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A procession on an unpaved dirt road moves toward the camera. Many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris wear yellow and saffron shawls, and several carry tall orange flags with blue yin-yang style emblems and decorated orange umbrella-like standards with ornate gold fringes. A green and yellow vehicle with a colourful patterned canopy stands at left. Onlookers stand along the roadside, and a small group is seated near the tent at right. The scene is a ratha-style religious procession, with the visible flags and umbrellas as the main ceremonial elements.

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December 24 20082008-12-24A 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 20082008-12-24A festival procession moves along a dirt road in front of low buildings and trees. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris, several wearing yellow or saffron shawls, walk between tall poles bearing large orange flags with a blue emblem. Ornate umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue with fringed edges and small decorated banners on poles are carried overhead. A drummer in white with a hand drum and a few players of long brass horns walk within the group. Many participants walk with hands folded or raised. The crowd is dense and extends back into the distance.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road in bright daylight. Many people in white clothing walk in the crowd, some holding tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on poles. Colourful decorated parasols with blue and gold patterns rise above the crowd. On the right, onlookers in white, pink and blue saris and salwar stand at the roadside. A white van and a decorated vehicle with a red and gold canopy are visible further back, beside a white-walled building.2008-12-29A procession walks along a dirt road lined with red earth on the left. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange sashes, and several carry orange flags on poles. Two ornate decorated umbrellas with fringed borders and gold finials are held aloft over the group. A central figure in an orange robe walks at the front, with another orange-robed person beside him, and a few people in yellow sashes carry flower garlands. Young children watch from the roadside, and a utility pole and hills appear in the background under an overcast sky.2008-08-07A photograph of a pada yatra procession walking along a dirt road past low tin-roofed buildings with red walls, with hills in the background. Many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange sashes, and several carry orange flags on poles. Some walkers in orange robes lead the group, and a few carry ornate umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies. Rocks and grass line the foreground, and a white car is parked at the left edge.2008-08-07December 24 20082008-12-24A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road past open scrubland and distant low-rise buildings under a hazy sky. Many participants wear white dress, some in sarees and salwar kameez, with orange shawls and white lanyards with badges. Tall orange and red flags with a dark emblem rise above the crowd, and several ornate umbrellas with bright multicoloured canopies and gold-tasselled edges are carried aloft. Drummers in white and orange clothing play drums at the front-left. A small number of people walk in the foreground, and a palm tree and a few spectators stand at the right edge.2008-12-28A procession moves along a dirt road lined with spectators. Many devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white and printed t-shirts carry tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue circular emblem. Several decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and painted motifs are raised above the marchers, and a small white vehicle and a parked auto-rickshaw sit at the roadside. Women in white saris and a woman in a pink headscarf watch from the right, while a building with a white facade stands on the left under a clear sky.2008-12-29A procession on a dusty open road lined with trees during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels, blue bird motifs, gold emblems and fringed tassels are carried by devotees. Many people walk in white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear saffron-orange shawls and garlands. Orange triangular flags stand along the route, and a tractor-trailer is parked in the background. A few tree branches obstruct the foreground.2008-12-24