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Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with trees and utility poles. A golden ornate ratha with a red-curtained canopy carries deity murti labelled on its front sign as Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari. Women in orange saris and white-clad participants walk beside it, several holding orange and white flags and orange ceremonial umbrellas. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a shoulder bag walks in the foreground, and a white-clad man near the cart holds a cloth. Small white smoke or powder puffs drift on the road. Many people are visible, mostly in orange and white.

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December 14 20062006-12-14A dusty dirt-road procession in hazy golden light, with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes. Many wear yellow shawls or scarves over white garments, and women wear white saris with yellow or pink borders. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe walks with his hands together, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Behind him a decorated chariot or palanquin carries a deity murti under an ornate orange and gold canopy, flanked by colourful parasols, banners and ceremonial staffs. A man in white at left carries an offering tray. The scene is a ratha procession moving through the dust.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a paved road with a golden ratha carrying a deity murti pair labelled "SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI" and "ESHWAR WITH ANANDE". The two figures sit in a red-curtained shrine; the male murti wears a shiva-linga style crown and a white-and-orange turban, and the female wears a green sari. A portrait banner labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" stands at left. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl walks with his back to the camera, flanked by devotees in orange robes, white flags and red-and-gold umbrellas.2006-12-14A photograph of a festival procession moving along a paved rural road lined with palm trees and a grey sky. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walk in a line, several carrying tall orange-saffron flags on poles. Behind them a decorated float or vehicle carries orange and red ornamental canopies, a large ornate umbrella-like structure, and floral decorations, with women in white saris and orange-red saris walking alongside and a drummer in an orange garment. A man in the foreground at right holds a flag while wearing a red-and-white checked cloth over his shoulder. Roadside shops and a blue-green building with a partial sign stand in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person candidate; the visible figures are devotees and participants.2005-12-31Outdoor procession at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with a golden ratham (chariot) carrying a deity murti under a red curtain. A plaque on the shrine reads SRI ANANDESHWAR WITH ANANDESHWARI. Saffron-robed monk in the foreground at left, women in white and yellow saris with necklaces, and children in white shirts and a blue shirt waving white flags with a blue bird logo and orange flags. A portrait banner of a man in white robes stands at left. Red and green umbrella at far left, utility poles and trees behind.2006-12-14Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road beneath palm trees and blue sky. A decorated palanquin with a colourful fringed canopy carries a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers, set in an arch of pink and green decoration. Around it, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis and sarees move forward; a man in white at centre holds a small brass vessel, and a bare-footed attendant in orange carries a long gold-tipped staff with a trident finial. A woman in a white saree and another in pink stand at left, and a woman in orange with a yellow shawl appears at right holding a whisk-like fan. Orange flags flutter behind, and a green truck is parked at the right. Roughly a dozen to twenty people are visible.2008-12-23A street procession in a village road lined with a low stone wall and small houses. A decorated palanquin with a white canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in orange robes on a raised platform; the palanquin is flanked by umbrellas with colourful patterned tops and fringe. Many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding long poles, while onlookers in saffron, green, pink and blue saris and shirts watch from the roadside. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a seated person in orange on a palanquin. Roughly 40 people are visible in the procession and crowd.2007-02-02Outdoor evening procession on a dusty dirt road under a pale blue sky. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris, with yellow shawls and orange-saffron wraps, walk behind a decorated ratha-style palanquin topped with an orange canopy and garlands. Men and women carry tall poles with colourful embroidered pennant banners and multicoloured parasols with fringe. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at front-left holds hands with another devotee, and a drummer at right plays a large barrel drum. Construction structures and palm trees appear in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road in the evening light. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red flower garland stands at centre, facing a decorated palanquin-style ratha with a red pyramidal roof hung with white and multicoloured flower strands and a framed portrait placed among garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry the poles of the palanquin, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds a colourful striped umbrella. Large orange flags with a dark circular emblem fly at left, and several people in white and orange watch or walk nearby. The central figure has long dark hair and wears an orange garment with a garland, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2007-12-29December 27 20082008-12-27August 01 20082008-08-01A road procession moves along a paved two-lane road lined with palm trees under an overcast sky. In front, a decorated cart carries a deity shrine draped with flower garlands and colourful festoons, and a second ornate float follows. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk along, some carrying saffron and orange flags, a trident-topped staff and a white flag. Two large canopy umbrellas with white and lavender fabric shade a group of people, including a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long beard near the center. Drummers and a man in a white shirt and dhoti at the right walk with the crowd, and a roadside building with a green sign appears at the right edge.2005-12-31