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Overhead view of a dense outdoor procession moving down a street lined with bunting and a whitewashed building with a blue sign. Front rows include men in white dhotis and shirts and several figures in saffron-orange shawls. Above the crowd, several large colourful umbrellas with striped and patterned panels are carried on poles, with one round red-and-yellow umbrella in the foreground. Many women in saris of pink, red, green and blue follow among a large crowd of onlookers and children.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A 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.2007-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and a low concrete wall, with a dense crowd of devotees following. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin-style canopy topped with a triangular, embroidered structure, while a bearer at the front holds a long pole. Above the crowd, multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges are raised. Many men wear white, some with orange shawls, and women wear bright saris in pink, yellow and green. Strings of small flags and bunting stretch across the road, and a few people carry flower offerings.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12December 31 20082008-12-31Aerial view of a large street procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and strings of bunting. Many people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, walk in dense ranks. Several colourful umbrellas with fringed borders in red, orange, yellow and blue are held aloft above the crowd. Women in saris and children in mixed clothing line the edges and follow behind. A short orange-robed figure walks near the front of the group. A roadside sign and a concrete wall with small flags sit at the right and left edges. A sea of spectators stretches toward the distance.2007-01-12Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane beside a low brick wall. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees walks along the road, many in white kurtas and dresses, with some in orange or saffron garments. Above the crowd on the right, a decorated float with colourful umbrellas and a white canopy carries figures in orange and red, with floral garlands hanging along its base. Onlookers in everyday clothes line the roadside and stand on the dirt embankment at right.2007-02-02January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12An outdoor procession on a dirt road with a thatched hut behind it. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with lanyards, walk closely packed together, with boys and onlookers at the edges. Colourful striped umbrellas in blue, red and yellow tilt overhead, and two yellow banners with red emblems are raised on poles at left. At centre, a man in a long white robe with an orange shawl walks barefoot, and a figure in an orange and gold garment with a long garland and an orange turban stands beside him. Several people wear orange shawls. Devotees surround the central figures in a ceremonial procession.2007-01-12