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A festival procession crosses a wide paved courtyard in daylight. A large ornate deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers is carried on a palanquin-style float with a striped canopy above it. Many people in saffron-orange robes walk alongside, some with bare upper bodies, and several women in orange sarees. Orange umbrellas shade the procession. A few men in white dhoti and shirt walk among them, and a cream-colored bus is parked at the right edge. Spectators stand on the side, including a young man in a black shirt in the foreground. Overall the image shows a temple-style procession with a decorated deity float.

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January 11 20172017-01-11A procession crosses a stone-paved courtyard. A palanquin-style float decorated with multicoloured garlands and a canopy is carried by a line of devotees, with several saffron-clad women and girls in orange sarees and a man in a white dhoti and bare upper body. Orange and patterned umbrellas are held overhead. Behind, a yellow bus labelled Nithyanandam and red-walled buildings stand under a hazy sky. A man in a white kurta with a backpack and a man in a cream shirt walk among the crowd, and a bald man in white stands at the procession's edge. The scene is a temple-ground procession with a deity murti on the float.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A large procession outdoors on a paved courtyard, with many people walking behind a palanquin-style ratha topped by a fringed canopy and heavy marigold garlands. Many participants wear saffron/orange robes and some carry orange and patterned parasols. Men in white dhotis walk barefoot, and several bare-chested devotees with garlands and beaded necklaces follow. A bus with the word NITHYANANDAM is parked to the right, and a red-walled compound sits behind. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A large outdoor procession moves across a paved courtyard at a temple-style complex, led by a palanquin-like float covered in a canopy and draped with flower garlands. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, several holding orange and colourful parasols. A bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a ceremonial item near the front, and a white-robed figure with a shoulder bag walks in the foreground. Children in orange cloth join the line. A yellow bus marked a person and a red-brick building stand in the background under a hazy sky.2017-01-11A procession moves across an open paved courtyard during a daytime ceremony. Large crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes walk in groups, many women wearing orange and pink saris with rudraksha necklaces. A decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying a large floral garland and a deity murti is carried forward, with a striped umbrella raised above it. A few men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures with rudraksha malas walk nearby. A small boy in orange cloth and a shaved-headed child in orange stand in the foreground. Red-roofed buildings, trees and palms sit in the background.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a stone-paved courtyard under a steel-framed canopy, with a yellow van and people milling in the background. In the foreground, many young men and women in saffron-orange dhotis and sarongs walk forward, several bare-chested, some with rudraksha malas and white sacred-thread-like cords. Multicoloured parasols with fringed edges are held aloft over a central group, and a figure in the middle carries a brass tray of offerings. Several people in white and cream clothing and a woman in a blue top are also visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the image is a ritual procession of devotees and sannyasis.2017-01-07January 02 20092009-01-02January 11 20172017-01-11A procession of devotees in saffron-orange robes walks along a paved outdoor path, with several bare-chested men wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred thread. Four decorated umbrellas with purple, red and gold fringed canopies are carried above a central group. A man in an orange dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings in front of a figure in a red turban and white garland, possibly a ceremonial procession leader. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue top with a phone stand among the crowd. Scaffolding and a yellow bus appear in the background.2017-01-07