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A procession moves along a dusty red dirt road lined with tall coconut palms in warm morning light. Many people in plain white clothes walk in a long column, some carrying ornate colourful umbrella-like standards with embroidered tassels, and a red-and-white banner stretches overhead. A yellow and turquoise auto-rickshaw with a blue cargo box sits among the marchers, and a few people wear saffron or yellow garments. Drummers and musicians are visible in the crowd, and a woman in white in the foreground carries a bag while walking the road. The scene reads as a ritual parade, with a green hose lying along the edge of the road.

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A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with coconut palms and a low concrete wall. Many participants wear white dhotis, kurtas and sarees, while others wear saffron-orange garments. Several carry tall red-orange flags on poles, and colourful striped umbrellas are raised above the crowd. Drummers and musicians with hand drums walk in the middle of the group. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers walks on the right beside a man in a light checked lungi. A garden hose lies across the lower right foreground. The scene appears to be a flag-hoisting or deity procession during a festival.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white ritual clothes walk in a long column, several carrying orange and red flags on poles and others holding small offering trays. Above them several decorated umbrellas with ornate fringed canopies in red, gold and orange are carried aloft. A concrete wall and a parked vehicle sit behind the crowd.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A long procession of devotees walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall under a clear blue sky. Several people at the front carry ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and green panels and golden fringe. Many participants wear white or cream dhotis and sarees, while others wear saffron and orange garments and red shawls. A young man in white shirt and dark trousers walks in the foreground, and a child in a red kurta walks with folded hands. The crowd stretches far into the distance, with many more people in white clothing. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image.2008-12-27A large procession moves along a dirt road lined with coconut palms on a bright day. Many participants wear white ritual clothing, with some women in white saris bordered in orange or yellow and a woman in an orange sari with a red top at the front. Several people carry decorated umbrellas and round fan-like banners with ornate gold and red designs, and orange flags with blue stripes are raised above the crowd. Some participants hold hands in a line, and a small child in a yellow top walks at the right edge. A concrete boundary wall and a parked vehicle appear in the background.2008-12-28A procession of many people in white ritual clothes walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Several bearers in white shirts and dhotis carry brass pots and kalasha vessels decorated with yellow flowers. A man in front holds a tall pole with a saffron-orange flag, and a drummer with a drum walks among them. Behind them, people carry colourful decorated umbrellas and orange and red flags. Spectators in white and light clothing follow along the road under a hazy sky.2008-12-25A dusty dirt road lined with palm trees and a concrete block wall is filled by a procession of many people walking in the same direction. Several participants carry large round decorated umbrellas with colourful patterned panels and red-and-gold borders on long poles. Some wear white dhotis and white kurtas, while others wear saffron and orange robes, and a few women wear red and pink saris. A woman in a red sari with white trim holds a large white fan-like ceremonial object. A child in a brown shirt and white cloth walks at the front left. Further back, a decorated palanquin or ratha is visible. A man at the right edge in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a camera.2008-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several with yellow shawls, walk in rows behind a decorated palanquin-style float at the centre. Men carry tall ornate ceremonial staves with brass discs, and large colourful umbrellas with fringed borders shade the route. A woman in a white sari with an orange border walks among them, and a man in an orange-red shawl stands at the lower left. Small buildings and more trees appear in the background.2010-02-12A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white kurtas, dhotis and sarees, walk in a long line. Several people in the foreground hold tall poles topped with ornate, embroidered decorative umbrellas or banners in red, gold and blue, and red flags with a blue emblem flutter above them. A decorated palanquin or ratha is visible at the far left, and a vehicle is parked at the right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2008-12-23December 22 20102010-12-22An outdoor evening procession moves along a dirt path lined with tall coconut palms under a pale sky. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and deity murti sits at the centre of the crowd. Many people dressed in white, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, walk closely around it. Several bearers hold colourful embroidered umbrellas and ceremonial standards with yellow and red fringes. A man in a checked shirt in the foreground looks off to the side, and a woman in a pink patterned kurta and shawl stands at the left edge. The people are too numerous and overlapping to count precisely, and no individual is clearly identifiable as a specific leader.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies