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A dense outdoor procession on a village street in daylight. A red umbrella with multicoloured tassels shades the centre. A figure in a bright red-orange garment with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland, stands among the crowd and is being greeted. Men and women in white ritual clothes surround them; a man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at left. A silver-tipped staff and a long pole topped with dried, root-like bundles are held aloft by people in the crowd. Two-storey whitewashed buildings and trees stand behind.

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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with people walking under ornate umbrellas decorated with floral and paisley-style patterns in red, orange, and yellow. A man in orange robes wearing a purple flower garland and gold necklaces walks at the centre, carrying a long staff, with other robed attendants in orange around him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange border plays a brass trumpet at right, and a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti walks in front holding a long staff. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis line the procession, and a pink draped tent stands in the background.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a sunny day with a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. A tall ornate silver staff topped with a finial stands in the foreground, beneath a red canopy with fringed tassels. A man in a white shirt holds up a small camera to photograph the scene, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari holds a tray with a white cloth while carrying a baby. Other devotees wear saffron shawls and white garments, and a smaller figure in the background appears to be a deity statue on a stand. Buildings, trees and a bright blue sky are visible behind the crowd.2007-12-25Outdoor procession photographed from a close angle. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt blows a long wind instrument, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. Beside him a cameraman in white holds a video camera, and another man in white with a sacred thread and a sash follows. Behind them a figure in a red and gold garment with a sash and a long garland of beads walks under a red and gold ceremonial umbrella with decorated fringed canopy panels, attended by a group of men in saffron and orange robes and white garments. Many devotees line the route, some with hands folded in prayer. A red brick wall, palm trees and a parked dark SUV form the background.2013-03-10Outdoor procession at a sandy ground in front of an orange-walled building with a green roof. Colourful striped canopies and banana plants frame the scene. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair leads, holding a small brass-coloured vessel; beside him a man in saffron cloth with a long plaited hair carries a silver tray with a lamp. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk with them, one holding a brass pot. Drummers play a large barrel drum and a long wooden horn in the foreground, while a bare-headed man in a white shirt faces away from the camera. Crowd members in the background watch the procession.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31December 25 20072007-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA festival procession on a dirt path during daytime, with a decorated palanquin-style ratha draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers on the right. Two colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges are raised above the crowd. A man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, long swept-back dark hair and a gold ceremonial necklace; he walks beside another saffron-clad figure. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees follow the ratha. Thatched shelters and palm trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 28 20062006-12-28