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Dense outdoor procession under white tents and a sunny sky, with a large crowd pressing around a white open vehicle at centre. Many colourful umbrellas (pink, yellow, green, blue, red, orange with gold trim) are held aloft over the crowd. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and men bare-chested with rudraksha malas and saffron cloths, walk among devotees. Two ornate costumed figures with feathered headdresses and pink-and-gold crowns stand in the foreground beside a red cloth and a ceremonial staff. A blue generator unit and potted banana plants frame the left side and back. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance; the person in the open vehicle is partly obscured by the crowd.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03A dense outdoor procession crowded along a street, with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange garments. A large blue and gold embroidered umbrella and a green umbrella shade the scene. At the center, a man in a white bhagwa-style shawl with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a white car decorated with garlands, while a bearded man in orange and a yellow turban walks beside it. Several men carry long wooden poles and a golden trident-shaped staff is visible in the foreground. Many onlookers, including women in white saris and children, press around the procession. Ritual and procession imagery, with a deity murti absent from view.2016-12-23A festive street procession at an outdoor setting with trees behind. Several ornate parasols with red, gold and blue embroidered panels and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. A decorated float at left is draped in white and pink tinsel and holds a figure in white with an orange sash. Around it, many devotees in white kurtas, saffron and orange shawls, and yellow and orange garments crowd forward, some raising hands and smiling. Orange flags and a gold-topped staff are visible above the crowd.2008-12-27December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23July 09 20172017-07-09Overhead view of a procession following a white car decorated with long garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. Inside the open-top car, a man in an orange-and-saffron garment sits in the rear seat while another figure sits beside him. Around the car, many devotees in white dhotis and orange or ochre shawls, some with rudraksha malas and tilak, walk in a crowd carrying tall silver-tipped staffs and colourful umbrellas in pink, orange, green and red. A young woman in an orange sari with a red bag walks near the car, and a red flag rises at right under a silver parasol.2016-12-23A dense outdoor procession seen from behind a large blue umbrella in the foreground. Many devotees fill the street, several men bare-chested with yellow and orange cloths and some wearing yellow headcloths, others in saffron and orange garments. Women in orange saris and decorated headpieces walk among them. Multiple ornate umbrellas in red, pink, yellow, green and blue are raised above the crowd, and a large banana leaf frames the left edge. A white tent stands behind the procession. Several men in white clothing walk near the left side, and a camera operator is visible near the centre. Crowd size is large.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A festive procession moves along a stone-paved path lined by a large crowd of devotees, many women in saffron, orange and pink saris. At centre, a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a red turban, a rudraksha-style garland of ornate beads, and a long beaded necklace walks forward with a shaved, ceremonial bearing; a second man in orange follows behind with a bag. Several attendants in orange and white clothing walk with them. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas in pink, red, gold and green are held overhead, and a dark SUV is parked behind. A cameraman in the lower right films the procession. A trident stands on a pole in the left background. The scene suggests a ritual procession under decorated umbrellas.2016-12-03