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Outdoor festival procession at dusk under a pale sky. Several ornate decorated umbrellas and tall colourful structures with pink, green, gold and red fabric, tassels and mirrored ornaments are carried above a dense crowd of people in dark clothes. In the centre, a man in orange clothing wears a white and orange flower garland and walks among the participants. Women in saffron-toned saris and dark clothing are visible in the foreground. A deity murti-like figure appears on one carried structure. Sunlit palm trees and building roofs line the background.

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December 25 20062006-12-25A backlit photo of a procession in harsh sunlight. Silhouetted crowds fill the lower frame, many in white clothing. Above them stand several ornate parasols with fringed edges and patterned panels, and a long fringed canopy banner hangs over the procession. A cluster of colourful balloons drifts near the canopy, and red-orange flags fly on poles at the right. The sun flares at the upper right, washing out part of the sky.2009-06-29Silhouetted against a dusk sky, a row of tall decorated kalasha-like ritual pots is carried on the heads of people in a procession. Each pot is wrapped in colourful beaded and tasselled cloth with red fan-shaped ornaments rising above, topped by painted faces and cloth tassels. Only dark outlines of the bearers are visible below. Structures and trees appear faintly on the horizon.2006-12-25Outdoor procession in bright hazy daylight on a dirt road. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with garlands sits on a white-covered chair carried under a white fringed parasol. Women in saris, including teal and magenta silks with gold borders, walk with palms pressed together and carry tall decorated kalasha-style offerings with painted bird-shaped crowns on their heads. Men in dark shirts and white dhotis follow and assist around the chair; one man in an orange shawl walks nearby. Ratha/palanquin-style procession, ritual devotional escort.2006-12-25A dusk procession moves down a road lined with tents. Several saffron-orange flags on poles are carried at left, and a tall gold-toned ceremonial staff with a rounded finial is held at right. Multiple colourful canopied umbrellas with blue, red and orange panels rise above the crowd. Many people walk closely together, mostly in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron or orange garments, and a man at left has a white forehead mark. A woman in an orange sari stands at lower right. The sky is pale blue with thin clouds, and overhead wires cross the scene.2007-12-25Outdoor evening procession at a temple-style festival. Several deity murtis are carried on garlanded palanquins and ornate canopy platforms decorated with yellow, green and multicoloured flower garlands. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts shoulder the poles, while a bare-backed man in an orange-saffron dhoti walks in the middle. Tall ceremonial standards with trident tops and decorated umbrellas rise above the procession, with a crowd of onlookers in the foreground and trees and a cloudy sky behind. The canopy at centre carries a decorated panel. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2005-12-22Outdoor 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.2008-12-29December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession on dusty ground under a hazy sky, with a tree at left. A man at far left wears an orange robe and a white garland of flowers and holds a fan-like object, and beside him a man in orange shawl and white dhoti walks near a man in black shirt. Several women in saris (magenta, green, and purple) carry tall decorated arches topped with colourful flower-covered ornaments on their heads, and striped ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and red trim are held overhead. Many onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.2006-12-25December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 25 20062006-12-25