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A festival procession winds through a narrow town street lined with low tiled-roof houses and hanging yellow and orange marigold garlands. Two large white pyramid-roofed canopies sit on decorated carts or ratha-style platforms, their edges trimmed with white fringe and strung with flower garlands in yellow and pink. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and climb onto the platforms, and a multicoloured umbrella stands on the foreground cart. Spectators in white and colourful saris crowd the roadside. An orange banner with a painted kalasha-style design runs along the lower edge. Bright midday light and dense crowd suggest a religious procession rather than a private ritual.

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A photograph from above of a village street procession. Dozens of people in white clothes walk along a dusty road lined with small shops and tiled-roof houses. Several large colourful umbrellas with orange, red, blue and green panels and gold trim are carried over a central group, and a white-covered palanquin or float with a blue Om symbol on its side is pulled at the lower right. Yellow pennant flags are strung across the street and above the buildings. Spectators stand on balconies and along the roadside.2007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession in a town, with a white-canopied palanquin carried along a narrow road lined with onlookers. Four large umbrellas in orange, green, blue and yellow with peacock-style motifs shade the palanquin. Men in white dhotis and orange-robed attendants walk alongside, and a seated figure in orange robes sits within the palanquin. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and yellow bunting decorate the route, and a decorated ratha stands in the background among crowds of devotees in white, blue and pink clothing.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in a small Karnataka town, with a long crowd lining both sides of a dusty road under yellow triangular festoon flags. In the foreground, a yellow-painted float carries a white canopy supported by ornate kalasha-style finials, with white-clad devotees seated inside. Behind it, a red-draped ratha carries a deity murti decorated in orange, and a decorated umbrella is held nearby. Many people, mostly in saffron, white and bright saris, stand and walk along the road, with motorbikes parked at the right edge.2007-02-02An elevated view of a crowded village street during a procession. Multiple decorated chariots or palanquins with colourful umbrella-like canopies and draped fabric move down the road, pulled and accompanied by a large crowd. Men in white dhotis and shirts and some in saffron cloth walk near the carts, while women in colourful saris and onlookers line the street, with yellow pennant bunting strung across the lane. Two-storey whitewashed buildings with ornate deity figures on balconies frame the scene, with palm trees and tiled roofs beyond. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A crowded street procession in a small town, with many people in white clothing moving between thatched and corrugated-roof shops. Several decorated umbrellas in red, green, blue and yellow with gold motifs are carried above a white covered palanquin or vehicle, which bears a blue Om symbol. Strings of yellow pennants hang over the lane. Many dozens of people are visible, some in saffron and orange garments.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a village street lined with low tiled-roof houses, palm trees and overhead utility wires under a clear blue sky. Along the street, several decorated raised platforms or floats are draped with marigold garlands, yellow and red flowers and strings of yellow triangular pennant flags. The nearest float has a painted blue and white panel with a fish-like figure, and red chairs are set on its platform; two people sit there, one in white. Several people walk along the road in white dhotis and shirts, and others in orange and saffron clothing stand near shops and balconies. The scene is a festive street procession in a town, with shops selling clothes on the right.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02