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Outdoor procession crowded with devotees under colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and gold panels and tasselled fringes. Orange flags with blue and white emblems are raised above the crowd. In the centre, a man in a white garland and white headband walks beside a man in a dark suit and tie, and a figure in an orange and gold robe stands nearby. Many men wear white shirts and some in dark suits. A long brass horn or ritual trumpet is held in the lower foreground. Palm trees and a dusty road appear behind. A golden deity murti or ceremonial staff rises in the crowd. Whether any figure is the a person cannot be determined from appearance.

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December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession in a crowded street with a central figure in an orange saffron robe, a white and orange garland of flowers around the neck and an orange head covering. Around him, many people in white kurtas and dark suits press close. Above, large colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, green, yellow and blue with a blue bird emblem and tasselled fringes are held aloft, alongside orange flags bearing the same blue emblem. Long brass horn-like instruments with wide bell ends are played in the foreground, and palm trees and a low white wall are visible behind the crowd.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a procession in an outdoor street. Orange and saffron flags with blue emblems rise above, and two ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled fringes shade the central figure. A man in a saffron-orange robe and white turban, garlanded with white flower necklaces, stands at the centre with hands raised. Many people wear white shirts and saffron scarves; a musician in the foreground plays a long wind instrument, and a drummer with a drum is partly visible at lower left. Palm trees and a concrete block wall frame the scene.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession under palm trees with a crowd of devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing. Overhead, several decorated umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow with tasselled fringes are carried on poles, and orange flags with blue emblems wave above. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe wears a white cloth wrapped on the head and a long white and red flower garland, walking with hands joined in front. Surrounding people in white shirts and dhotis, saffron shawls and dark suits press close, some smiling, some holding ceremonial umbrellas. The scene suggests a festival procession.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A festive outdoor procession crowded with devotees. Multicoloured umbrellas in yellow, green, blue and red with tasselled edges are held aloft, and tall yellow and orange ceremonial banners with embroidered motifs rise above the crowd. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk at the centre, one in the middle wearing a crown-like headdress and ornate gold adornments, with a ceremonial parasol above. Orange flags fly at the right, palm trees and thatched shelters stand behind, and many devotees in white clothes press in around them with hands raised in greeting.2009-01-01Outdoor procession on dry open ground with a crowd of devotees. Several men and women carry tall ornate parasols with red, gold and floral-embroidered panels, plus orange flags on poles. A central figure in orange and gold ceremonial dress and a crown-like headpiece, with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident-like staff nearby, stands among the devotees; the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Many men wear white kurtas with orange shawls, and women wear orange saris. A man in white near the foreground gestures toward the procession. Palm trees and a low building are visible in the background.2008-12-27Outdoor procession crowded with devotees. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and orange turban and a large white flower garland, walks beneath two colourful ornate parasols with yellow, blue and red panels and gold motifs. Men in dark suits and white-shirted youths surround him, and women in white saris and orange-trimmed clothing press close. Orange flags fly overhead and a palm-lined dirt road runs behind.2008-12-29A festival procession crowded with people under colourful umbrellas and orange flags. At centre, a smiling person wears a white turban, a white and red floral garland, and an orange shawl, surrounded by men in dark suits and dark shirts on the left. Behind and to the right, many young women and men in white tops with orange trim and orange-edged shirts stand close together. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with bird and floral motifs and orange pennants rise above. Palm trees and a tented area are visible in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29