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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with colourful parasol-style canopies (umbrellas) of red, blue and yellow with tassels. Two performers in elaborate red, gold and green costumes with tall ornate headdresses and plumes dance forward, one holding a stick. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands and streamers is carried, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus people in orange, walks alongside. A man in white holds a folded fabric, and a person films with a camera. Trees and a building stand in the background.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road lined with palm trees. Foreground: young drummers in saffron-and-black costumes with white turbans, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and white ash markings on their faces, playing a large red-and-gold drum and a long wind instrument. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a drum, and a crowd of men in white clothes and some in mundu walks beside colourful decorated parasol-style canopies on poles. A man in white holds a microphone among the crowd. Many people fill the background.2011-01-01A festival procession on a dirt road with two dancers in red and green costumes with white plumed headdresses and yellow-garlanded arms, performing energetic steps. Behind them drummers in yellow and blue kurta-style clothes play large frame drums, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in the crowd. Orange and red flags line the route, and a decorated gateway stands in the background.2008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13A festival procession with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls, many holding red and orange flags on poles. Above them are ornate umbrellas in green, orange, blue, magenta and maroon with sequined fringes and gold trim. A man in the right foreground wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and a shaved head, and holds a camera. Other devotees in white stand around him, some with folded hands, and a man in a white cap and sunglasses stands at centre.2016-04-18July 19 20162016-07-19December 03 20162016-12-03A festive procession under a tented pavilion with colourful hanging decorations and many ornate umbrellas in red, orange, yellow and pink. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white turban and a long-haired attendant in dark red cloth walk barefoot, while a bearded man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body carries a tray of flowers and fruit near a white umbrella. Several people in saffron and rust-red robes with rudraksha beads stand with hands folded in devotion. Men and women in white and orange clothing line the path, and a camera operator with a tripod stands at the left edge.2016-12-03December 30 20082008-12-30January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30