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A large outdoor procession moves along a paved road lined with dry scrubland and a whitewashed wall. Many men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts, several wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, march and dance with raised hands. Orange flags and multicoloured umbrellas are carried overhead, and a tall decorated banner with a red-and-gold design leads the group. Drummers with a barrel drum play along the sides. Near the centre, an older man with white hair and a white shirt raises his hand, while a figure in orange and saffron robes with long hair and an orange shawl walks among the crowd and may be a sannyasi; the identification is uncertain. A purple flower garland is visible at the lower right edge.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession moves along a paved road lined with greenery and a low wall. Many people in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and beaded malas walk in a dense crowd, many carrying orange flags. Colourful striped umbrellas are raised above the group. At the centre, a figure in an orange robe with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a white shirt and cap, while a drummer in a red garment plays a large drum nearby. Some people in orange robes walk among the crowd. Purple flowers are visible at the lower right corner. The scene looks like a ratha/chariot yatra procession.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A road procession of devotees runs along a tree-lined street. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, carrying tall orange flags and decorated umbrellas with colourful floral and geometric panels. A drummer in a light shirt and shorts plays a large drum in the middle of the group, and a vehicle is visible behind the crowd.2008-08-01A street procession on a paved village road under a bright sky, led by drummers in white vests and orange dhotis beating large barrel drums. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis walk among tall poles topped with ornate orange, gold and red banners and multicoloured canopy umbrellas. Several saffron-robed figures wear orange garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and an orange turban, walking near the centre of the crowd. Orange flags with a blue emblem fly on the left. Trees and a white car line the roadside. This appears to be a ratha or padayatra style procession.2009-01-12A large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, while saffron-orange flags on tall poles are carried above the crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas shade a central group. A man in the foreground grins and holds a pole, and an older man in an orange shawl walks at the front. Vehicles and a parked auto-rickshaw line the roadside, and a drummer in a light shirt walks among them.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road with a whitewashed wall and roadside bushes. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk and run with orange flags and orange-and-white decorated umbrellas raised above them. A man in front with grey hair and a white shirt raises one arm and points forward while others play drums, one drummer in a red top. Several women in white and orange saris walk among the marchers. The group is part of a ratha pada yatra style walk, with a white van parked behind the marchers.2009-01-12A large procession moves along a paved village road lined with trees and low buildings. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely together. Orange and saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd, along with decorative umbrellas in red, yellow and green. In the foreground a bearded older man in white raises his right arm and gestures forward, while a drummer beats a drum beside him. Other marchers carry orange cloth and flags. A white van is parked at the left edge of the road.2009-01-12