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Outdoor procession photographed from among a dense crowd of devotees in the early morning haze. Red and orange flags rise above the people, and decorated parasols with red, green and white patterns shade the scene. A trident-shaped staff stands at left. Many women wear white and red embroidered blouses and long skirts, some with hair in braids or loose, and a woman in an orange shawl and white sari stands near the centre. Men in orange and saffron garments and white kurtas move among the group, many with raised hands.

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a man in a flowing saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, long dark hair swept back, one arm raised high in greeting toward a crowd. Surrounding him are women in red and orange sarees and girls in red and white dresses, many with hands raised or clasped. Behind them stand orange flags with a dark crescent-and-circle emblem, a decorated umbrella-shaped standard with a teardrop motif, and a brass trident carried upright. A large ornate multicoloured parasol and a hazy morning sky frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers in the background.2008-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a dirt ground with many people in white kurtas and dhotis and cream-coloured ethnic attire, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and sashes. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears an orange sari with a gold border and dances with arms raised, facing the crowd. Orange flags and colourful striped parasol-style umbrellas, a tall silver ceremonial staff, and a yellow-and-orange banner are visible in the background, with a hazy sky and low buildings behind.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession at dusk with devotees in white and orange clothing raising their hands and cheering. Several decorated ceremonial parasols with red, blue and green fringed canopies stand above the crowd, and orange-red flags flutter on poles. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a red garland, while others in white kurtas and orange stoles walk alongside. Some people in the foreground face away from the camera, and a bald man in white clothes is at left.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a hazy sky, with a line of men in white dhotis and kurtas moving forward. Several large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and orange flags on poles are carried above them. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a white garland raises his right arm in greeting. a person candidate is visible with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a garland. Other devotees in orange and white robes walk alongside, and spectators stand along the edge of the road. Palm trees and a dusty roadside appear in the background.2008-01-01Dense crowd during a street procession. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl over white embroidered clothing and a young man in white with a red rudraksha mala walk among devotees. Behind them an ornate red and gold parasol with blue flowers and a sun motif is carried on a pole, and a smaller parasol with green and red trim is visible at left. Women wear saffron and red saris, and many have red bindis and kumkum marks. Orange flags and a vehicle appear in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone; the young man has long hair and a red mala but the cues are insufficient.2008-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty road with two large red and yellow fringed umbrellas held aloft above a crowd. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand garland of white flowers with red blooms, wearing an orange robe over his shoulder and clapping his hands, smiles broadly. Around him women in orange, red and yellow saris and white dresses clap and smile, and many people in orange and white clothes fill the background. A vehicle and orange flags are visible at the upper right, and heads in the foreground are partly cut off.2008-01-01Outdoor procession scene with a central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland and holding a golden staff or rod in both hands. He has long dark hair and appears to be leading a crowd of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind him are ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges and a decorative finial, and tall saffron flags on poles. Some men clap or raise hands, and a few spectators watch from the background among trees under a hazy sky.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01