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Outdoor festival procession at Bidadi amid banana palms and dusty ground, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron and red attire. A performer in a red and yellow outfit stands atop others, blowing a long horn. Orange flags with a blue crest and colourful striped umbrellas with tassels are carried above the crowd, and a drummer in a blue shirt beats a drum at left. A large black speaker stack and a vehicle sit behind the procession. Red bunting is strung between the trees.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road lined with banana palms and strung red bunting. A boy in a red-and-yellow outfit stands on the shoulders of a man in red, raising one arm. Around them, many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, others in red and saffron, and drummers in yellow and blue carry drums. Tall saffron flags with blue circular emblems and ornate multicoloured parasols/umbrellas with fringed edges surround the crowd. A large speaker stack stands in the background. Dense crowd, mostly men in white with some women in saris.2008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession at a Bidadi event, with a large crowd of devotees in white and orange moving along a dirt road lined with banana plants and a chain-link fence. Many people wear white kurtas and saris, while others wear orange or saffron garments and red shirts. Orange and saffron flags rise above the crowd, along with decorated umbrellas and a small ornate canopy. Several men in saffron and orange robes with garlands walk near the center, one holding an umbrella-like ceremonial canopy. Banana leaves overhang the foreground and orange streamers hang along a railing.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a chain-link fence. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts surrounds a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in the centre, several with shaved heads and orange cloth, walking beneath multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas. Tall orange flags with dark blue emblems are carried on poles, and drummers in blue and yellow costumes play drums at left. A green-and-white truck with the word VELMURUGAN on its windscreen and a roof speaker stands at right. Children and women in white and cream saris watch from the edges, and a large banana leaf is held at right.2008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A large outdoor procession on a dusty ground during a Brahmotsavam celebration, with a crowd of dozens of people in white clothes moving around a decorated ratha or chariot. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis and women wear white saris with coloured borders. Orange and saffron flags on tall poles line the scene, and a figure in an orange and red costume with a large white plumed headdress stands at left. Decorated umbrellas, garlands and a tall flower-draped structure are visible, with a blue and white tent and palm trees behind.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30 +1 copies