drummer in a cream shirt and white dhoti plays a large drum at left, and a man in a red shirt stands at right. A tall orange flag and a decorated ceremonial pole are visible. Dry scrubland and buildings lie in the background under a clear sky.2007-12-22December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under hazy morning light. Two musicians in the foreground play long curved wind instruments: the left one wears a gold shirt and gold dhoti with a tilak, the right one wears white with a gold shawl and a white vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, a group of men and women in saffron and orange robes walk, a central figure in orange wears a white and red flower garland. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and yellow fringes and blue bird motifs are carried aloft, and a ratha-style staff with an ornate finial stands among them. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk along the sides. A procession with umbrellas and wind musicians, possibly part of a temple ceremony.2008-12-26