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A festival procession under a colourful canopy hung with red, green, yellow and blue tassels. A man with long dark hair, a gold headband and a red garland is raised among devotees, one arm extended upward. Around him, men wear white kurtas with orange shawls and white tilak marks on their foreheads, smiling. Women with hair in braids are in the foreground, and a camera operator films beside a large black speaker. Silver ceremonial staffs and a silver pole are visible, with a tree-lined field and a yellow building behind.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor festival procession with a central figure wearing a gold headband, long dark hair, a white and red flower garland, an orange shawl and a bare upper body, being carried or held up by devotees. Around him, men and women in white and orange-saffron clothes, some with white and red tilak on their foreheads, press forward. Behind them a camera operator films, and a large silver trident and ornate silver staff stand upright, with a red and tasselled umbrella at left and a speaker stack behind. Sunlit daytime scene near a street and buildings.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a festival moment beside a white vehicle with a loudspeaker and bunting of red, yellow and green tassels overhead. A central figure with long dark hair, a red headband, a white and red flower garland and orange robe smiles, appearing to be a person by his long swept-back hair, red headband and garland with saffron clothing and beaded necklaces; he is a figure being honoured. In front, a man in white kurta with an orange headband bows low, and several young men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand around smiling, some with white tilaka marks. A man in an orange shawl in the foreground faces away from the camera. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.2007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession photo under a bright hazy sky. A large ornate red, orange and blue umbrella with fringed tassels stands at left. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair, a gold headband and orange cloth, wearing a white and orange garland and gold necklace, smiles while holding a tall silver trident-staff. Behind her, several men and youths in orange and saffron shawls crowd the procession, some holding a tall silver and gold staff. A black speaker stack stands at centre with a partly visible white vehicle beneath. Houses and trees line the background, and a few onlookers stand on a rooftop at right.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a thatched-roof open pavilion during the 2008 Brahmotsava. A bald man in orange robes with gold necklaces stands at left, holding a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a finial. Behind him, a man in saffron robes and a long-haired figure in white with an orange shawl smile as they walk. A woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a round orange-and-red decorated ritual tray. A colourful umbrella with fringe overhead carries a painted emblem. A man in white holds a bouquet of flowers, and a cameraman films the scene. A long-haired figure in orange robes faces away from the camera. Several other participants in white and orange surround the group.2008-12-23Outdoor procession crowded with devotees in orange and white. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing white dhoti-style clothing, a red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces, presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him a man in saffron robes and gold chains holds a tall golden trident, and a shaved-headed devotee in orange wears a gold necklace. Orange and red ceremonial umbrellas with gold trim frame the scene, and a woman in the foreground has a red tilak on her forehead. a person appears as the long-haired man in white with garlands, presenting a devotional gesture during the procession.2009-01-01December 27 20072007-12-27