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A street procession in a town at the foot of a rocky hill moves along a road lined with parked buses and vehicles. Large crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk among saffron-orange flags carried on poles, some with decorative embellishments. Drummers in white walk among the crowd, and a richly decorated palanquin or ratha with ornate golden carvings is visible at the left. A large green banner shows portraits and text, and a white bus has a golden deity image displayed in its window. Pink and yellow buildings and a lamp post line the roadside.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession winds along a town road below a mountain, with many men in white dhotis and shirts walking among orange-saffron flags. Drummers in white clothes beat drums and some carry orange cloth sashes. Ornate decorated deity palanquins with golden canopies rise above the crowd near the centre, and a large green banner behind shows portraits of a figure with long hair and a crown-like headdress and other people. Motorcycles, buses and a bystander line the road.2011-12-20A large street procession moves along a busy town road with a mountain rising behind the buildings. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, with saffron-orange flags and orange cloths among them. Several men play drums and wind instruments, including a barrel drum with a red-and-white body. Large decorated ceremonial umbrellas and orange-and-gold banners are carried above the crowd, and a white bus with orange lettering is parked at the left. Shop signs and buildings line the street, with a painted poster of a figure visible near the upper centre.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large procession moves down a crowded street lined with multi-storey buildings and a hill behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the street, many carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a black emblem. Some drummers play drums, and a few men in orange and saffron garments walk among them. A large green banner with portraits of political figures hangs on a building, and parked vehicles and buses line the road. Several dozen people are visible in the procession.2011-12-20A large street procession moves through a town with a hill in the background. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris walk among many saffron-orange flags carried on poles with red and gold emblems. Two ornate decorated chariots or palanquins with orange and gold canopies are visible at upper left, and a drummer in the lower left carries a drum. Uniformed police officers stand at the left edge directing traffic. Political-style banners with portraits hang on the buildings, and a bus is visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a festival procession on a road.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves along a town road with hills behind. Many men in white dhotis and shirts carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and drummers play large drums. A decorated umbrella and a palanquin-like float with ornate canopy appear in the background. Uniformed police officers walk among the crowd. Two large billboards line the road, one showing a portrait of a woman with folded hands and another showing a woman in dark clothing. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2011-12-20A large street procession moves through a town with a hill behind it, with a crowd of many hundreds of people in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange or saffron scarves and vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. Orange flags with a dark emblem are carried high. A decorated ratha or chariot with a deity murti in an arched canopy is at the centre, under a multicoloured umbrella, with a palanquin-like float carrying a person in orange and red garments with a crown and garlands. Drummers and trumpeters play in front, and uniformed police walk along the route. Many people are visible in the crowd, and a man in the foreground raises one arm.2011-12-20