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Outdoor festival procession under a clear blue sky with a tall tree behind. Several multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and a tall orange flag stand above the crowd. A white horse draped in a red and gold cloth and decorated with flower garlands and balloons is at the centre, with a man in a dark suit and a white-clad attendant beside it. Dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some in saffron shawls, surrounds the carriage. Blue and pink balloons are visible at the lower left and centre. Many people are visible, though only partially in some cases.

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December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession with a decorated elephant at center, draped in orange and red cloth and wearing a painted face, carrying a canopy seat. Several colourful umbrellas (multi-coloured with embroidered fringes and floral panels) are held aloft over the procession, along with orange and red flags and balloons in yellow, green, pink and white tied to the scene. A crowd of devotees surrounds the procession: many wear white clothes, some in white t-shirts printed with a red-and-green figure motif, and a few women in saris and salwar. A man in a plaid shirt stands at left with a vertical tilak mark on his forehead. Tents, a parked white van and a horse-drawn cart with white cloth are visible in the background under a hazy sky.2008-12-29Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing walking along a dusty road. Several large orange and yellow ornate parasols with blue emblems and embroidered borders are carried above the crowd. Behind them a decorated float or chariot with colorful balloons and orange flags is visible. A white horse with a red-trimmed harness stands at right, with a large white plume near it. A woman in a white sari with orange border and a man in white kurta are prominent in the foreground. Spectators line the background under bright daylight.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25A festive outdoor procession crowds around a decorated palanquin carrying a seated figure in orange and red clothing with garlands. Several large umbrellas in red, blue, green and yellow with tasseled fringes are held above the procession, and balloons in pink, blue, green, yellow and white are tied to them. Many devotees in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls press forward, some with hands folded. A red flag and an ornate gold-and-floral canopy frame the scene, with temporary tents and a white vehicle behind.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession on a sunny day with a clear blue sky. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a decorated ratha chariot, holding a tall golden staff with a finial, beneath a red, yellow and green striped ceremonial umbrella with fringe. Colourful balloons in pink, orange, yellow and green are tied to the chariot. Beside him a man in white and gold clothing with an orange sash stands near the cart, and a bald man in white is seated or standing below. A large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, many with long braided hair, gathers at the front, with an orange flag on a pole at the left and more ornate umbrellas behind. Ceremonial silver seating is visible on the cart.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky with leafy trees. In the centre, a man in a dark suit, white shirt, red tie and orange headband stands on a raised vehicle, smiling and holding a small object. Behind him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears long white and orange garlands and a yellow flower, with a white cloth draped over the vehicle. Large colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes in orange, green, pink and blue shade the procession, and orange flags rise above. Foreground devotees in white clothes and orange headbands crowd close, one holding an umbrella pole and others wearing white tilaka. Hard to confirm the seated robed figure's identity from appearance alone.2007-12-25A horse-drawn carriage procession moves through a crowd outdoors under a blue sky with trees. Two white horses pull a silver-decorated carriage draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and pastel balloons. A man in a black suit and red tie sits in the carriage, with an orange headband, and another attendant in a dark suit stands beside him. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tassels and saffron flags flank the carriage, and a gold trident-topped staff is visible. Brahmacharis in white kurtas with orange shawls and headbands walk alongside, with onlookers and a raised camera at the left edge.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25