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Outdoor street procession on a dusty road with hazy sky and power lines. Drummers in front play large orange-shell dhol drums with sticks, including a man in a green-and-white striped shirt and a man in a blue vest. Several men in white dhoti and bare chest carry orange triangular flags on poles, and two riders sit on camels decorated with colourful cloth and tall banners. A bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robe and a bearded man with a white rudraksha-style garland walk nearby, and a visible sign on the right shows Hindi text. Crowd members in ordinary clothes walk alongside. Scene suggests a religious procession with drums, flags and camels.

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A street procession moves along a wide dirt road lined with crowds and makeshift stalls. Drummers in the foreground play large orange-shelled drums, with the lead drummer in a blue vest and white shirt and another in a green striped top. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange or red kurtas walk, and a man rides a decorated camel carrying an orange-clothed figure. Several people hold tall poles topped with orange and yellow triangular flags and colourful banners. The scene is set outdoors under hazy sky with signs and rooftops in the background.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A street procession on a dusty road, with a crowd of men walking in front of a camel carrying a rider holding a tall orange flag, and another camel and rider further back. Foreground drummers in vests and wrapped scarves beat orange drums with sticks. Many men wear white kurta and dhoti with red or saffron cloth around the waist and some carry orange and red flags on poles. Parked white cars and roadside hoardings line the route under hazy sky.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A street procession moves along a road under a concrete overpass. Many men carry tall saffron-orange flags on poles, and camels with riders walk in the background. In the foreground, a young man in a green-and-white striped zip jacket looks toward the camera, with a drummer beside him playing a barrel drum. Another drummer in a brown vest and blue scarf plays a snare-style drum, and a man in a dark jacket and red scarf shakes a small hand cymbal. Several men in white dhoti-style garments wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls. Banners and colourful decorated poles line the route, and a cameraman films the procession from the right.2013-02-12Outdoor procession on a paved road with a hazy sky and power lines overhead. Men in white dhotis and red-orange waist cloths walk barefoot carrying tall wooden poles topped with orange flags and a colourful decorated standard. Two camels with riders in white, one holding an orange pennant, move along behind. A man in a dark brown vest and a bearded elder in white with a red cloth lead the group, and on the right a drummer in a blue vest plays a large drum. Tents with red and white canopies stand in the background.2013-02-12A street procession moves along a road under an overpass, with many men carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem on poles. Drummers in front play large drums while a man in a green and white striped hooded top and a man in a sleeveless patterned vest and blue shirt lead. Several men in white dhoti-style cloths, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces, walk among them. Decorated camels with painted red, blue and white saddle poles are at left and right, and a bare-chested man rides a camel in the upper right. Older men in shawls and sweaters stand in the crowd, and a man carries metal pots. Ornate painted pillars and a yellow building appear in the background.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Several young drummers in the foreground play drums, one in a brown woven vest with purple cloth at his head, another in a red-and-white striped sweater. Behind them a banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in a red sari and bindi, labelled with Nithyananda text and a dove logo. Saffron flags and a decorated ceremonial staff rise above the crowd, with men in white dhotis and red sashes walking nearby. A brass ritual item is raised at left.2013-02-10An outdoor procession on a wide road under a pale hazy sky. Devotees in white dhotis and red-orange cloths walk carrying tall orange flags with dark emblems on poles. At center, a man in a white dhoti and cloth with rudraksha beads and tilak on his forehead raises a flag. Behind, a camel carries two men seated on its saddle, one holding a flag and another holding a decorated ceremonial standard. On the right, a man in a brown jacket walks with a stick among the crowd. Hoardings with Hindi text and devotional portraits line the roadside, and a drummer is visible on the left.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12