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A dense street procession seen from above. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, with men drumming on barrel drums and playing long horns. Colourful umbrellas in red, blue, green and gold, many bearing circular emblems, shade the procession. Several performers wear pink and white feathered headdresses and bare-chested ornaments, and some carry tall decorated kavadi-style arches. Women in orange and red saris stand among the crowd, and children lean in at the front. A red building and a hanging green plantain arch frame the scene.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a paved courtyard beside a red brick wall, with a white tent canopy and colourful umbrellas overhead. Several large umbrellas are carried above the crowd: a red one with a gold-embroidered pattern in the foreground, a bright blue one with a portrait medallion, and another red umbrella with fringed edges. Many devotees walk in white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in red, gold and yellow, and some children are carried on shoulders. Men carry ceremonial gold kalasha-style staffs and a drummer plays on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing walk among the crowd. Lush green banana leaves are visible near the centre.2016-12-23A crowded street procession with many people in white and off-white clothing, several in saffron or orange shawls and cloths. A central figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and a green-and-white garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Above them are large ornate ceremonial umbrellas (chhatras) with red, green, yellow and gold canopies, painted with floral and lotus-like motifs and fringed with tassels, carried on long poles by men in white. Spectators line the street and watch from behind, and a few men hold microphones or sound equipment near the front.2006-09-24 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a town lined with shopfronts and onlookers. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, some carrying long wooden poles that support large, colourful umbrellas with red, green and gold canopies and fringed edges. Several men in white play drums and wind instruments. Women in saffron, orange and pale saris stand in the crowd, and a few men wear saffron cloth. A white fringed canopy is carried above the group, and an ornate decorated cart is visible at the upper right. Crowds fill the street and balconies.2006-09-24A dense outdoor procession crowded along a street, with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments. A large blue and gold embroidered umbrella and a green umbrella shade the scene. At the center, a man in a white bhagwa-style shawl with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a white car decorated with garlands, while a bearded man in orange and a yellow turban walks beside it. Several men carry long wooden poles and a golden trident-shaped staff is visible in the foreground. Many onlookers, including women in white saris and children, press around the procession. Ritual and procession imagery, with a deity murti absent from view.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A crowded street procession moves under many decorated parasols with pink, gold, blue and yellow fabric and silver fringe. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-and-gold wrap with a red-and-gold turban, and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks among devotees; he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in_person candidate with a turban and ornate saffron clothing. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, and women in orange, red, green and blue saris, take part, many with hands reaching toward him. Onlookers in bright clothes watch from the sides on paved stone.2016-12-03June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense outdoor street procession in a village lined with thatched-roof huts. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among colourful umbrellas with green, red and orange panels and yellow fringe. Drummers on the left play drums, and a large banner with blue and red patterns is carried aloft. Strings of small white and blue flags hang across the lane. Near the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange head wrap walks with hands pressed together in greeting, possibly a visiting dignitary. Crowds of onlookers, including children, fill the lane behind the procession.2007-01-12December 03 20162016-12-03A street procession on a paved village road under a bright sky, led by drummers in white vests and orange dhotis beating large barrel drums. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis walk among tall poles topped with ornate orange, gold and red banners and multicoloured canopy umbrellas. Several saffron-robed figures wear orange garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and an orange turban, walking near the centre of the crowd. Orange flags with a blue emblem fly on the left. Trees and a white car line the roadside. This appears to be a ratha or padayatra style procession.2009-01-12January 01 20092009-01-01December 09 20162016-12-09