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Outdoor procession on a red carpet walkway beneath a large multicoloured striped canopy with red, green, yellow and blue panels. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk with shehnai and nadaswaram-style wind instruments, one player in a white shirt with a sash playing a long pipe in the foreground. Behind them a man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl walks with a shaved head, and devotees in orange and yellow garments follow. A yellow ceremonial umbrella is visible in the background among trees, with onlookers and parked vehicles along a dirt roadside. The crowd is visible in the middle distance.

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A photograph of a procession moving along a path at sunset, with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. Orange flags and a multicoloured canopy umbrella rise above the group, and a trident-shaped staff stands among the flags. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a flower garland, walks behind the umbrella and carries a flower offering. Nearby, a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and drummers and attendants follow. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala walks in the middle of the group. Palm trees and a plain wall stand in the background.2007-12-30A procession moves along a sandy path beneath a decorated canopy with red, green and patterned fabric. A drummer in a brown shirt and white dhoti beats a barrel drum at left, and a man at right plays a wind instrument. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a long white flower garland and walks among others dressed in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several saffron-clad figures and white-clad devotees follow. A white wall with small windows stands at left, and a framed portrait banner hangs on a pole at right beside shrubs and trees.2009-07-17December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23November 22 20102010-11-22A procession under a red awning moves along a dusty ground at an outdoor temple event. Several ornate umbrellas with red, orange and blue fringed canopies are carried overhead. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange garment with a long white and red flower garland stands out among the white-clad crowd; his face is not clearly visible. Musicians lead the march: a woman in a red and gold sari plays a long wind instrument, a man in white dhoti and shirt blows a brass horn, and a drummer in white with a bare-chested drum beside him plays a barrel drum. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, and wooden benches are stacked along the right edge.2006-12-29A procession on a dirt road moves past red and white draped tents. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long nadaswaram-style wind pipes and a drum, while a man in orange cloth beats a barrel drum at right. Several men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and white garments. Above them a decorated canopy with red, yellow and green patterned cloth and a kalasha-like motif is carried on poles, with orange flags flying behind. Behind the musicians, more people in white follow in a crowd.2005-01-01July 11 20062006-07-11December 30 20072007-12-30A procession moves along a dirt road between barren earth banks, with a white truck behind the parade. Colourful decorated parasols with tasselled edges, in red, yellow, green and blue, are carried above the marchers. In the foreground, a musician in a teal shirt plays a long wooden pipe, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a barrel drum. Another musician in white clothes plays a pipe and a drummer in a striped shirt plays a hand drum. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, walk alongside a few figures in saffron and orange robes, several wearing garlands. Some of the processing figures have tilak marks on their foreheads.2009-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30