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A 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.

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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.2009-01-12January 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 20092009-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12A 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.2009-01-12A large procession walks along a paved road lined with trees and a white boundary wall. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyard badges march in the crowd, some carrying orange and red flags. Several umbrellas with orange and multicoloured panels are raised above the group. A man in orange robes with a beaded necklace walks at the lower right, and a tall figure in orange robes and a white turban-style cap stands near the centre. Orange ceremonial flags and a decorated banner are visible in the foreground.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a walking procession on a paved rural road lined with trees and dry red earth. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces walk forward, many carrying saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A drummer in white beats a drum at center, and a man in front with white hair and a beard raises his hand in greeting. Several multicoloured umbrellas are held overhead, and a white van with a portrait on its rear and orange-bannered flags follows the crowd. Yellow banners with blue-and-red emblems stand at the edges. Bright daylight, leafy trees and a utility pole frame the scene.2009-01-12A large street procession moves down a tree-lined road under a clear sky, with many men in white dhotis and orange shawls walking in a crowd. Several tall orange flags with a dark circular emblem fly on poles carried by marchers in the foreground, and drummers beat small drums among them. Two colourful umbrella-style canopies with decorated borders rise above the procession, and a red flowering tree stands on the right beside parked buses and motorbikes.2008-08-01