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Outdoor procession at a Hindu festival celebration. A figure seated on a white decorated palanquin or float sits under a multicoloured canopy with fringed umbrellas and balloons. Orange and red flags flank the float, and many men in white and cream clothes crowd around it, some with raised arms. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands in the foreground, and a yellow-and-blue patterned umbrella sits at the right edge. Bright daylight, open sky and low buildings behind. The seated figure wears white and an orange-coloured garland.

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A dense street procession in daytime. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press around a decorated palanquin in the centre, with a figure seated on a white-draped platform beneath a striped canopy with fringe and small balloons. Orange and saffron flags with a blue emblem fly on tall poles, and ornate orange and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels line the route. Several men in orange turbans or caps stand at left, and bamboo-handled umbrellas appear at right. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the ratha-style palanquin through a village road.2008-12-29A dense outdoor procession of devotees in white and cream clothing, many with orange or saffron shawls, moves along a dusty road. At centre, a decorated float carries a seated figure in orange robes under an ornate canopy, flanked by multicoloured balloons and tall orange flags. Several large umbrella-style canopies with orange and blue embroidered panels rise above the crowd. A man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and text is at lower right, and a man holding a camera stands behind the crowd. Other devotees raise hands in greeting. The setting is a flat rural landscape with low buildings and trees behind.2008-12-29A photograph of a crowded outdoor procession with a decorated palanquin at the centre, topped by a multicoloured umbrella canopy with yellow and green balloons tied to its frame. Several large ornate parasol-style umbrellas in orange, gold and blue flank the palanquin, and orange and red flags fly above. Many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely around the palanquin with their backs to the camera, several with hands folded in greeting. A man in an orange cap stands in the foreground, and a woman in an orange shawl and red garment is visible on the right. Dirt ground and low buildings with palm trees form the background.2008-12-29Outdoor procession with a crowd of devotees pressing forward. At center, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland sits on a white decorated palanquin/float under a tall ornate canopy with blue, orange and green panels and tasselled fringe. Several similar parasols with bird motifs and red-orange flags line the procession. Devotees in white and orange clothing raise their hands in greeting; one man in the foreground has a tilak mark on his forehead. Colorful balloons are tied at the float. Corrugated roofs and trees appear in the background.2009-06-29Outdoor procession crowd in bright daylight. Saffron-orange flags with dark blue emblems rise above the crowd, and several ornate umbrellas with embroidered red, green and gold panels and tasselled fringe shelter a palanquin-like float in the middle distance. A figure at the float is raised on a white and gold platform, and a man in a white shirt in the foreground raises a hand. Many devotees pack the street, some with bangles and red threads. Colourful balloons hang near the float, and palm trees and a dirt road lie behind.2009-06-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees in white and light-blue shirts walking along a road. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a bright garland sits on a decorated ratha/chariot under an ornate multicoloured canopy with dove motifs and gold fringe. Red and orange flags and yellow-gold banners flank the chariot, and a bunch of red balloons is tied to its front. Palm trees and a yellow van are visible in the background.2009-12-25A dense outdoor procession on a dusty open ground under bright sky. In the centre, a small deity murti sits on a white ornate palanquin with a decorated canopy, surrounded by bunches of colourful balloons in green, yellow and orange. Large teardrop-shaped umbrellas with orange fringe and emblem panels, and tall saffron flags, line the route. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing orange caps and saffron shawls, walk closely around the palanquin, with women in saris at the right edge. A yellow building stands behind the crowd.2008-12-29June 29 20092009-06-29December 25 20092009-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29