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A crowded outdoor procession with many devotees gathered around ornate parasols. Four tall parasols dominate the frame: the left and right ones are red, orange and green with blue medallions and dove motifs, while the central ones have orange and red floral panels with blue teardrop designs and gold finials. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland stands at centre-left, holding a long staff. Nearby, a figure in orange with a light-coloured headwrap and garland smiles, and a man in white kurta with a sash stands in front. Children in orange and red, women in saris including a yellow scarf, and a man in white are packed around them against a plain brick wall.

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January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty path, with a crowd of people in white, orange and saffron clothing pressing around a group carrying large multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and fringed edges. Several participants in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha-style malas, and a shaven-headed figure in orange robes stands near the centre. Men and boys in white kurtas and shirts line the route, and some devotees reach out toward the procession.2009-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a dusty red-earth slope. Colourful decorated umbrellas with gold tassels and blue-and-white dove emblems are carried overhead, and ornate pennant-shaped banners in orange, red and gold hang in the foreground. A figure in orange robes with a trident-topped staff stands on a raised float in the background, and a person in red headwear is visible among the crowd. Many devotees in white and orange clothing fill the street, including women in saris and a barefoot woman with white forehead markings. Yellow, red, green and orange balloons are tied to a silver cart in the lower left.2008-12-29December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27January 12 20092009-01-12A dense street procession crowded with devotees, mostly men and women in white and cream clothing, with some in orange. A white canopy with red and fringed trim is carried over a central figure, flanked by large ornate umbrellas in gold, orange and red with embroidered panels. A bald man in an orange robe stands near the canopy. A central figure in orange and a saffron-coloured turban wears a garland and gold necklace, with long dark hair. Orange flags with blue emblems are carried along the route, and the crowd fills the road and balconies around them.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12Dense outdoor procession in a crowded street, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and women in saffron, orange and cream saris. A large cream-colored parasol with red fringe is carried overhead, and several orange and gold umbrellas with red and blue emblems are held aloft. Red and orange flags fly above the crowd. In the center, a bald man in an orange shawl walks among devotees, and a woman in orange sari and orange headwear stands nearby. Men in white carry poles and a red-and-gold tray. A white wall with partial red lettering forms the backdrop at the upper left.2006-09-24December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dusty road under bright daylight, with a row of multicoloured ceremonial parasols (chatras) carried on long poles above a group of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees. Several parasols are yellow, red and blue with embroidered patterns and tasselled edges. A man in the centre wears a saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers, and others in orange robes carry staffs. Women in white saris with orange or red shawls and men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a woman in a yellow blouse with a long plait walks at the front right. Green cables and hanging bulbs run overhead. A barren hill and a water tower appear in the background. Roughly 40 people are visible.2008-12-27Outdoor procession at a compound with dusty ground and corrugated-roof buildings. Several large ornate parasols in red, yellow and green with bird emblems and tasselled edges are carried above a crowd. Under the central parasol, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a garland stands near a figure wearing a red-and-gold cloth; a deity murti is not clearly identifiable. Around them, many people in white kurtas and dhotis, some in cream or orange, hold up palms or walk with a red flag in the background. A man in a light blue kurta and a cream-clad figure with a red shawl stand in the foreground. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance.2008-12-27