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A festive religious procession moves along a dirt path past white-painted buildings with corrugated roofs and palm trees. At the left, a decorated golden palanquin with a red and orange canopy and hanging tassels carries a figure seated on a throne, adorned with garlands and a red-and-gold ornamented costume. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, some raising ceremonial umbrellas, a multicolored striped umbrella held aloft, and carrying staffs, a trident and a ceremonial mace. Several sannyasis in orange robes with orange shawls walk in the middle, one holding a trident. Women in orange and red saris hold brass plates of offerings and garlands. A smaller partial figure stands at the far right with an orange banner. Hitting the parade's ratha-style palanquin and attendants, this shows a temple procession with padapuja-related devotees.

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A religious procession moves along a path lined with green shrubs, with white-roofed buildings and palm trees behind. Left, a decorated palanquin with an orange and gold canopy and a deity murti adorned with garlands and ornaments is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts. A multicoloured umbrella with a bird motif is raised over a group in the centre. Right, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and orange shawls walk among devotees in white. A wooden trident and ceremonial staffs are carried by several men. A saffron-robed figure with a long grey beard and orange shawl stands at the front right, with a beaded necklace; he is an appearance-based candidate only partially visible and uncertain, so a person is not asserted here.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A religious procession moves along a dirt path past a white-walled building with a corrugated roof and palm trees. 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Many devotees walk in procession: women in white and yellow saris, men in white kurtas and saffron or orange robes and shawls, and a few uniformed attendants. A white-clad man in the crowd holds a long pole. Trees, a bus and unfinished buildings stand behind the procession under a pale sky.2009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and small buildings. At centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with an orange canopy, garlands and yellow-and-red hangings carries a figure seated under a parasol. Around it, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls, walk with arms raised; a man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks near the chariot. Women in white saris with yellow borders and a cameraman with a video camera are visible, and a white van stands behind. Many lanyard-badged participants surround the procession, with a row of hanging decorations on trees at right.2009-12-27