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Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road at an ashram-like site with red-brick buildings, bamboo fencing and young crop rows beside the path. Several dozen people in white dhotis and white shirts walk behind colourful multi-coloured umbrellas with fringed edges, carried on poles. A man in the centre wears a bright yellow shawl over white clothes and carries a long staff, while others wear beaded necklaces and red-and-white lanyards. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and red. A white bus with a large photo banner stands to the right beside scaffolding and speakers, and onlookers watch from the roadside.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor religious procession on a dirt road lined with dry shrubs and palm trees under an overcast sky. Two decorated palanquins or ratha-style carts carry a deity murti, one at right draped with colourful garlands and flowers, with a canopy of striped and fringed fabric. Ornate parasols with purple and red fringes are held above the crowd at left. Many devotees walk along, including men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris with orange borders, men in saffron/orange cloth, and a bearded man in white near the centre. Some carry orange flags and staffs. A white bus and a truck are parked to the left, and a banner is visible at upper left.2005-12-31December 23 20092009-12-23June 01 20092009-06-01A procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and a low building. At the front, a man in saffron robes and a white-dressed devotee carry decorated ceremonial umbrellas with colourful patterned canopies and fringes. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls walk alongside, some carrying banners and flags. In the centre, a figure in orange robes holds a small deity murti garlanded with flowers and decorated with an orange cloth. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange follows, with a few children watching from the roadside. A parked white vehicle and palm trees appear in the background.2008-08-07A procession on a dirt road with many people walking under colourful decorated umbrellas (chatras) with red, yellow and multicoloured fringed canopies. Men in white dhotis and white shirts hold the umbrellas. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with a flower garland and a long rudraksha-style necklace walks with others in orange and white. Another figure in orange carries a tall golden staff with an orange flag, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a tray of flowers. A white bus with the text a person visible behind the crowd. The orange-clad central figure shows long hair and ornate adornments, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-23A procession moves along a dirt road past a bus, with saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees walking in a crowd. Several people carry large colourful parasols with yellow, red and blue panels. In the centre, a saffron-robed man with a long white flower garland and a marked forehead walks ahead of a man in white carrying a brass pot decorated with yellow flower garlands. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. A bus at right has photo panels on its side. Palm trees and a low wall stand in the background.2009-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt road with thatched-roof buildings and a billboard frame at right. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in a long line, some carrying tall poles with colourful striped umbrellas, one with a red-and-white canopy. In the middle a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a woman in a yellow sari walk among others in pink, green and white clothing. Small children are visible, including a boy in a red checked shirt. Parked vehicles and a few distant people appear in the background under a hazy sky.2006-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with young trees, palms and a white boundary wall. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed tassels are carried at the front. Men in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, some carrying brass ritual vessels. Women in white and cream saris and kurtas walk among them, and a child in pink and purple walks near the centre. Behind them, more participants follow in a long line toward a white vehicle in the distance.2010-07-26