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Outdoor photograph of a religious procession crossing a concrete overpass above a railway track. Several robed devotees in white and saffron stand along the parapet, and a decorated palanquin-style ratha with a striped canopy, flower garlands and colourful fabric streamers is carried across the bridge. An orange and blue flag flies at left, palm trees line the background, and overcast sky fills the top. A deity murti is not clearly visible. A small number of people are visible on the bridge.

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A procession crosses a concrete road bridge over a railway track on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes and white caps fill the bridge, some holding saffron and white flags. Ornate decorated processional structures with colourful garlands and red-and-orange umbrellas rise above the crowd, with palm trees and a dry field behind. A man in white stands on a parked white vehicle on the bridge, photographing the procession.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a religious procession crossing a concrete road bridge over a railway track and a small drainage channel with shallow green water. Dozens of people in white clothes and some in orange garments raise their arms and hold orange and white flags on the bridge deck. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red and gold canopy and fringed cloth, plus additional red, blue and white decorated poles and umbrellas, moves along the road among palm trees. A man at the right edge is bare-chested. Overcast sky with power lines. The bridge pillar carries a small yellow sign reading SUB.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31January 30 20092009-01-30A procession crosses a steel-truss bridge under a clear blue sky, with power lines overhead. At the centre, a float or palanquin topped with a white canopy and decorated with multicoloured umbrellas carries a figure in orange robes, seen between the umbrellas. Around it, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with white head coverings, walk along with a woman in a green sari and a smiling woman in a white top and lanyard at the right edge. Some carry bags and water bottles.2007-02-02Outdoor procession crossing a concrete bridge with a pierced stone balustrade under an overcast grey sky. A crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, walks across the bridge. Several carry saffron-orange flags and white-and-blue flags, and one man in a checked shirt raises a long curved sword overhead, with a trident also visible above the crowd. Large ceremonial umbrellas with purple, red and blue fringed canopies and decorated poles, plus a garlanded standard, mark the festival parade. Palm trees and trees line the background.2005-12-31A procession crosses a concrete bridge over a railway line on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes walk along the parapet, several raising white flags with a blue emblem and orange flags. A purple-and-white ceremonial umbrella or canopy is carried above the crowd, along with a decorated staff with a golden finial. A man in a brown garment stands near the canopy. Rusted rebar stands in the foreground at the bridge end beside overgrown grass, and a railway track runs beside the bridge.2005-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02January 20 20092009-01-20A procession walks along a wide paved road between concrete median barriers under an overcast sky. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the head of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, under a multicoloured umbrella-style canopy. Two men in white walk in the foreground on the right, each carrying a tall ornate parasol-like standard with red, gold and blue embroidery on a pole. A yellow truck and other vehicles travel on the left lane behind the group, with green roadside vegetation and power poles beyond the barrier. The procession is a pada yatra, a walking pilgrimage.2008-08-07A procession crosses an arched stone bridge over a dry riverbed on a clear day. A decorated golden palanquin with a framed portrait on its front panel, draped in orange and red flags, leads the group. Devotees in white and saffron clothes walk along the bridge railing, several carrying orange flags. A person in a white robe and orange shawl walks at the left edge. A white umbrella shades the palanquin area and a white vehicle is parked at the right.2009-01-20A photograph of a procession crossing a stone bridge over a shallow stream. A decorated ratha-style float with carved stone pillars and a roof carries a seated deity murti draped in red and green cloth with garlands. A red truck with a driver is visible behind the float. On the left, a group of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walks along the embankment, some carrying orange flags, with a man in khaki uniform in front and a red-and-green umbrella held over the group. A small sign stands on the bridge parapet.2009-01-20