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A procession of ornate umbrellas with silver fringed edges and silver finials fills the frame, with palm trees blurred behind them. The foreground umbrella is hot pink with a gold trim and a small oval portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and a white shirt, labelled with no readable name. Other umbrellas in pink, magenta, green, blue and orange with floral gold brocade surround it. At the lower right, a woman in glasses and white clothing is partly visible among the umbrellas. The scene suggests a ceremonial outdoor procession.

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December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of several ceremonial parasols, or chhatris, held up outdoors at dusk during a procession. In the foreground an orange and red parasol bears a blue embroidered roundel with a white bird motif and floral border. Behind it, a magenta parasol and a navy parasol with gold scroll patterns have silver sequined fringes and finials. On the right, orange and yellow-trimmed parasols with silver finials stand against a hazy grey sky, pine trees and a brick wall. No people are clearly visible; only the umbrella canopies and their bearers' lower parts are at the edges.2017-01-13January 13 20172017-01-13A street procession of colourful decorated umbrellas, or ratha-style parasols, held aloft by devotees. In the foreground a blue umbrella with gold trim, sequined fringe and a circular portrait medallion of a bearded man in a red turban is held by a smiling man in a light shirt. Behind it are blue, yellow, orange and pink umbrellas with similar sequined borders and medallion portraits. Several men in shirts stand among the umbrellas, one with a white tilak mark on his forehead, and green trees form the background.2016-12-23May 08 20162016-05-08Ceremonial parasols with sequined fringe dominate the frame. In the foreground a blue parasol bears a framed oval portrait of a bearded man wearing a red-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and a garland, edged with gold braid. Behind it a yellow parasol with beaded fringe, and a blurred person in a blue shirt stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor procession or ceremony.2016-12-03A procession of many people carrying colourful umbrellas, outdoors on a dirt path with trees and buildings behind. In the foreground a woman with long brown hair in a grey-green patterned top holds a red umbrella with silver sequin fringe, and beside her a woman in an orange floral top and glasses holds a blue umbrella. Behind them rows of people in white, pink, and green clothing follow, some carrying red, pink and yellow umbrellas. A few men in white kurtas stand in the background. No one in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person, and no ritual figure is visible.2016-12-03February 24 20172017-02-24December 14 20162016-12-14March 02 20162016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02December 03 20162016-12-03