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A dense crowd of men, women and children gathers in a courtyard during a procession. A large canopy with a multicoloured panel and white dove motifs, fringed with tassels, is carried above the crowd, and a matching ornate embroidered umbrella with gold trim is held at right. A shaven-headed man in orange cloth stands near the pillars at upper centre, and a few people wear white shirts and dhotis. Garlands and a few shirtless or saffron-clad figures stand among the people near a painted temple wall.

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A photograph of a crowded temple courtyard with pale yellow colonnades and a gopuram-style entrance topped with painted sculptures on the left. Devotees gather around a central procession under a multicoloured striped umbrella, with a long saffron-and-yellow banner with a red emblem carried on a pole at right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and children move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right. No individual can be clearly identified as a candidate, and the central umbrella figure is not clearly visible.2012-05-18A dense crowd of devotees gathers outside a stone temple entrance during a procession. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, and several women wear sarees, one older woman in a white saree at left. A man in an orange cloth stands at centre-right holding a flower garland, and another in orange robes stands near the front. A large multicoloured umbrella with blue and white emblems is held aloft at upper right. At upper left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with gold and orange ornaments is visible near the doorway. A cameraman with a handheld camera stands at lower right filming the scene.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA dense street procession in daylight with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a central figure. A saffron-robed man with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with a fringed edge and painted panels, held aloft on a pole. Two smaller orange and red decorated fans or canopies flank the group. Devotees including women in white and a child with a flower plate are visible at the edges, and banners hang on a building behind. A shaved-headed elder in orange appears beside the garlanded figure. The central figure has long hair and orange clothing, but the appearance cue is only partly clear, so identity remains uncertain.2010-02-02A large crowd of people walks along a village street in a procession. Four ornate parasols with red, orange, green and blue panels, gold finials, bird motifs and tasseled fringes are held aloft above the marchers. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear bright everyday clothes. At the front left, a man in an orange robe with an orange shawl and an orange-and-gold banner walks near the procession. Strings of bunting and a palm frond decorate the scene, and houses and trees line the street.2007-01-12May 18 20122012-05-18A dense crowd of devotees stands under a decorated pavilion at a festival, many in white clothing with hands joined in prayer. Colourful umbrellas with dove and floral motifs stand at left, and striped red, blue and white banners hang from the poles above. A woman in a teal sari and rudraksha mala stands at centre-right, and a man in orange-trimmed white stands beside a red flag at right. The people are mostly hands-joined devotees, with a tall figure in saffron-edged attire visible near the top right.2006-12-31December 26 20102010-12-26A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a procession outdoors, with ornate painted parasols in red, yellow and green with gold fringe overhead. Near the centre, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in orange and a long-haired figure in white, while a large golden trident is carried aloft. Many people in white shirts and dhotis fill the foreground and background, with palm trees and a thatched structure behind. Crowds are too dense to count precisely.2009-01-01December 26 20102010-12-26A crowd of devotees in white clothes gathers under large colourful ceremonial umbrellas during a festival procession outdoors. The canopies are red, yellow, green and blue with gold embroidery, blue bird motifs and fringed tassels, and golden-trimmed embroidered banners stand beside them. Many people in white kurtas and saris press close, some in orange shawls or red and orange garments, and a woman with red-dyed hair stands at left. Behind the umbrellas, a few figures in white stand on open ground under a clear sky with trees and buildings beyond, and red flags are visible. A tall white-robed figure stands further back in the distance.2008-12-29A dense crowd fills a procession at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees behind. Several large colourful parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tasselled edges are raised above the people. Orange and gold ceremonial banners on poles stand among them. Near the centre, a figure in orange and gold robes wears a tall gold crown and is surrounded by devotees in orange and white clothing. Many people in white shirts and dresses press forward with hands raised, some with palms together in greeting. Some people are in the foreground, partially visible, and the scene reads as a festival procession.2009-01-01A dense outdoor crowd gathers beside an ancient stone temple wall with carved pillars. A large multicoloured umbrella with red, green, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringe is held over a procession. Beneath it, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a shoulder bag and rudraksha-style beads walks near another saffron-clad figure. A young woman in white with flowers in her hair stands among devotees in white shirts and sarees. A cameraman with a video camera films the procession, and a woman in an orange saree with glasses stands at right. Colourful temple gopurams and shrine structures appear in the background.2012-05-18