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A dense outdoor procession on dusty ground with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. A man in a white shirt blows a long brass horn while others around him play a wooden pipe, and a drum is visible at right. Several devotees raise their hands and clap, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces. A tall golden staff topped with a finial and a red-and-gold embroidered banner is carried by a man at right, and a woman in a red-and-white sari stands behind the crowd. Onlookers in white kurtas and shirts watch from the background. This is a procession with music at a temple-style outdoor gathering.

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A photograph of a festival procession moving along a red carpet under a pink canopy, with blue and yellow draped stalls and banana plants at the sides. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl plays a long wind instrument, while a drummer in white with a red and maroon drum and a woman in an orange sari with a saxophone-style horn walk beside him. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and women in saris follow in a crowd, some wearing orange shawls and garlands, with a few saffron-clad figures further back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2015-01-13A dusty dirt-road procession moves between trees under a hazy sky. In the left foreground a man with long dark hair and a flowing orange saffron wrap walks ahead of the group; a second orange-clad figure appears at right. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and a long wind instrument, including a man at centre right blowing a horn-like pipe. Other men and women in white, one in a red-and-white checked garment, follow behind. The long orange-clad figure at left has distinctive long hair and orange wrap, which is a person cue, but the figure is at a distance and the appearance is uncertain.2006-12-24January 01 20122012-01-01August 02 20082008-08-02A dense outdoor crowd gathers on dry ground around a procession. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange scarves and rudraksha-style beads, press forward, many raising hands. In the centre a man in a white shirt holds a long wooden pole or staff, and nearby a man in an orange shawl watches. Women in white and green saris with long braids stand in front, and onlookers in casual clothes line the background. A bright shaded area and a figure with a feathered decorative headpiece appear at right.2009-06-29December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession in a dusty ground area with a crowd of many people. Center, a man with long dark hair wears a white kurta, a long garland of red flowers, and gold chains, while nearby men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold tall ceremonial tridents. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl dances in front, and drummers and horn players with brass horns and drums play around them. Tall festive umbrellas with orange and gold fringes stand above the crowd.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis moves along a dusty red-earth road. Men at the front hold tall wooden poles topped with orange, red and yellow tassel banners, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala plays a long brass horn-style wind instrument. Behind him, a player with a golden yellow cloth wrap blows a pipe, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold jewellery walks among the group. Several men wear white forehead marks and some carry golden ceremonial fans or parasol-like objects overhead. Crowds fill the background under a hazy sky.2007-12-23A large outdoor procession on a dirt path at Adi Kailasa, with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and some yellow scarves. Orange and blue flags on tall poles rise on the left, and ornate orange-and-gold pennants hang at the upper right. A man in a cream-colored shawl and white dhoti near the centre-left is smiling and walking among the crowd. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the far left. Several people nearby hold ceremonial objects. The scene is crowded with dozens of people in the foreground and midground, with more figures behind them.2008-12-27Outdoors on a dirt path, three men in white dhotis and white shirts dance energetically with raised arms and joyful expressions, with a crowd of devotees lining both sides. The man at center right wears a rudraksha-style pendant on a cord and has his hands up; the man at left holds a small object in one hand. 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In the foreground two men play long wind instruments, a nadaswaram-style pipe on the left and a long brass horn, while a man in a green shirt and a drummer with a barrel drum stand nearby. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right beside a shallow channel filled with grey ash or stones. Women in white saris and salwar-style dress stand at left and centre, one with hands clasped in prayer. Red earth ground and palm trunks frame the procession-like gathering.2008-12-31