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Outdoor temple procession at dusk under a thatched palm-leaf arch decorated with Kannada lettering and bunting. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron wrap with a matching head cloth stands with their back partly turned, the orange clothing being the main visible cue. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees move along a paved path. Several young men in white shirts and dhotis carry or push a decorated palanquin or ratha with a deity murti, draped in marigold and other garlands, with gold-coloured ornamental panels. A man in white at the right holds a camera. A brick-and-pink temple building with painted deity figures on its roof stands at the left.

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December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road at an ashram-style compound, with a dense crowd of young men in white dhotis and shirts and dark shirts pressing around the path. A decorated palanquin or deity float with a striped multicolour arch of flowers and fabric sits in the background near pink-walled buildings. In the centre, a bald-headed man in an orange robe and orange shawl walks away from the camera, while a long-haired man in a white shirt and orange shawl is seen to the right. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl gestures in the foreground. Devotees with folded hands line the route beside the crowd.2006-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30A crowd moves through a narrow street in front of a green-painted building. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears a long white flower garland with red blossoms and a gold ornament, and a saffron turban; this figure has distinctive saffron clothing and a turban, consistent with the a person label for this photo. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala walks ahead. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with necklaces, press close, and women in saris stand in the background. A man in the foreground in a white shirt looks on. A devotee raises a hand, and a horn-like instrument is held aloft at the top right.2007-01-12Outdoor procession during a temple festival. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry silver staffs and a decorated palanquin hung with garlands, with a row of floral-garlanded ratha-style carts. A man in a grey top and dark backpack, with shaved head, walks at right holding a silver staff. Ornamental red-and-gold umbrellas with tassels and red-and-white fringed canopies overhead, and a building with a Kannada signboard stands at right.2005-12-31Outdoor temple procession at a village compound with palm trees and low buildings behind. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a white-and-orange flower garland walks at the centre, followed by an attendant in orange holding a brass tray of offerings. Two colourful parasols, one yellow-fringed, are carried overhead, and a man in orange at left holds a staff. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in yellow shawls, watches and follows. The image is blurred with motion.2010-07-26Outdoor festival procession at a temple courtyard in front of a white building with a sign reading Sri Nandeeswara Temple. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on and around a raised palanquin or chariot, one holding a tall copper kalasha-like pole aloft beneath a red and gold ceremonial umbrella. Crowds in white ritual clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, stand around the procession with folded hands. Palm trees and decorated standards with orange and gold banners frame the scene, and a few children in white or dark clothes watch from the front left.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 30 20062006-12-30December 31 20052005-12-31July 28 20082008-07-28