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Aerial view of an outdoor procession on dusty ground at the Bidadi Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white caps surrounds a central group of drummers beating large drums, including a red-and-white drum, while a dancer in red and gold costume performs. Tall saffron-orange flags with blue borders are raised among the crowd, and several colourful multi-panelled umbrellas with embroidered fringes are held aloft. Some people wear saffron robes and orange shawls. A white van and parked cars sit in the background beside scattered building materials and a patch of trees.

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A large outdoor procession seen from an elevated angle, crowded around a sandy open ground with marigold garlands and yellow flower decorations at the left edge. Many people in white clothes, including men in white kurtas and women in white saris, surround the procession. Several tall orange flags with blue emblems are held aloft, and colourful multi-coloured ceremonial umbrellas with gold fringe are raised over the crowd. A drummer in a red-and-white costume beats a large drum, and another drummer plays a smaller drum nearby. Some people wear saffron and orange garments. A white van and a red car are parked behind the crowd.2008-12-30Aerial view of a festival procession on a dirt road at a Bidadi ashram event. Many people in white clothes walk and dance among bright orange and saffron flags with blue emblems. Drummers in red and orange costumes play drums, and a decorated palanquin with garlands and colourful umbrellas moves through the crowd. A woman in a yellow top dances in the foreground, and several people carry long poles. The crowd is dense, with more people along the sides and at the back.2008-12-30Aerial view of a crowded outdoor festival procession at an ashram ground. Many people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis surround a group of orange-saffron flags on tall poles and several colourful multicoloured parasols with gold fringe. A drummer beats a large drum at centre, and a figure in orange robes stands among the crowd near the front. Marigold garlands and yellow floral decorations hang on a structure at left, with a parked van and cars behind. Women in saris and salwar kameez in yellow, red and orange surround the procession.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Overhead view of a festival procession on a dirt road in Bidadi. Orange saffron flags with a blue emblem stand in front, and several large umbrellas with colourful panels and fringed valances are held above a group of orange- and saffron-robed figures wearing garlands. Drummers in white and red attire play large drums on the left, and crowds of people in white clothing and saris line the procession. A few partially visible figures and many onlookers fill the scene, with a white van and a red car parked behind.2008-12-30Aerial view of an outdoor festival procession on a dirt road at Bidadi ashram, with a crowd of many people in white kurtas and dhotis, some in saffron-orange clothing. Orange flags with blue circular emblems are held aloft, and multicolored ornamental umbrellas with fringed edges rise above the crowd. Drummers in white with red-and-white decorated drums lead the group, and a few people wear orange robes and garlands. Vehicles and a construction area with stone blocks are visible in the background.2008-12-30A large crowd of devotees in white clothing walks along a dusty red dirt road during a festival procession. Many carry tall orange flags bearing blue emblems, and smaller orange pennants with decorative motifs are held aloft. Some men wear orange shawls over white kurtas, and women wear saffron and red saris. Behind them a decorated vehicle with colourful umbrella-like canopies and a white wall with painted designs stands in the background, with palm trees and open ground beyond.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road at Bidadi during the 2008 Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left, a decorated palanquin hung with white and yellow flower garlands and orange drapes is carried by men. Devotees in white ritual clothes walk alongside, many with yellow headcloths. Orange-and-navy triangular flags and ornate umbrellas with tassels line the path, while drummers in orange and blue beat drums. Young women in white salwar and white saris and men in white kurtas follow in the crowd, with a few wearing lanyards. Buildings and palm trees appear in the background under a pale sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-12-30Aerial view of a dense procession at an outdoor Hindu festival ground with dirt roads and parked vehicles. Many devotees in white clothing and saffron-orange garments walk in a crowd, some carrying tall orange flags with a blue crescent-and-star emblem. Several large colourful umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green panels and gold motifs are carried over the procession. A yellow and gold canopy structure stands at the left edge. Many people are visible, mostly women and children in white saris and dhotis.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt ground, photographed from above. Orange and saffron flags on tall poles are carried through a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and in white saris and orange-saffron garments. Several multicoloured decorative umbrellas with embroidered fringes are held aloft. Drummers in white caps and white clothes play large red-and-white drums, and a dancer in red and gold with a white plumed headdress performs. A monk in orange-saffron robes stands near the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Parked vehicles and a lorry marked Velmurugan are in the background.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt ground at an ashram-style compound with a green-roofed building and banana plants behind. Several large multicoloured parasols with blue, green, yellow and red panels and fringed edges are carried above the crowd. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk among many people in white ritual clothes, and drummers in yellow headdresses play drums on the right. Orange flags with blue emblems line the procession. A woman in a blue sari stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2008-12-30