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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty path between white buildings under a clear sky. A large ornate parasol with green, red, yellow and blue panels and tassels shelters a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style float at the back. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk in front: one holds a long wooden staff topped with a golden trident, the other a gold-topped staff; a man in saffron walks with a bare-chested and adorned devotee nearby. Surrounding them, many people in white clothes with blue-beaded necklaces move with the crowd, some smiling, some with hands raised, and several women wear saris and shawls. Golden-topped staffs flank the left edge. Dozens of people are visible.

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December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road under clear sky, with a large crowd of people in white and saffron attire. Two tall ornamental canopy umbrellas in red, yellow, green and blue with gold emblems are carried on long poles. A bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks near the front carrying a gold-tipped staff. A woman in white with an orange shawl holds a decorated fan-like plate. Several men in saffron robes with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces walk in the middle, and devotees in white kurtas and dhotis fill the background. Modest buildings and trees line the road.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava-style festival under a sunny sky. Two large ornate red, yellow and green parasols with fringed tassels are carried on tall poles, and a golden staff with a trident-like finial stands in front. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands on a canopied palanquin. Men and women in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas walk alongside. A bearded man in saffron robes and gold necklaces walks in front, and a younger man in an orange robe with a long dark hairstyle and long gold-beaded necklaces also walks in the crowd. A rock outcrop and a white building appear behind. a person cues are long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklaces on the younger orange-robed man, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Roughly two dozen or more people are visible.2008-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple procession at an open dirt campus lined with a crowd. A figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style garland sits on a decorated ornate palanquin or ratha at right, with a red fabric canopy and floral garlands, while a trident-topped staff rises beside it. Several men and women in white dhotis, shirts and kurtas walk near a saffron-robed monk, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands in front. Multicoloured umbrellas, orange and red flags and a golden ceremonial staff frame the scene; a tent structure and palm trees sit in the background.2009-12-29December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white buildings under bright sun. Central focus is a decorated palanquin-style deity chariot carried on poles, adorned with garlands and a framed portrait of a deity, topped with a colourful fringed canopy; a man in orange robes stands at its top. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces walk alongside, some holding long poles, and others in white dhotis and kurtas, plus women in white saris with orange or yellow shawls follow. Red and multicoloured umbrellas and a golden trident are carried in the procession.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors under bright sky and palm trees. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland, a gold necklace and a saffron turban, with long dark hair; he is walking beneath a multicoloured parasol. Behind him, a golden trident and a second parasol are carried. Around him, men in orange and white robes with orange shawls clap and gesture, and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl and a visible ID badge walks in front. A man at the far right in white and orange also gestures. A blue-roofed building appears behind the crowd. Several men and boys in white kurtas and orange shawls surround the procession.2008-12-27A religious procession moves along a dirt path between white apartment buildings. Two large multicoloured parasols with gold trim and fringe shelter a deity palanquin carried ahead. Many people in white clothes and rudraksha malas walk in the crowd. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange garlands lead the procession, one holding a gold staff. A man in white with an orange shawl and camera bag stands at the right edge. Several young people in white and blue kurtas and saris are visible in the foreground. Many participants crowd the scene, with many more people in the background, and the event appears to be a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23