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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and low concrete walls. Young men in white ritual clothes walk and dance with ornate orange and red umbrella-style canopies (chatra) carried on long poles, one bearing a blue emblem. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a green lanyard, and a drum is partly visible at left. Several devotees in white dhotis and kurtas smile and move together. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd, so no candidate is claimed.

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A group of young men in plain white shirts and white dhotis walk along a dirt path lined with palm trees and green shrubs, clapping their hands in rhythm. At the left edge a large yellow-orange banner with gold trim and a red border is held up. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead, smiling as he walks. Several participants have name tags or badges pinned to their shirts. The scene looks like a procession or group walk during a youth gathering.2007-10-01December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a pada yatra, a walking procession along a dirt road lined with leafy green trees and a low stone wall. In the foreground two young men in white dhotis and white shirts carry round brass plates heaped with white flowers. Behind them a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds a tall stick with an ornate decorated fan-shaped finial. A man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange flag on a pole. Further back, a figure in orange robes walks beneath a colourful canopy umbrella, with several white-clad devotees and orange flags following along the road.2008-08-07December 31 20092009-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt path. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry long wooden poles on their shoulders, supporting a golden palanquin topped with garlands in orange, pink and white. Men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and hold red sashes that link them together. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a few people in dark clothing and red-and-white flags are in the background. Ceremonial fly-whisks and a kalasha-style finial are visible above the crowd.2010-12-22July 27 20082008-07-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a religious procession moving along a dirt path lined with palm trees. Drummers in the foreground wear white shirts and blue checked shirts and carry drums slung over their shoulders. Behind them a figure in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks beside a girl in a blue dress. In the centre a person in orange robes and a long orange-beaded necklace walks under a colourful fringed parasol. Many devotees in white and orange clothing follow along the path, with more people visible in the distance.2006-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Young men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in two lines, several carrying tall poles with ornate, embroidered pennant-shaped banners in red, gold and blue. Two decorated umbrellas, one multicoloured and one white, are held aloft over the procession. In the centre, a barefoot figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a garland walks at the front, flanked by attendants in white. A man at far left in white carries a small black box. Orange flags appear in the background.2008-08-07A festival procession on a dusty path beside a thatched-roof pavilion and palm trees. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, a long orange robe and a heavy gold-and-white flower garland walks forward. Behind and around him, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in orange saris and white garments, carry a tall yellow-tasseled staff, a decorated ornate banner, and a round blue-and-orange ceremonial shield. A man at right in white with a rudraksha mala and another in orange shawl also walk in the procession.2008-12-23