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A dense outdoor procession crowd packed along a palm-lined path, with most people dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Several figures with raised hands and folded palms face forward. Tall ceremonial parasols with gold finials and embroidered red, orange and yellow fabric panels rise above the crowd, and saffron-orange flags and bunting hang overhead. Thatched-roof structures and a brass band with drums and horns stand to the left. Several women wear saffron and orange saris and one has a long braid with flowers. Figures in the crowd count well above one hundred.

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A dense outdoor procession crowd under palm trees and a row of orange bunting. Many people in white shirts and light clothing press forward with raised hands, some in saffron or orange garments. Several tall ornate banners and a multicoloured canopy umbrella with red, yellow and blue panels are carried above the heads of the crowd, with thatched sheds and flagpoles behind. The scene shows a festival procession with devotees gathered closely around the banners.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past ornate embroidered ceremonial banners with gold fringe and tall poles, and large colourful umbrellas with fringed edges above. Many people in white clothes, some in saffron and orange, press close together, with men and women of varied ages visible, some with braided hair and flowers. Among them a man in orange robes with a garland stands near the banners, and musicians in red-trimmed uniforms with drums appear at the left. Palm trees and a thatched structure sit in the background under bright daylight.2009-01-01A dense crowd of devotees moves through a palm-lined outdoor procession, many men and women dressed in white and cream clothing. Several ornate umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured embroidered canopies and tassels are raised above the crowd, and orange and red flags fly on tall poles. Some hands are raised in namaskar and others are clasped in prayer, while a few people in saffron or orange robes stand among them. A thatched structure and bunting strung between palms frame the scene.2009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves under palm trees and thatched roofs. Bearers hold long poles with ornate yellow, orange and red embroidered pennants and two large multicoloured canopy umbrellas with fringed tassels, one in red, yellow and blue and one in green and red. Many people wear white shirts and kurtas, while others wear orange and saffron clothing. Devotees press close around the parasols, and a few figures in orange and saffron clothes stand within the group near the front. Strings of triangular flags run across the top of the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession on a sunny day with a large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white shirts and white clothing, pressing forward and raising palms in greeting. Above them, ornate multicoloured parasols in yellow, red, blue and green with gold motifs are carried on poles, alongside tall yellow and orange banners with embroidered designs. Several people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas walk near the center, including a figure with a shaved head in saffron cloth and a woman in orange sari with flower garland. Palm fronds and a thatched roof appear in the background.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor procession crowd moves past palm trees and a thatched roof, with many people in white clothes and some in orange. Several decorated parasols with multicoloured canopies, gold fringes and embroidered panels are raised above the crowd, and tall saffron and orange flags stand at the right edge. Devotees raise hands and phones toward the procession, and orange bunting hangs overhead. Most people in the foreground wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, while a few in orange robes walk under the parasols. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-01-01Dense crowd during an outdoor procession under a palm-lined sky, with many people raising their hands overhead. Orange and saffron pennants with dark blue circular emblems flutter above, and ornately embroidered ceremonial canopies and umbrellas in red, green and yellow hang over the procession. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white and dark saris, and a man in the foreground wears an orange-trimmed white shirt. A thatched roof and a dark-clothed older man with glasses appear in the middle. The page's crowd estimate is not visible here, so only the people in frame are counted.2009-01-01A dense outdoor crowd of devotees fills the foreground, mostly men in white shirts and women in saris and salwar kameez, many with hands raised or pressed together. Behind them a procession moves under colourful ceremonial parasols in red, yellow, green and orange with blue and gold motifs, and yellow-and-orange pennant banners on tall poles. In the middle distance, a few figures in saffron-orange robes walk within the procession, and palm trees and a thatched structure stand against a bright sky.2009-01-01A dense outdoor crowd of devotees, mostly in white and light shirts, presses around a procession. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels, blue, red, green and yellow with floral and lotus motifs, and gold-and-red fringed banners on tall poles are carried above. Saffron-robed figures walk at the centre near a golden ceremonial emblem on a pole. Many people raise folded hands in namaste or clap toward the procession, and orange flags rise on the right. Palm trees and a thatched structure stand in the background.2009-01-01