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A street procession with a red-uniformed brass band leading through a crowded town street. Musicians in red tunics, gold-trimmed epaulettes and red-and-white turbans with pom-poms play trumpets and drums, while a drummer on the right strikes a bass drum. Behind them a large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks along, many with hands raised. Above the crowd, a decorated golden-canopied ratha or palanquin draped in red and orange fabric moves forward. Buildings, a bus and a banana plant frame the street.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd celebrates with raised arms and clapping. In the foreground, several uniformed brass band musicians wear red and white tunics with gold-and-cream peaked caps, one playing a large bass drum and another a tuba. Around them, devotees wear white kurtas and orange saffron clothing, and a man in a light beige kurta at centre raises his arm amid the throng. Orange and saffron ceremonial flags and banners are visible above the crowd, and a figure in the upper left holds a ceremonial staff. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance cues, so the identity remains uncertain.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 12 20072007-01-12A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty orange-red path during a procession. Brass band musicians in white jackets with gold trim and red trousers play tubas, trumpets and drums in the centre. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas fill the scene, with saffron flags and a decorated float or chariot rising at the top right. A man in a white cap directs with an outstretched arm at lower left. Garlands, a bright red bag and orange-red headwear appear among the people, and a bunting-decorated arch runs along the top edge.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd at a festival, with many people in white kurtas and dhotis and others in saffron-orange clothing and garlands. In the foreground, brass band musicians in red and white uniforms with gold-topped caps play trumpets, a sousaphone-style tuba and a snare drum. A man in a white knitted cap stands at left. At center, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange shawl stands among the crowd, and devotees with raised hands surround him. Orange and yellow ceremonial banners with circular emblems rise above the crowd at the top of the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01