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A procession crosses a dusty construction site in front of unfinished concrete-block buildings with exposed orange roof trusses, under a pale hazy sky with palm and tree lines behind. Many people walk in white clothing, with some women wearing red, orange and pink saris. Several large colourful umbrellas in red, orange and yellow are held above the group, and a covered palanquin or ratha-style carriage moves near the centre. Puddles and mounds of brown earth fill the foreground.

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A wide outdoor photograph of a religious procession moving across a dusty, unpaved construction site. Dozens of people wearing white clothes, with some women in orange, red and pink saris, walk in a loose group. Several devotees carry colourful striped umbrellas, and a few carry small kalasha-style pots and drums. Behind them are unfinished concrete block buildings with exposed roof frames, a water tank, and excavators working in the distance under a pale hazy sky.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesA wide outdoor photograph of a dusty construction site with bare red-brown earth, excavated pits, a small pool of water and stacked steel rods at right. A procession of people dressed in white walks along a dirt track toward partly built concrete-block buildings with an unfinished roof frame. Several figures carry colourful floral garlands and an ornate palanquin or ratha-like carried object is visible in the middle of the group. Palm trees and a hazy blue sky lie beyond the buildings.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30A procession moves along a dusty dirt road past unfinished concrete and brick buildings with a water tank and trees behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts lead, several playing drums and wind instruments, including a long horn and handheld drums. Behind them, bearers carry several colourful umbrella-style canopies with red, orange, and blue patterns on long poles. A large crowd of men and boys in white and light clothing follows, with a few children near the front. The scene is an outdoor ceremonial march under a hazy sky.2006-12-26A dusty unpaved ground in front of a grey concrete-block building with a corrugated roof and a water tank on the left. A procession of many people in white traditional dhotis and white kurta-style clothing walks in a line, with several drummers beating large drums on the left and centre, and a few people in orange or saffron clothing among them. Bearers hold tall decorated staffs, colourful ceremonial banners and umbrella-style canopies on the right, and a figure in a tall decorated headdress stands at the left edge near a painted ceremonial structure. Dusk light gives the scene a hazy, muted tone. The image shows a festive temple procession, with white-clad devotees and drum bearers.2006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a religious procession moving across a dry, dusty construction site. Dozens of people in white and cream traditional clothing walk in a long line; several drummers at the front carry drums, and a row of colourful striped and orange umbrellas and tall ceremonial banners (kalasha-style staffs) is held above the group. Two people in lighter clothing stand in the foreground watching. Behind them are unfinished concrete buildings, excavators and a water tank.2006-12-30A photograph of a procession moving along a dirt track through a construction site. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and play drums, a long horn-like instrument and other percussion. Several colourful striped umbrellas on poles are held aloft above the group, and children and adults in white and light clothing walk alongside. Behind them are a whitewashed building, a block-walled structure and piles of excavated earth under a hazy sky.2006-12-26A procession moves along a dirt path past unfinished cinderblock buildings with a partial orange metal roof frame under a hazy sky and palm trees. Several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange, blue and green panels are carried above the group. Men in white dhotis and white shirts lead, with drummers in brown and white at the front playing large drums. Women in saris and children follow among the crowd, and a few people stand near the buildings in the background.2006-12-29A photograph of a procession crossing a dusty, unpaved construction site under a clear pale sky. A group of about 40 people, mostly men and some women, walks in a loose column. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts or saris, and several carry drums, including a row of drummers with drums slung at their sides. Colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, orange and blue are raised over a section of the marchers. Behind them are a white single-storey building with a red roof and unfinished grey block buildings with tiled roofs, with trees and a distant white structure on the horizon.2006-12-29A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt track through a construction site. Several decorated umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies and ornate golden staves are carried aloft by men in white dhotis and shirts. Many people in white and pastel saris and shirts follow closely, with children near the front. Behind them are unfinished concrete block buildings with red roof trusses, a water tank, palm trees and a yellow front loader at the right edge. The participants appear to be walking in a religious or ceremonial procession.2006-12-26