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Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky with saffron flags on poles and a decorated palanquin or ratha at the centre. Many devotees in white clothes walk in the crowd, some wearing orange sashes and white T-shirts printed with a colourful figure logo and the words Colours 2008. Orange and multicoloured canopy umbrellas are visible, and a few people hold bunches of balloons near the palanquin. A sandy open ground and a low building lie behind the crowd.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a crowded outdoor procession with a decorated palanquin at the centre, topped by a multicoloured umbrella canopy with yellow and green balloons tied to its frame. Several large ornate parasol-style umbrellas in orange, gold and blue flank the palanquin, and orange and red flags fly above. Many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely around the palanquin with their backs to the camera, several with hands folded in greeting. A man in an orange cap stands in the foreground, and a woman in an orange shawl and red garment is visible on the right. Dirt ground and low buildings with palm trees form the background.2008-12-29A dense outdoor procession on a dusty open ground under bright sky. In the centre, a small deity murti sits on a white ornate palanquin with a decorated canopy, surrounded by bunches of colourful balloons in green, yellow and orange. Large teardrop-shaped umbrellas with orange fringe and emblem panels, and tall saffron flags, line the route. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange caps and saffron shawls, walk closely around the palanquin, with women in saris at the right edge. A yellow building stands behind the crowd.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29A dense outdoor procession of devotees in white and cream clothing, many with orange or saffron shawls, moves along a dusty road. At centre, a decorated float carries a seated figure in orange robes under an ornate canopy, flanked by multicoloured balloons and tall orange flags. Several large umbrella-style canopies with orange and blue embroidered panels rise above the crowd. A man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and text is at lower right, and a man holding a camera stands behind the crowd. Other devotees raise hands in greeting. The setting is a flat rural landscape with low buildings and trees behind.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.2008-12-29A festival procession with a crowd of men in matching white t-shirts and white trousers, each carrying a tall bamboo pole topped with a triangular fabric banner in orange, yellow, green and red. The shirts bear a colourful tree-like figure logo with the word Colours 2008. Behind them, orange flags fly and a decorated ratha or palanquin with a deity murti, balloons and a striped canopy is visible in the background under a bright sky. Several people in the foreground have cameras raised.2008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30