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Outdoor street procession in a residential lane for a Bonalu festival. Six women in saris stand in a row holding a long red wooden pole, a ceremonial carrying beam, in front of a decorated deity shrine on a cart. The shrine is draped with garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers and green leaves, with a carved deity murti visible at the centre. The women wear gold necklaces, bangles and jewellery; their saris are red, maroon, grey, purple and gold-bordered. Multiple onlookers, including men in the background, stand along the street beside pastel buildings and hanging laundry.

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July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10 +1 copiesA photo of a street procession in an Indian neighbourhood. Six women in saris stand in a row holding a long red wooden pole, which carries a decorated deity palanquin behind them. The palanquin is covered with garlands of white, yellow and pink flowers and a deity murti is visible at its centre. The woman in front wears a maroon sari with gold jewellery, the next wears a grey-blue sari with a red border, then a purple sari, a red sari, a purple sari with floral embroidery, and a blue sari with a cream blouse and pearl necklace. Bangles are worn on their wrists. Onlookers stand behind and a water tank and building walls are visible at the left, consistent with a Bonalu procession.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10A procession on a dirt road during the Bonalu festival, with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti garlanded with orange, pink and white flowers and green leaves, topped by a golden ornamental finial. Men and women walk barefoot in front and beside it. A smiling man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti with a red tilak walks at the front, and a woman in a pink and green saree with a yellow border and a garland of beads walks beside him. Other women wear purple, green and white sarees, and boys in orange and white shirts follow. Low green shrubs and pinkish apartment blocks stand in the background under an overcast sky.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10 +1 copiesWomen in bright saris walk along a dirt road carrying decorated brass and earthen pots on their heads for the Bonalu festival. Each pot is topped with neem leaves and a lit lamp, and several women wear jasmine garlands and bangles. On the left a figure in a pink blouse and blue sari with a long braid and layered pearl necklaces carries a dark pot. Behind them a woman in an orange sari claps, and a woman in a pink and purple sari walks ahead. Palm trees and scrub stand beside the road under an overcast sky. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2022-07-10A photograph of women in a Bonalu procession walking along a dirt road, each carrying a decorated brass or earthen pot on her head. The pots are adorned with green neem leaves and some hold lit lamps. Women wear jasmine garlands and colourful silk saris in pink, magenta, blue, purple, red and gold, with bangles on their arms. A small child in orange stands at left, and a woman in a white sari carries a metal pot at right. Trees, palms and a partially visible signboard form the background, with scattered flower petals on the ground.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10