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Outdoor procession at a red-walled temple building with a corrugated metal roof. Two large ornate umbrellas with colourful embroidered canopies and fringed tassels are carried on long poles by young men in saffron-orange robes. A young woman in an orange sari and a man in saffron walk among them. Boys in white dhotis and shirts crowd the foreground; one boy holds a brass cup while a woman in a white sari with gold border bends low on the ground near a kolam-patterned courtyard. Saffron flags are held aloft, and a small group of onlookers stands at the doorway.

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A procession at the entrance of a red-walled hall with a green corrugated roof. Two people in saffron robes hold ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed tassels, one with a long wooden staff. Several people in white ritual dress and orange cloth stand nearby, including a woman in a white sari bordered in gold, and a woman in orange kneeling in the foreground drawing a kolam-style floor pattern. White flags with a blue emblem and an orange flag are carried near the doorway. Bare ground with a rangoli design and small brass lamps lies in front of the entrance.2006-12-14December 31 20082008-12-31An outdoor procession moves along a dirt path past low buildings under a clear sky. Many devotees walk in a crowd, many in white clothing. Tall orange flags with a blue circular emblem are carried upright, and several decorated umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and gold-fringed tassels are held aloft. In the centre a man in an orange shawl and a woman in a red sari walk with others; a man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks near the front, and girls in white dresses with pink or white skirts and beaded necklaces walk in the foreground. A small white stone structure sits at the right edge beside the path.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA festival procession leaves a temple compound on a dirt path. Around him, saffron-robed devotees carry round painted fan-shaped ornaments, and women in white saris with orange shawls carry similar decorated fans. Behind the parasol, a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin with a kalasha-like top, and a trident is visible on a pole. Two men in white on the right hold a second decorated parasol. A red building and a gate with a sign stand in the background, and a woman in white is visible in the crowd. Around 20 people are visible.2008-12-23November 14 20062006-11-14Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. Several umbrellas in orange, blue and red with tasseled edges and a dove emblem are carried above the group. In the centre, a woman in a maroon sari holds a brass pot topped with green leaves and red flowers. Beside her, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a bearded older man in a white kurta with a green-bordered shawl walks at right. Trees and small buildings line the background.2006-12-26Outdoor procession on a dusty path with a saffron-robed man at centre, hands folded in namaste, wearing a long white flower garland with red and green accents, rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in white holds a tall staff. Around them devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and lavender saris walk barefoot. Red and gold umbrellas with a blue bird emblem shade the procession, and a woman at left carries a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Thatched huts and trees stand in the background under a clear sky.2006-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt path under a clear blue sky. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies and tassels shade the scene; the nearer one is held by a man in saffron and an ornate golden trident-topped staff rises beside them. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold pendants. A woman in a white sari with a red border waves a yellow-orange fan or cloth. Behind them an ornately decorated palanquin or deity float with a garlanded deity murti and a rainbow-coloured arch is carried forward. Spectators in white and yellow saris line the path near a green-roofed building and a metal gate.2008-12-23A religious procession moves along a dirt path lined with coconut palms and thatched huts. At centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks forward, holding a small offering. Behind him, a palanquin-like structure with a golden deity murti is carried under a large orange-and-gold umbrella, and a trident is raised among the marchers. Several men in orange and white dhotis and a woman in white sari with an orange shawl carry ornate multicoloured parasols and banners. Two women in white saris walk on the right. The scene shows a ratha-style festival procession with devotees in white and saffron.2009-12-27A religious procession moves along a dirt path between white apartment buildings. Two large multicoloured parasols with gold trim and fringe shelter a deity palanquin carried ahead. Many people in white clothes and rudraksha malas walk in the crowd. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange garlands lead the procession, one holding a gold staff. A man in white with an orange shawl and camera bag stands at the right edge. Several young people in white and blue kurtas and saris are visible in the foreground. Many participants crowd the scene, with many more people in the background, and the event appears to be a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23A procession at an outdoor temple-style site moves under colourful multi-panel umbrellas with yellow-gold canopies overhead and red-and-orange flags on poles. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and a yellow headband, walking with a tray of offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange shawls and white dhotis and kurtas carry items, and women in white saris follow. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right beside a cloth-covered table with flower garlands and an oil lamp. Ratha-like procession with umbrellas, flags and offering trays on a brick-and-mat ground. Stone shrine structures are visible at the top right. Brahmotsavam-style processional scene.2008-12-24