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Outdoor festival procession under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. Two ornate palanquin-style umbrellas with orange, red and blue panels, purple-blue bird emblems and gold fringe are carried above a seated figure on a decorated carriage. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron garment and an orange headband and holds a tall gold staff. Behind, a man in a grey shirt with an orange headband sits beneath another umbrella. Many orange flags flutter on poles, and colourful balloons in green, yellow, orange and pink hang near the carriage. Crowds of devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and surrounding ground, with palm trees and village houses behind.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A procession on a sunny day with a white horse-drawn carriage decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and pastel balloons in yellow, green and pink. Orange flags on poles flank the carriage, and more ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels stand around it. Devotees in white and orange clothing walk alongside, some holding umbrella poles, with a white horse at the right edge.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29A dense street procession in daytime. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press around a decorated palanquin in the centre, with a figure seated on a white-draped platform beneath a striped canopy with fringe and small balloons. Orange and saffron flags with a blue emblem fly on tall poles, and ornate orange and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels line the route. Several men in orange turbans or caps stand at left, and bamboo-handled umbrellas appear at right. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the ratha-style palanquin through a village road.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a pale hazy sky on dry open ground. Saffron-orange triangular flags on tall poles rise over the crowd, and an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella shades a white carriage-like seat where a robed figure in orange sits, lit by the sun. Around it walk many people in white and cream traditional dress, with some in orange shawls and sarees, and one person in a brown patterned saree at right. Orange and white balloons float among the group, and a bicycle and parked car appear in the background behind a line of trees and a low wall.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession on an open dirt ground under a pale blue sky. A white horse draped in red and gold cloth pulls a decorated carriage festooned with pink and white balloons; a figure standing in the carriage wears a dark head covering and sits among the decorations. Tall saffron-orange flags on poles rise across the frame, and several ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges shade the carriage. Around it, men and women in white kurtas and dhotis wear orange sashes and headbands, many holding flagpoles or walking alongside. Some people look on from the right, and a small building and palm trees sit in the background. The figure in the carriage is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground under a blue sky. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, some holding tall orange flags on poles. A white horse with a red-and-gold decorated saddle cloth carries a seated man in a dark suit and white shirt, with pink and white balloons tied to the saddle. Multicoloured parasols and a large red umbrella with tasselled fringe shade the procession. A gilded finial pole stands at left. A young woman in white and orange in the right foreground looks on as others crowd around the horse.2007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29