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Outdoor photograph of a long procession of women and men in white and cream clothing walking along a dirt path between trees. Many women carry metal vessels. One woman in an orange sari with a dark braid stands at the right, and a few people wear white shirts. A tin-roofed structure with a water tank stands at left, and a small brass lamp stand sits near the front of the procession. Rows of devotees stretch back into the distance.

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December 31 20062006-12-31A large outdoor procession of devotees in white ritual clothing moves across an open ground lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Many people, mostly men and women in white dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders, carry brass or steel vessels topped with yellow cloth and flowers on their heads and hands. Orange and saffron flags and banners rise above the crowd, and a tent with red and yellow panels stands at the right edge. Flower garlands and a decorated tray with offerings are visible in the foreground. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance and angle.December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A crowd of devotees in white traditional clothing carries metal pots called palakodam or milk pots balanced on their heads during a procession, with arms raised to steady them. Women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while men wear white dhotis and shirts. Trees and a utility pole stand in the background under bright daylight, with a light blue-green shirt visible among the white-clad crowd.2006-12-31Outdoor procession of devotees in white traditional clothing, many women in white saris with yellow or gold borders and men in white shirts and dhotis. Several people balance silver or steel milk pots and vessels on their heads with raised arms, a practice consistent with palakodam milk-pot offerings for abhishekam. Some wear rudraksha or bead malas, and a few women have red bindis. Trees, a utility pole and a bright sky with a white flower garland at the top edge form the background. Some devotees wear small event badges on their clothing.2006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31A line of women and a few men in white and cream clothing walk outdoors along a dirt path, carrying metal pots called kalasha on their heads and in their hands. Several women wear gold-bordered white saris, one in a red and orange sari at left, and vermilion or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A small boy in a yellow shirt stands barefoot at left. Behind them are a white wall, trees, a low shed and a wire fence.2009-12-28A photograph of a long procession of devotees walking along a red-earth path beneath a canopy of broad-leaved trees during a festival. Most men wear plain white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear flower garlands of white and yellow blossoms; some carry small brass vessels and yellow offerings. Women in white saris and one woman in a red sari stand among them. A figure in a white kurta and white dhoti walks toward the right, and a few people raise saffron and colourful flags on poles. Dappled sunlight filters through the leaves over the group.2005-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of a barefoot outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath leafy trees, with fallen dry leaves on the ground. Several devotees carry metal vessels and kalasha-style pots on their heads or raised in their hands, some with flower garlands. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap walks forward with his arms relaxed, his face turned to the side. Around him, men and women in white ritual clothing walk barefoot, a woman on the right in a white sari with a flower garland, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white garment and carrying a vessel on her head. Spectators in casual clothes stand at the edges. The scene reads as a devotional procession.2005-01-01