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A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a richly decorated palanquin with a colourful canopy carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees. Men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas walk barefoot, several holding long orange flags with blue emblems. Colourful striped umbrellas are carried overhead, and a white van is visible in the background. The procession appears to be a ratha-style or palanquin procession with orange flags and white-clad devotees.

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A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the background an ornately decorated ratha or palanquin with colourful striped fringe and a golden-and-red canopy carries a deity murti. Many people in white dhotis, white sarees and white kurtas walk alongside, several carrying saffron-orange flags with black circular emblems. A multicoloured parasol stands at left, and a man at right in white shirt and garland-like lanyard holds a flag. Some participants carry staffs and brass items. The scene is a temple-style outdoor procession.2009-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29A procession on a dirt road passes through a dusty open site. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk alongside, many holding tall orange and yellow ceremonial flags with embroidered emblems and ornate parasols with tasselled red, yellow and green fringes. A drummer in a red shirt beats a drum at centre, and a decorated temple tower or ratha rises in the background among orange flags. A man at the front right wears a white shirt and holds a parasol pole, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi walks in the left foreground. Several participants wear garlands and rudraksha malas.2009-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with many people walking behind a decorated ratha/palanquin-style float topped by a temple-like canopy with a seated figure. Men in white dhotis and women in white saris with yellow borders walk among orange flags and ornate fringed parasols with blue and red motifs. Drummers carry a drum and cymbal in the foreground, and a man in a striped shirt plays cymbals. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual item near the center.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A dusty open ground at an ashram-style event shows a procession moving left to right. Many people in white and cream clothing walk among orange-and-blue flags, with drummers in white carrying drums near the centre. Some women wear red and orange saris. On the right, a colourful ornate temple chariot with a golden-orange roof stands behind a rope barrier, with more people in white watching. A white tented pavilion with orange banners lies behind the group under a hazy sky.2009-12-29June 01 20092009-06-01A festival procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Orange flags with a blue emblem are raised on the left. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl walks barefoot at the centre, with a man in white and orange behind her. Drummers with large drums and drumsticks play on the right, and women in white saris with orange and blue borders stand on the left. A decorated chariot with a kalasha-topped structure and a tall ornamental pole rise in the background. A large crowd of men and women in white and orange fills the route.2007-12-30December 24 20082008-12-24December 29 20082008-12-29