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A photograph of an outdoor procession in a village street. Women and girls in teal, magenta and purple saris and salwars carry brass pots and kalasha vessels topped with green palm fronds and white flowers, some with flower garlands in their hair. Two ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and multicoloured canopies and fringed borders are held aloft above the procession. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange headwear walks in the middle of the group, with a long-haired figure in orange at his side. Older women in teal and blue saris and young children watch from the roadside, and a thatched roof and tiled houses line the background.

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November 24 20082008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24Outdoor village procession moving along a dirt lane between low tiled-roof houses with turquoise walls. Women in saris of orange, red, purple and green lead, several balancing brass pots or kalashas topped with yellow flower and leaf decorations. Ahead, a tall palm-frond canopy and decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue mark the procession. Men in white dhotis play large drums, and a cameraman films the crowd near a white wall. Spectators line the edges, some with folded hands in greeting. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2008-11-24November 24 20082008-11-24January 12 20072007-01-12A dense outdoor street procession in a village setting with tiled roofs, palm trees and a parked white van. Women in bright blue, teal and white saris carry brass pots and tall decorated trays heaped with flowers, fruit and green leaves under colourful fringed parasol-like canopies in red, yellow and blue. Many crowded men and boys in checked shirts, white kurtas and caps press around them, some raising hands, and a cameraman with a video camera films the crowd. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers adorn the women's hair. Scene shows a festival-style procession with offering trays, with no clearly visible a person figure.2008-11-24July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor village street procession in India, with palm trees and a corrugated-roof house behind. Women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez carry brass pots with feathery green fronds and flower garlands on their heads, while a large crowd of onlookers stands along the road. Two ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns are held aloft, and a painted cart or palanquin with a decorated canopy sits on the right. A cameraman films from the left.2008-11-24A dense street procession in a village lane with a crowd of men, women and children pressing forward with raised arms. In the foreground a young man in a brown shirt and checked lungi looks toward the camera, and a middle-aged man in a white shirt stands at centre. On the right, several women in colourful saris carry brass pots topped with fronds and flower garlands on their heads, a ritual procession style. Above them are ornate multicoloured canopy umbrellas and a yellow-and-red decorated palanquin-style structure with flower garlands. Behind the crowd a white SUV and a tiled-roof house with festoons of flowers and banana leaves line the road. Two photographers with cameras stand at the left edge.2008-11-24July 23 20092009-07-23July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA procession on a dusty road lined with green shrubs, palms and a utility pole under a hazy sky. Women in colourful saris (red, teal, green, magenta) walk in rows balancing brass pots (kalasha) on their heads, each decorated with yellow and red flowers, white garlands and leaves. Several women raise their hands to steady the pots. Behind them, a man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain walks at the front-left, and a shaved-headed man in a light shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Brass trumpet-like instruments and an orange umbrella appear in the background, along with a ceremonial palanquin or decorated object carried above the crowd. Many people line the route. This appears to be a temple-bound kalasha procession.2013-11-11