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A street procession in daylight with a long line of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many holding long red flags and ornate orange, yellow, blue and green umbrellas with beaded fringes. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red border, gold necklaces and bangles. Shopfronts and trees line the road behind the crowd, and a few onlookers stand in the distance.

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September 15 20152015-09-15A street procession on a sunny day, with devotees in white dhotis and shirts and orange-red shawls lining the road. Many carry tall red flags on poles, and several hold large colourful ceremonial umbrellas in green, pink, blue, yellow and red with mirrored fringe edging. Strings of triangular pennant bunting in orange, purple, green and yellow stretch overhead among trees. Some participants in the background wear saffron and orange clothing, and a person in white stands at the far left near a decorated float. The scene is a procession and temple-festival style gathering, with a wet, reflective road surface.2016-04-18A street procession on a sunlit road, with a long line of people in white clothing carrying red flags on poles and many ornate umbrellas in pink, orange, yellow and green with beaded fringe. Devotees on the left wear white garments, one man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and an orange cap, and a woman in a white sari wears an orange shawl. Several people stand on rooftops in the background above a multi-storey building with signboards. Women and men walk in white dress, many carrying flags and umbrellas, in the style of a religious procession or chariot-accompanying parade.2016-04-18December 25 20072007-12-25April 18 20162016-04-18A festival procession moves along a dusty roadside lined with white and orange tents and a whitewashed wall. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shawls with red sashes. Several carry tall red flags, one bearing a printed image of a bearded saffron-robed sadhu, and others hold large umbrellas in blue, yellow, red and navy with decorative fringes. In the right foreground a bald man in white dhoti and red-bordered shawl walks holding a red cloth, with a water bottle in hand. Women in white saris with red borders and rudraksha-style beads walk in the front rows. Many people are visible in the crowd, and the scene appears to be a sadhu procession with umbrellas and flags.2016-04-22December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road at Bidadi during the 2008 Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left, a decorated palanquin hung with white and yellow flower garlands and orange drapes is carried by men. Devotees in white ritual clothes walk alongside, many with yellow headcloths. Orange-and-navy triangular flags and ornate umbrellas with tassels line the path, while drummers in orange and blue beat drums. Young women in white salwar and white saris and men in white kurtas follow in the crowd, with a few wearing lanyards. Buildings and palm trees appear in the background under a pale sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-12-30A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road past a long cream-coloured building. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris carry tall orange flags with blue emblems on poles. Several decorated umbrellas with gold tops and multicoloured borders are held aloft. Women wear white saris with yellow or orange borders and orange shawls, and a drummer with a drum is visible among them. A few onlookers and photographers stand at the edges. Trees and a water tank appear in the background under a hazy sky.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 31 20082008-12-31December 23 20072007-12-23