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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and orange pennant bunting. Two tall, ornately decorated stilt-style figures in colourful striped and embroidered costumes walk through the centre, flanked by drummers and attendants. Along the right, a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks alongside drummers beating large drums. Several people carry orange flags on poles. A woman in a pink sari and others in traditional dress walk near the figures, while a man in a red shirt and a man in yellow stand at the roadside. Chain-link fencing and a dry embankment border the road.

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December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of an outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of red and white bunting. Dozens of people in white clothing fill the scene, with a group of drummers in red and white near the front playing drums. Several participants in red and orange costumes with tall white plumes walk among the crowd. Orange saffron flags on poles and small decorated umbrellas in orange and yellow are carried above the procession. Women in colourful saris and head coverings stand at the edges, and a loudspeaker is visible on a stand in the background. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-12-30A large procession of devotees walks along a dusty dirt road lined with young banana plants and strings of orange and red bunting. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear saffron or orange shawls. Several performers on the left wear elaborately colourful, multi-layered costumes in red, orange, yellow and green. Orange triangular flags on poles stand along the route, and a few people carry small vessels. The procession stretches into the distance under a hazy sky, with a rural field and trees beyond the road.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of orange and red pennants. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas walks behind orange and red flags and decorated umbrellas on poles. A drummer in a blue top beats a drum near the center, and a figure in red and orange garments with white plumes stands among the procession. Women in pink, blue and green saris and salwar kameez watch from the left and front edges, and a vehicle is parked at the right. Deity murti or palanquin details are not clearly visible.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under a clear blue sky, with orange flags on tall poles. In the foreground, a figure in red and gold costume with long white hair and a drummer in blue with a drum lead the way. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and mala stands at the right edge, facing toward the procession, with several people in white ritual clothes beside them. Behind them a red-and-gold decorated palanquin or chariot moves between lines of devotees in white and yellow. Pink draped fabric and a red fire truck appear in the background. Crowd of people in white and red clothing fills the road.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with young banana plants and strings of orange and white flags. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, with some in orange-and-gold garments near the front carrying decorated poles and banners. Several men in white ritual clothes walk alongside drums. Bare trees and a low wall stand at the right under hazy sunlight. The procession appears to be a ceremonial march.2008-12-30