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Outdoor photograph of a village procession on an unpaved dirt road beside a banner and decorated palm-leaf arch. Several figures in saffron and orange robes walk with white-clad attendants; one saffron-robed man carries a tall staff and another holds a large ornate parasol with red, yellow and blue panels. Children in bright dresses and shirts line the road, and adults in white shirts, dhotis and lungis watch from the right. A banner reads in Kannada on a yellow-and-orange background. Banana trees and coconut palms frame the scene under an overcast sky.

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November 24 20082008-11-24A dusty village lane in Bidadi, Karnataka, with a procession moving past whitewashed and tiled houses under a clear sky. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts beat large drums, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a basket-like drum. A figure in an orange robe and crowd of men in white and red shirts walk alongside, and women in saris of blue, purple and orange watch from doorways. A decorated umbrella with yellow and red panels and a few fringed poles rise above the crowd, with a young boy in yellow in the foreground. The scene reads as a festival procession with drum accompaniment.2008-11-24A photograph of a procession on a village road. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a large ornate fan-shaped parasol with floral embroidery and a gold finial. Behind him, a group walks beneath colourful striped umbrellas and orange flags. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a white flower garland and carries a stick, surrounded by devotees in white, including people holding white flowers. Women in saris and children stand along the road, and an orange-and-yellow building with a balcony stands behind them, with palm trees and a tree at left. Several people are in the foreground at the frame's right edge, one in white in the act of walking past.2008-08-07February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor procession moves down a dirt road lined with banana plants and palm fronds, toward a temple gate. At the front, a figure in orange robes stands among the crowd, while a long saffron-orange flag rises on a pole at right. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk in rows, many wearing garlands and lanyard badges. A decorated golden-fringed umbrella and embroidered yellow-and-red banners are carried at left, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a brass vessel. Walls of brick and a red-and-white striped structure frame the scene.2008-07-17Outdoor street procession in a crowded town lane beside a low brick wall. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees walks along the road, many in white kurtas and dresses, with some in orange or saffron garments. Above the crowd on the right, a decorated float with colourful umbrellas and a white canopy carries figures in orange and red, with floral garlands hanging along its base. Onlookers in everyday clothes line the roadside and stand on the dirt embankment at right.2007-02-02A large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall. At the left, a decorated float carries a framed portrait and a deity murti under a colourful arch, with attendants in saffron/orange robes standing beside it. A striped multicolour parasol with fringe is held over the procession at right. Hundreds of participants walk along the road: many in white kurta and dhoti or white salwar, women in white and yellow saris, some in orange and saffron robes, and children in pink and light dresses. A sign on a pole shows blue text in a regional script. The crowd appears to number well over one hundred people.2009-01-02A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road at Kumbhamela in South India, with a large shade tree and utility poles behind it. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas on long poles, and one man in white holds a silver trident aloft. Orange-robed sadhus walk among them, one wearing an orange turban. Bystanders in white shirts, a woman in a red sari and a small boy watch from the roadside, and yellow bunting is strung across the sky. Several people are visible.2007-02-02A photograph of a village procession on a dusty dirt road under a clear blue sky. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall silver staffs topped with ornate finials, and a row of decorated umbrellas in red, orange, gold and blue, with embroidered panels and fringe, is held aloft. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a group, several wearing orange shawls and some with shaved heads. Spectators in colourful saris and white clothing line the road, with palm trees, a tiled-roof house and strings of yellow pennants overhead.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 30 20072007-12-30A Guru Poornima procession walks along a dirt path lined with palm and tropical trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with hands pressed together in greeting, wears a long white garland of flowers and walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a yellow canopy and fringed tassels. Several other ceremonial umbrellas are visible behind. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls and women in white saris with orange shawls walk in the procession. A woman in front carries a tray of flowers, and attendants hold long staffs. The scene reads as a devotional ritual procession.2007-07-29