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A festival procession moves along a dusty unpaved dirt road past a construction site with excavators and a bus in the distance. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and yellow-and-blue panels are held aloft above the crowd. In the centre, a figure in orange robes wears a large red-and-orange garland, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border carries flowers, and others in saffron and orange robes walk nearby. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls. In the foreground a drummer in white clothes plays a barrel drum with a strap over his shoulder, and a man with a sacred thread and tilak blows a horn-like instrument. The scene suggests a ritual utsava procession with drums and umbrellas.

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A photograph of a procession on a dirt road at a construction-type site with bulldozers and cleared earth in the background. Several large multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges and floral panels are carried by men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas with yellow shawls. A group of people in saffron and orange robes walks at the centre, with one figure in a white sari carrying a garland-decorated object. Drummers in white clothing play a drum at the left foreground. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A procession moves along a dirt road between barren earth banks, with a white truck behind the parade. Colourful decorated parasols with tasselled edges, in red, yellow, green and blue, are carried above the marchers. In the foreground, a musician in a teal shirt plays a long wooden pipe, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a barrel drum. Another musician in white clothes plays a pipe and a drummer in a striped shirt plays a hand drum. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, walk alongside a few figures in saffron and orange robes, several wearing garlands. Some of the processing figures have tilak marks on their foreheads.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path with ornate multicoloured umbrellas, bright red, yellow and blue canopies with fringed edges, carried on long poles by men in white dhotis and shirts. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a flower garland walks at centre, and a drummer in white dhoti beats a large drum. Men in black shirts follow at right, and a bus or vehicle with a stage-like structure appears in the background under an overcast sky.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dusty unpaved road with a vehicle in the background. Musicians lead in front: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti blows a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), while a drummer in white dhoti plays a barrel drum; another drummer in a teal shirt and a young man in a yellow shirt carry drums and a second wind instrument. Behind them, a line of devotees in white and yellow garments walks under large colourful ornate umbrellas with gold fringe. Several men in saffron/orange robes and a woman in a white sari with garlands walk near the centre, one holding a floral garland, another with a staff. Two dozen or more people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 28 20062006-12-28December 24 20082008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dusty dirt road under a hazy sky, with leafy trees and a low building at the edge. Several large colourful canopy umbrellas with orange, green and blue panels are carried above the group. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk at the front, one carrying a tall orange banner on a pole, and two men beat drums. Behind them, many men and women in white and saffron-coloured clothes walk in a long line, some holding flowers. The scene depicts a ritual street procession.2006-12-30