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Crowd of devotees gathered outdoors beneath tall coconut palms around a tall wooden flagpole decorated with strings of bunting and lights. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange and saffron saris and a few in pink, and several hold orange flags on poles. Multicolored decorative umbrellas are raised over the group. Several people stand at the front in white with saffron-coloured shawls, and the bright hazy sky and palm fronds frame the scene. Numerous people are visible, but many are partially hidden behind others.

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A large outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined grounds under bright daylight. Many devotees in white ritual clothes, many with saffron-orange stoles, walk among tall orange flags with a dark emblem, several ornate umbrellas with blue and red canopies, and a golden decorated banner carried on poles. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. Some women in the foreground wear orange shawls and bangles, and people raise hands in reverence. A crowd of roughly 100 or more people is visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is discernible in this view.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under palm trees and a blue sky. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, walk through a dense crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges and a tall orange flag on a pole are carried high above the crowd. A large ornate embroidered banner hangs from a pole in the centre. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. In the foreground a woman with dark hair wearing an orange shawl faces away from the camera. Crowd is large but only partly visible.2007-12-25Outdoor procession in a palm-fringed area during Brahmotsav. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many wearing orange headbands and orange shawls, moves forward. Several orange flags with a dark circular emblem rise above them, along with ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and a decorated banner. A man in a cream kurta holds a drum wrapped in red and gold cloth near the front. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25December 29 20072007-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. Dozens of devotees in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls and wraps walk among large orange flags on poles, several bearing a dark circular emblem. Ornate umbrellas and a white parasol-style canopy rise above the crowd, and strings of small lights are strung overhead. Many participants wear orange sashes over white; a woman in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds a camera. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry flags and walk in a loose procession across open ground. No single identifiable leader is clearly visible.2007-12-27A festival procession moves along a paved road lined with coconut palms under a bright blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a crowd, several carrying tall saffron-orange flags on poles and a long red banner. A woman in orange robes walks in the foreground at left, a woman in a cream sari stands beside her, and a figure in an orange shawl leads the scene. Orange marigold beds and decorative umbrellas or canopies appear among the crowd, with strings of lights strung overhead.2007-12-25December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor festival scene at a flag-hoisting ceremony. A tall polished copper flagstaff rises at centre, wrapped with white cord, beside a white canopy with fringe. Many saffron-orange flags flutter on poles, and ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels stand around the crowd. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations frame the sky. Dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, several women in orange saris and shawls, stands before the platform; a figure in orange robes stands on an elevated platform near the flagstaff. Strings of pennants and palm fronds frame the scene.2007-12-23A dense outdoor procession moves down a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana trees. Crowds of devotees in predominantly white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, fill the road. Orange and red flags flank the route, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas and a red-and-gold canopy are carried above the procession. Orange festoon bunting decorates the roadside walls and trees. The people are very numerous and densely packed, with many faces visible in the foreground and the procession stretching into the distance.2009-01-01A photograph of a large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and orange and red festival flags on tall poles. Many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk through the crowd, with some men in red shirts and orange-saffron garments visible. Ornate parasols and decorated umbrellas in orange, red and yellow rise above the group, and a large truck with loudspeakers stands at right. Strings of orange and red flags and bunting border the roadway.2008-12-29