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Outdoor procession on a dirt ground at dusk, with a crowd walking in a line behind musicians. In front, a drummer in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, and other musicians in white dhotis play wind instruments. Behind them, many devotees in orange, red and white robes and saris walk with folded hands. A multicoloured ceremonial parasol and a decorated float or palanquin with framed images are visible further back, beside a chain-link fence and trees.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty open ground at dusk, with a crowd of roughly 40 people walking in a line. Drummers in front play a large drum, and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays a horn-like instrument. Several men wear orange or saffron robes and shawls, while many women wear white saris, pink and red outfits. A tall parasol with orange and yellow panels and a decorated float or palanquin with orange and gold ornaments are visible in the background, beside a row of tents and banners.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor procession on bare dirt ground at dusk during a festival. A man in front wears white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder and carries a multicoloured parasol with fringe. Behind him, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks centrally with a long orange shawl and a visible bare chest, with several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white around him. Drummers play large drums on the right, and orange and red banners and banana plants line the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening procession on a dirt road with musicians leading a crowd of devotees. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and dhoti plays a nadaswaram-style horn. A drummer in a white shirt and peach lungi beats a barrel drum, and a man in a light blue shirt walks alongside. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in white walk with hands folded in namaskar. A decorative multicoloured umbrella and a small orange banner on a pole are carried above the group, with temporary structures and utility poles in the background under a pale dusk sky.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty red dirt road at dusk. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk behind a decorated chariot-style float topped with a golden structure and colourful canopies with jewel-toned fringes. A drummer in a red shirt with a green-and-red drum slung at his hip walks in the foreground, and a man in a blue shirt and orange dhoti plays a horn beside him. Orange-robed participants walk among the crowd, and blue portable toilet units and trees stand in the background.2010-02-12A dusty dirt road procession at dusk during an ashram event. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum with a red and brown body, and beside him a man in a light blue striped shirt holds small cymbals or bells. Behind them, a long line of devotees walks, including several men in saffron and orange robes and women in white and orange saris. A colourful striped parasol and a decorated banner on a pole are carried in the procession, with a low white building and palm trees behind.2009-01-02A dusty dirt road procession at an outdoor ashram-style event. At the centre, a decorated ratha chariot topped with a large orange-and-gold canopy carries a deity murti, flanked by two smaller ornate canopied floats in red, yellow and blue. Dozens of men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas walk alongside, many wearing lanyards, while saffron-robed sannyasis walk among them. A musician in a white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and another drummer in white beats a drum. Tin-roofed sheds and water tanks sit in the background under a hazy sky. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance.2009-12-27December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground at dusk. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a line; several play large barrel drums (thavil-style) with sticks, one drummer in red-and-white garb at the right edge. Behind them, a decorated ratha/palanquin with a canopy and ornate orange-and-gold umbrellas (kudais) moves through the crowd. Pale white-clad devotees fill the background beside tented pavilions with red and white bunting. Two men in front wear rudraksha-style necklaces; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-02-12