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Aerial view of a dense outdoor procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees and a low wall. Several large, colourful umbrellas with red, orange, green and blue panels and a blue emblem are carried above the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with saffron-orange shawls over their shoulders, and women wear saris in pink, purple, red and blue. Strings of white and blue pennant flags hang across the road. A small attended sign stands at the left edge. Hundreds of people fill the frame, and the faces are too small to identify anyone reliably.

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Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and strings of bunting. Many people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, walk in dense ranks. Several colourful umbrellas with fringed borders in red, orange, yellow and blue are held aloft above the crowd. Women in saris and children in mixed clothing line the edges and follow behind. A short orange-robed figure walks near the front of the group. A roadside sign and a concrete wall with small flags sit at the right and left edges. A sea of spectators stretches toward the distance.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and a low concrete wall, with a dense crowd of devotees following. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin-style canopy topped with a triangular, embroidered structure, while a bearer at the front holds a long pole. Above the crowd, multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges are raised. Many men wear white, some with orange shawls, and women wear bright saris in pink, yellow and green. Strings of small flags and bunting stretch across the road, and a few people carry flower offerings.2007-01-12December 31 20082008-12-31A large crowd of people walks along a village street in a procession. Four ornate parasols with red, orange, green and blue panels, gold finials, bird motifs and tasseled fringes are held aloft above the marchers. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear bright everyday clothes. At the front left, a man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and an orange-and-gold banner walks near the procession. Strings of bunting and a palm frond decorate the scene, and houses and trees line the street.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane beside a low brick wall. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees walks along the road, many in white kurtas and dresses, with some in orange or saffron garments. Above the crowd on the right, a decorated float with colourful umbrellas and a white canopy carries figures in orange and red, with floral garlands hanging along its base. Onlookers in everyday clothes line the roadside and stand on the dirt embankment at right.2007-02-02A large outdoor street procession moves past palm fronds and a bamboo-framed hut. A long red banner with gold-edged lettering and decorative borders is carried at the front, and several large ornate umbrellas in orange, red, blue and green rise above the crowd. A man in a saffron-orange garment and turban walks near the umbrellas, while crowds of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, plus women in colourful saris, march alongside, some carrying flower garlands, flutes and small offerings. Festoon strings of pennants stretch overhead along the lane.2007-01-12A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under four large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with blue, green, orange and red panels decorated with gold crescent and floral motifs and fringed tassels. Many people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron-orange clothing and orange headbands press close together, some holding trays of offerings, fruit and flowers. A small child in yellow is carried on a shoulder near the centre. A decorated brass or gold ceremonial staff stands among the umbrellas, and a painted cloth backdrop and tent structures appear at the right, with trees and buildings behind.2008-07-17A dense outdoor procession crowded with devotees on a street. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls, and several carry orange flags and ornate umbrellas in red, gold and multicoloured fabric with embroidered borders. A large white canopy with red fringe stands at the centre above the crowd. Women in white and orange saris and men in white stand among the throng, and some bystanders watch from the edges. A drum player is visible at the lower left. The scene is packed with hundreds of people filling the frame, and a wall with painted graphics stands behind the crowd at the upper left.2006-09-24