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Outdoor festival procession at a large open ground with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, moving around a golden ratha or palanquin-style canopy topped by a golden spire. Foreground at left, a green-roofed auto-rickshaw with a passenger. Saffron-robed sannyasis, several bald and bare-chested, carry a trident, a fan and a ceremonial staff in the middle of the procession. Women in white saris stand nearby. A golden umbrella rises at left. Behind them, tented pavilions with dark and orange drapery, a stage with a black speaker and a small LIVE sign, and a distant rocky hill under a hazy sky.

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A large outdoor festival procession at a temple ground. A golden ornate palanquin with a domed canopy and red drapery is carried forward through a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, several shaved-headed sannyasis wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some carrying tall gold-tipped staffs and a trident. A large round frame of scaffolding stands at right, behind a partly visible pink banner. Yellow and red draped pandal decorations line the right edge, and a small LIVE sign is held aloft near the palanquin.2013-12-27A large outdoor procession on a dusty orange dirt road at a temple complex. A golden ornate palanquin with a domed canopy and a small golden kalasha-style finial sits on a flatbed vehicle marked with a white LIVE sign and black speakers; a man in white stands on it. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and many monastic men in saffron-orange robes, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, walk alongside. Some hold their hands in anjali. A blue, yellow and purple ceremonial canopy with fleur-de-lis motifs runs along the right, with long ceremonial staffs. A red tractor with a green canopy is at lower left. Red brick walls and hills appear behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific figure; the scene shows a procession with monastics and devotees.2013-12-27Large outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty ground during a festival procession at Bidadi Adheenam. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, saris in red and green, and some men in orange and saffron robes move through the crowd. In the centre right, an ornate golden palanquin with a tiered orange and gold canopy and a decorative fringed umbrella is carried by men in orange clothing, near a red-and-gold chariot-style vehicle. A golden ratha or temple car with decorated pillars stands at the left. Red and yellow bunting and a canopy line the route, with red brick buildings behind. The scene conveys a ratha procession and devotee gathering. Hard to count; the visible crowd is large.2013-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty lane at the Bidadi ashram. At the centre, a golden ratha chariot with a tall gold canopy and red-and-white garlands is pulled forward through the crowd. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk on both sides, while saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and orange shawls walk in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at right. On the left, a red tractor pulls a green-roofed trailer, and a drummer carries a drum. Yellow and red bunting lines the right side of the road, with a red brick wall on the left.2013-12-27A festival procession moves along a sandy road lined with yellow and red bunting. At the centre, a golden canopied palanquin with a tall gilded dome, garlands and a seated figure in red and gold is carried forward, with a live-camera box mounted on it. A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills the road. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some holding long ceremonial staffs with fans or pennants, and some bare-headed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A tractor with a green canopy and a yellow parasol are visible at the left, and a drummer in a white dhoti beats a drum in the crowd. Mud-brick buildings and palm trees frame the background.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A large outdoor crowd of men in white ritual clothes fills a dusty open ground during a procession. At centre, a golden ratha or palanquin-style chariot with an ornate gold canopy and red-and-white fabric stands on a raised platform with loudspeakers and a small LIVE sign. Saffron-robed sadhus walk at the right edge, one holding a long golden staff, and a drummer is visible lower left. White tents and orange-draped pavilions line the background.2013-12-27Outdoor crowd gathered at a festival procession beside a decorated ratha-style palanquin with golden canopy and kalasha-topped umbrellas. Dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron-robed figures, and women in saris with red and orange shawls presses along a barricade of marigold garlands and yellow-and-red bunting. A gold-coloured chariot stands at left, and a red-and-cream stage structure sits behind the crowd under a clear sky. Several people are visible in the foreground holding ritual implements; a figure in orange robes stands near a red-cloth covered vehicle. Pale canopies and temple-style structures frame the scene.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27Outdoor procession at a dusty compound with a red brick wall on the left. A golden ornamented ratha or chariot shrine with a red canopy moves in the centre background, surrounded by a large crowd of men dressed mostly in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground, a line of saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads walks beside a path, one holding a long ceremonial staff. A man in a white dhoti and bare upper body walks barefoot near a red tractor with a green canopy, with a bystander in a striped shirt at its wheel. Yellow and red drapes decorate a row of stalls on the right, and a decorated umbrella sits at left. No readable a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this frame.2013-12-27A large outdoor procession on a dusty unpaved road moves past a decorated ceremonial chariot with a fringed orange canopy and a seated figure in a yellow and gold ornate carriage, with a colourful ratha ornamented with tassels. Many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk alongside, some in orange and saffron garments. Several people carry red and orange flags, and a small coloured umbrella canopy is visible in the middle distance. A white vehicle with a windscreen is in the left foreground, and a concrete wall and eucalyptus trees frame the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the scene.2009-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27