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A street procession on a dirt road with a large crowd in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing yellow shawls. In the foreground, men play wind instruments and drums, including a nadaswaram-style horn and barrel drums. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with an orange canopy and carried under umbrellas with patterned fringed flags moves through the crowd. Saffron-robed figures walk near the front. Ashram-style buildings, a row of tall decorative bunting and palm trees appear in the background. The scene shows a ceremonial procession followed by a pada puja.

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Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many with yellow sashes. Drummers in front play large drums, and musicians blow long brass horns. Behind them, a decorated ratha-style chariot with a golden crest and ornate panels in red and gold moves under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and pennants. Several devotees carry orange and red flags. Low buildings and a hazy sky are in the background. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2010-02-12A street procession moves across a dusty open road under hazy sky. Musicians in white kurta and dhoti play a long wind instrument and drums in the foreground, while a cameraman in grey shirt films them. Behind them, saffron-robed figures walk beside a decorated palanquin topped with a canopy, carried under colourful ornate parasols and surrounded by orange flags. Men and women in white and yellow shawls follow in the crowd, and power lines and a wall line the background.2009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road under bright hazy sunlight. In the foreground, several men in white dhoti and shirt play drums and cymbals, with a barefoot drummer in a red-brown robe and an orange-and-blue-clad drummer among them. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful ornamental hangings is carried forward, and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and green panels rise above the crowd. Many devotees dressed in white, some women in white saris with yellow borders, follow along the road, with tents and hills in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on a dusty unpaved road with a vehicle in the background. Musicians lead in front: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti blows a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), while a drummer in white dhoti plays a barrel drum; another drummer in a teal shirt and a young man in a yellow shirt carry drums and a second wind instrument. Behind them, a line of devotees in white and yellow garments walks under large colourful ornate umbrellas with gold fringe. Several men in saffron/orange robes and a woman in a white sari with garlands walk near the centre, one holding a floral garland, another with a staff. Two dozen or more people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2009-12-23A procession on a dirt road moves past red and white draped tents. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long nadaswaram-style wind pipes and a drum, while a man in orange cloth beats a barrel drum at right. Several men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and white garments. Above them a decorated canopy with red, yellow and green patterned cloth and a kalasha-like motif is carried on poles, with orange flags flying behind. Behind the musicians, more people in white follow in a crowd.2005-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A procession of devotees walks along an unpaved dirt road beside a low wall and a red-earth embankment. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play large barrel drums and a long wind instrument, and one drummer in a pale yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at the right foreground. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas are carried above the group. Behind them, others in dark and white clothing walk, and an orange flag flies on a pole at the right. A white van and a small stage speaker stand at the left. Overcast sky.2009-12-23A procession moves along a dirt road between barren earth banks, with a white truck behind the parade. Colourful decorated parasols with tasselled edges, in red, yellow, green and blue, are carried above the marchers. In the foreground, a musician in a teal shirt plays a long wooden pipe, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a barrel drum. Another musician in white clothes plays a pipe and a drummer in a striped shirt plays a hand drum. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, walk alongside a few figures in saffron and orange robes, several wearing garlands. Some of the processing figures have tilak marks on their foreheads.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dirt road lined with pink bougainvillea and tall trees. In the foreground, a drummer in white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, and a man in white plays a long brass horn (nagaswaram-style). Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with ceremonial parasols: two orange-and-gold umbrellas with emblem panels and a multicoloured striped umbrella. A man in orange and green robes and several saffron-clad figures walk among the crowd. A street lamp and a camera light stand overhead.2012-06-03A photograph of a procession on a dirt road under an overcast sky. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or yellow cloths, walk in a line behind several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies. Several drummers in white dhotis play large drums slung over their shoulders, and one drummer in a yellow shirt with a lanyard leads the group on the right. A red-and-blue flag is raised on a pole at the right edge, and a white truck and a billboard stand in the background beside a low white wall and trees.2009-12-23