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Outdoor photo of a dusty road procession in daylight. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and stand near drummers playing large drums, one drummer in a dark top with a white dhoti. Red and orange flags are held aloft, and a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with a canopy moves under a red ceremonial arch near pink-walled structures. A roadside billboard with a portrait and text is at left, and a white SUV is parked beside it. Trees and a brick wall frame the scene. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A dusty open ground at a temple or ashram procession. Drummers in white dhotis and yellow or dark wraps beat large hand drums while a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing walks behind a decorated ratha-style float topped with a colourful canopy and an ornate golden structure. A woman in a yellow shawl and an elderly woman in white stand at left. Bare trees with pink blossoms and a utility pole sit in the background beside corrugated orange fencing. A small figure in the float area is not clearly identifiable.2009-12-27December 22 20102010-12-22A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low wall. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, with several drummers in the centre playing drums and hand percussion, some wearing orange or striped shawls. Colourful umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies are raised above the group on the right, and a red banner is visible. A white SUV stands behind the crowd, and a bright orange flag is held aloft in the middle. Schoolchildren in white T-shirts with a small red emblem walk in front.2008-12-29December 22 20102010-12-22December 25 20062006-12-25December 22 20102010-12-22December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many with yellow sashes. Drummers in front play large drums, and musicians blow long brass horns. Behind them, a decorated ratha-style chariot with a golden crest and ornate panels in red and gold moves under multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and pennants. Several devotees carry orange and red flags. Low buildings and a hazy sky are in the background. No identifiable a person is visible in this image.2010-02-12A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road under bright hazy sunlight. In the foreground, several men in white dhoti and shirt play drums and cymbals, with a barefoot drummer in a red-brown robe and an orange-and-blue-clad drummer among them. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful ornamental hangings is carried forward, and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and green panels rise above the crowd. Many devotees dressed in white, some women in white saris with yellow borders, follow along the road, with tents and hills in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor procession on an open dirt ground under a pale sky. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and dance among drummers carrying barrel-shaped drums slung over the shoulder, one drummer in a checked wrap. Banana-leaf-and-tree poles and red flags rise above the crowd. In the background a decorated palanquin or ratha with an ornate golden canopy moves through the procession. A man in the right foreground wears a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a white outfit. No candidate a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2010-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road in front of low buildings with tiled and thatched roofs. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk in a line, and a man in white holds a drum slung at his side while another beats a drum. Women in white saris with gold borders and one in a red-and-white sari stand along both sides of the road. Two colourful umbrellas with fringed tops are carried on poles above the group. Many devotees stand in a loose crowd on the left and right, with a few people in the background near a parked vehicle.2006-12-30