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A large procession moves through an open dirt area with many devotees in white t-shirts printed with colourful patterns. Men carry long bamboo poles topped with orange, saffron and green banners and colourful decorated parasols with fringed edges. Some men wear orange caps and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one carries a white cloth over his shoulder. Small balloons in green, yellow, pink and white decorate the poles in the background. A tall orange flag with a blue circular emblem flies at the top left. The procession is busy with people close together, and the scene is outdoors in bright daylight with trees and low buildings behind.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt path beside a wire fence under hazy daylight. Ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels and peacock-style motifs are carried aloft, and tall orange flags flutter on poles. Many devotees in white clothes walk closely together, with some wearing orange or saffron garments. Colourful balloons in pink, blue and yellow are tied to the parasol frames, and a decorated ceremonial canopy with red fabric stands at left. The crowd is dense, with people filling the foreground and background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a road with crowds of devotees carrying saffron flags and holding colourful umbrellas decorated with lotus-style emblems and tassels. In the centre, a man wears an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a bright orange turban, walking near a man in white with an orange shawl. Many people in orange and white clothing surround them, with a bus visible in the background among trees.2009-01-12A large outdoor procession on a dirt road moves past a row of flat-roofed buildings under a pale sky. Many participants wear white dhotis and kurtas with lanyards, while others wear saffron and orange garments. Saffron and orange flags with a blue emblem rise above the crowd, along with decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow and orange canopied parasols. Drummers in bare-chested costume with yellow headcloths and red sashes beat drums, and a tall orange-draped palanquin or float is carried at the left edge. Women in white saris and school-aged children in white walk among the marchers, and banana leaves appear near the umbrellas.2008-12-30A photograph of a long outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and dense green shrubs. Many men and some women and children walk in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls and vibhuti marks. They carry large ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and tall orange flags bearing a black bird emblem. A man in a maroon shirt beats a small hand drum at the centre of the group.2007-12-25A festival procession outdoors on a dirt road with many devotees carrying orange and red flags on tall poles. Several men in white shirts with a colourful tree-like emblem and khaki or grey trousers walk and hold wooden poles, with an ornate multicoloured canopy and a decorated vehicle in the background. Another man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge holding a poles, and orange cloth hangs from the poles.2008-12-29A dense street procession in daytime. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press around a decorated palanquin in the centre, with a figure seated on a white-draped platform beneath a striped canopy with fringe and small balloons. Orange and saffron flags with a blue emblem fly on tall poles, and ornate orange and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels line the route. Several men in orange turbans or caps stand at left, and bamboo-handled umbrellas appear at right. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the ratha-style palanquin through a village road.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession on a bright day. In the foreground, a man with a short-cropped dark head and a red tilak on his forehead holds a wooden pole that supports a large red cloth banner, and beside him another pole carries an orange-and-saffron banner. Behind them, crowds of men in white shirts and trousers press along the road under colourful umbrella-like canopies with fringed tassels and multicoloured panels, and orange flags flutter above the crowd. A palanquin-style float with balloons is visible in the distance. The scene suggests a ratha or procession celebration.2008-12-29Outdoor procession crowd with many men in white t-shirts printed with a colourful multi-armed figure logo, carrying orange, red and green cloth-covered poles and parasols. Large decorative umbrellas with gold fringe and tassels rise above the crowd, with orange and red flags and a few balloons visible. Dusty road and trees in bright daylight, with a vehicle and onlookers in the background.2008-12-29