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A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm fronds and strings of white and blue bunting. A brass band leads in front, with musicians in red and white uniforms with black caps playing trumpets and a large drum. Behind them a large crowd of mostly men and boys in white shirts and dhotis, along with women in saris and children, walks past a white car. Colourful decorated ratha or festival structures are visible at the top right.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and a low concrete wall. Dozens of people in white clothes lead the crowd, with a white car at the left edge and a man in white beside it. Women in coloured saris and children follow, some carrying offerings, while drummers and attendants walk among them. Colourful umbrellas and a red and blue banner on a pole rise above the crowd. A billboard stands at the right edge. Most people in the crowd appear to be in a festival procession, with no clearly visible central figure.2007-01-12Aerial view of a large procession moving along a dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and a white car. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the front, some playing drums, while a crowd of women in colourful saris and children follows. Several large umbrellas in orange, red and yellow with decorated fringes are carried above the procession, and a bunting of small flags runs along a wall. A large billboard with a poster stands at the right edge. The crowd extends far into the distance.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd walks a village road in a festival procession, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some women in saris, and some in colourful clothes. A white sedan car moves slowly through the crowd. A red and purple banner with a stylised emblem and text is carried on poles at left. Several ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and small banners rise above the crowd on the right. Strings of festive pennants stretch across the road, and a whitewashed building and palm fronds frame the scene. Some people carry brass pots and drums are visible. No individual can be clearly identified as the central figure.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor procession moves down a narrow dirt road lined with trees, utility poles and strung bunting. Hundreds of people, many women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, walk behind a white car. Some carry offering plates and kalasha-like pots, and several large orange and red decorated umbrellas are visible at the far end. A banner is held over the procession, and a roadside sign shows an orange and white design. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from the image, so no candidate is named.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A festival procession winds along a dirt path lined with grass beside palm trees under a pale sky. A decorated palanquin with a striped canopy and strings of yellow and orange marigold garlands is carried forward, flanked by a long line of devotees. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, and women wear white, cream, pink and aqua saris and salwars. Many people carry red and orange flags on poles, and a golden-framed flag rises at the right beside a silver van with a speaker system. A wooden signboard stands at left. A palm-trunk figure of a man appears in the background. The scene shows an outdoor devotional procession with about several dozen people visible.2012-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt path lined with palm and tall trees. Drummers in red shirts and white trousers play large drums, while a crowd of men and women in white and pastel clothes walks behind. Purple-and-white pennant flags stretch overhead between the trees and palms. A figure in a white robe with orange cloth near the centre appears to lead the group. Dry grass lies along the path.2007-01-01