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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. A crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands along the roadside, several with hands folded in prayer. Some men wear white t-shirts with printed logos and jeans. Red and orange flags on tall poles and strings of orange-red pennant bunting hang overhead. Smoke rises from the left side of the road, and colourful confetti and paper scraps cover the ground near small metal posts. Hand-held devotees in white saris and dhotis stand close together in the crowd.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms during a festival. Smoke drifts from firecrackers and confetti covers the ground around upright metal tubes. Crowds in white clothing, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, stand along the road. Several people wear white t-shirts and jeans. Red and orange flags on tall poles and a strung row of orange pennants decorate the scene.2008-12-29Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Smoke and drifting confetti rise from a firecracker set off on the ground at left. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas stand with hands folded or watch, and several people wear white shirts with coloured logos. Red and orange flags on poles and a strand of orange pennant bunting hang overhead, with balloons at right. A man in white with a clipboard stands at the far left.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A 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.2008-12-23A 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.2008-12-23A dusty dirt road in a rural setting with palm trees and a low whitewashed concrete-block wall. A group of about fifteen men in white shirts and white dhotis walk along the left side of the road, some with hands folded. In the foreground a row of short metal posts marks a spot where firecrackers have been set off, sending a large white smoke plume and a spray of coloured confetti-like paper into the bright blue sky. A red flag and a small blue signboard with text stand at the left edge. Shadows of the photographer and camera fall across the bottom of the frame.2008-12-29