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Outdoor 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.

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January 13 20152015-01-13March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor 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.2008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27March 11 20172017-03-11December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession under palm trees on a dirt path. Several ornate umbrellas with red, green, yellow and gold panels and peacock-like motifs are carried overhead. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands walk ahead, while men in white dhotis play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type pipes) and a drummer strikes a drum. Women in white and yellow shawls follow, and a man in a black shirt with a tilak walks at right. A canopy and pink drapes frame the decorated stalls behind the crowd. Visible people number roughly two dozen, with more in the background.2009-12-23A dense outdoor procession in a village-like setting with palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style garland of red flowers and a gold necklace, wears white and holds a trident-like staff, standing among saffron-robed sannyasis who hold ceremonial staffs and rudraksha malas. Several men in white kurtas and cream shawls walk nearby, and a man in a brown vest and white dhoti claps. Ornate yellow and orange parasols with fringed edges rise above the crowd, and musicians blow long brass horns in the foreground. Many onlookers press in from behind; the crowd appears to number roughly 21-100 people visible in frame.2009-01-01December 24 20082008-12-24A festival procession moves along a dusty path lined with palm trees and dry grass. In the foreground, musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long wooden flutes; a woman in a white sari with a red border and gold jewelry walks among them, and a man in a yellow checked shirt plays a flute. Behind them devotees in white clothes wear red and saffron scarves, rudraksha-style beads and sacred ash on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in greeting. Above the crowd, a decorated canopy with colourful triangular pennants and an ornate panel is carried on poles, and saffron flags are visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among those shown.2005-01-01December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a pink temple-style canopy strung with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type) with a bell-shaped end. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls walk, and a bare-chested man in white with yellow sash follows. At centre, a figure in an orange robe, orange head-wrap and rudraksha mala walks beside a second figure in orange robe holding a white flower garland. Devotees in saris and white clothes line the path, and a cameraman in a brown shirt films. A tent and palm trees stand in the background.2010-01-13