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Bright backlit outdoor procession at dusk with a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and saree-style clothing pressing forward in the foreground. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a canopy and tall saffron-orange flags carries a seated figure in orange garments, with ornate umbrellas trimmed with tassels and fringe on either side. A water tower and trees stand against a pale sky. A visible figure in dark clothing and head covering stands near the carriage. Faces in the foreground are partly visible and lit by the low sun.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A bright outdoor procession in hazy morning sunlight with many devotees crowding a dirt road. Several tall saffron-orange flags on poles rise on the left, and ornate multicoloured umbrella-canopies with fringed borders and small finials stand above the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis and people in orange and saffron garments fill the foreground, one man holding a printed sheet. A figure in a red-orange garment stands near the centre among the canopies, and a black speaker box sits at right. Power lines and trees mark the flat landscape behind.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under a bright sky with a white water tower and trees behind. A figure in a dark jacket stands on a decorated carriage beneath colourful ornate parasols with tasselled fringes. Next to him a seated figure in orange-red robes sits within the carriage, holding a light garland. Saffron-orange flags on poles and a trident stand near the carriage. Crowds of people in white clothes with orange sashes walk around it. The shot is backlit and silhouetted.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession in strong backlight at a dusty open ground. Many people in white ritual clothes walk among tall saffron-orange flags on poles and several ornate umbrella-canopies with fringed red, orange and gold borders. A man in a dark jacket stands near the central canopy. Some participants wear orange shawls and white dhotis, and one person holds a white and yellow balloon. A water tower and trees sit in the background under a hazy sky.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession on a dusty open road under a pale sky. At centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised decorated chariot or float beneath a multicoloured umbrella with fringed edges, with a second umbrella beside it. Several large saffron-orange flags with dark emblems fly on tall poles at left and behind. Around the float, men and women in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange shawls, walk alongside, and women in sarees stand at right. A figure in a dark jacket stands on the float's side. Trees, utility poles and a concrete wall stand in the background.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a pale hazy sky on dry open ground. Saffron-orange triangular flags on tall poles rise over the crowd, and an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella shades a white carriage-like seat where a robed figure in orange sits, lit by the sun. Around it walk many people in white and cream traditional dress, with some in orange shawls and sarees, and one person in a brown patterned saree at right. Orange and white balloons float among the group, and a bicycle and parked car appear in the background behind a line of trees and a low wall.2007-12-25