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Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a crowd of white-clad devotees on both sides. Three barefoot men in red kurta-style shirts and white dhotis carry two tall palanquins on their heads, decorated with yellow marigold garlands, multicoloured silk drapes and finials, with gold deity faces on the front. Banana plants line the route and a smoky incense haze rises behind. Several devotees wear orange and white, and drummers are partly visible.

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A street procession on a dirt road. Three men in red kurta-style shirts, white dhotis and turban-like headwraps carry two palanquins overhead by poles; the canopies are draped with yellow and red fabric and thick garlands of yellow marigolds, with small gold deity or face motifs on the front panels. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walks along the road, with banana plants and a building in the background.2009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor procession carrying a ornate palanquin decorated with heavy yellow marigold garlands, green, maroon, orange, blue and red drapes, and a gold deity murti face mounted on the front. Men in red and blue shirts and white dhotis carry the palanquin on poles, while drummers in yellow headcloths and dark costumes play large drums nearby. Crowd of devotees in white clothing walks along a sandy path, with banana plants behind. Procession, ratha/palanquin, deity murti.2009-12-31January 01 20062006-01-01December 31 20052005-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A procession outdoors on a dusty red ground with banana plants behind. Five men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, carry a golden palanquin-style vehicle on a long red-draped pole. The gold palanquin is decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels, a large orange canopy and a golden kalasha-like finial. Behind them, devotees hold decorated fans and walk in the crowd, some in orange robes.2009-12-31December 16 20172017-12-16December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor temple procession along a dirt path lined with coconut palms under a bright sky. In the foreground, three drummers walk barefoot: one in a red striped shirt carrying a drum on a strap, a central man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti striking a small cymbal, and a drummer in a blue shirt and orange dhoti carrying a large drum. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt plays a long brass horn. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with orange and red fringes are carried above the crowd, and a decorated palanquin or chariot with flower garlands and a golden deity figure rises in the background. Several participants wear white with orange ribbon badges.2010-02-12Outdoor village procession on dusty ground under a bright sky with palm trees. A young man in a blue tank top and shorts, with a green head cloth and ankle bells, dances forward carrying a tall decorated palanquin topped with finials, draped in red, purple, green and yellow cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange marigold strings. To the left, drummers in white-and-orange wraps beat large drums while a man in an orange headband plays. Behind the palanquin, a woman in orange robes and a garland stands with hands folded, and a man in white holds a tall trident-topped staff. Lavender fringed umbrellas with red trim shade the scene. Men and women in white clothes watch and clap from the crowd, and a seated man in white with a camera looks on.2005-12-31