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Outdoor street procession in a town, seen from an elevated angle. A raised palanquin-style float draped with a white cloth and decorated with flowers and green panels carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes at its right end. Above the float, five large multicolored umbrellas with blue, red, green and gold panels and fringed edges shade it, borne by men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shoulder cloths. Surrounding devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls walk alongside, while a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, a woman in purple, and a man in a red cap lines the street. Strings of yellow and green bunting hang overhead, and banners are visible on buildings in the background.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession seen from above in a town setting. A decorated float carries two seated figures in saffron-orange robes, one wearing an orange turban, beneath a white canopy draped with pink and white flowers. Several umbrellas with blue, green, red and orange panels stand over a flower-garlanded platform, and a blue banner bears an Om symbol. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding tall ornate standards. Bystanders watch from the roadside, and a row of yellow and green pennants hangs from a building at left.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Overhead view of a street procession in a crowded Indian town. Several colourful parasols with orange, green and yellow panels and gold finials are held aloft over a decorated float at right, draped in white, green and red cloth with garlands. Men in saffron/orange shawls and white dhotis walk alongside, some holding long staffs. Dense crowds of spectators in white, blue and green clothing line the street, and green paper garlands and a banner are strung overhead. Several figures on the float wear orange robes.2007-02-02A street procession in a town crowded with onlookers. A large ornate float decorated with green and blue cloth, garlands and flowers carries a seated figure in orange robes with a white cloth canopy overhead. Several colourful striped parasols with gold finials are held above the float, and many men and women in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some in orange shawls. Bunting strings hang across the street and signboards with portraits line the upper left. Dense spectators fill the foreground and roadside. a person appearance is uncertain; the seated figure in orange on the float cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-02-02A street procession seen from above, with a crowd of many people in white dhotis and kurtas, several in saffron-orange shawls, moving past a low concrete wall. Four large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and tassels, blue, red, green and yellow, shade a decorated float draped in red and white cloth patterned with elephants, and strung with orange marigold garlands. A figure in orange sits on the float, and a white canopy with pink flowers and a blue-and-green backdrop stands at the upper right. Yellow and green triangular bunting runs across the top and tall ceremonial banners with fringed yellow tassels are carried at the left. Onlookers in casual clothes line the lower edge.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in a village road lined with a low stone wall and small houses. A decorated palanquin with a white canopy and garlands carries a seated figure in orange robes on a raised platform; the palanquin is flanked by umbrellas with colourful patterned tops and fringe. Many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, some holding long poles, while onlookers in saffron, green, pink and blue saris and shirts watch from the roadside. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a seated person in orange on a palanquin. Roughly 40 people are visible in the procession and crowd.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession with a covered palanquin-like cart draped in a white cloth and decorated with pink flower garlands. Four large colourful umbrellas with orange, red, green and blue panels, dove motifs and gold designs shade the cart, each edged with tassels and bearing the printed word Dhyanapeetam. Crowds of people in white dhotis and saffron or orange clothing walk and gather around the cart along a dusty road, with a few men holding staffs and a decorated structure with green and white fabric at the right edge.2007-02-02Aerial view of a street procession through a Karnataka town, with two decorated ratha-style palanquins under umbrellas. The foreground carriage is draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red marigold strings, carried by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. Behind it, a blue canopied carriage holds a seated figure in orange robes, the appearance of which is consistent with a person seated in procession, wearing an orange robe and ornate ceremonial adornments. Multi-coloured umbrellas with gold motifs shelter the carriages. Crowds line both sides of the narrow street, with devotees in white and orange, and flags strung across the buildings above.2007-02-02