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A procession moves along a dirt road lined with spectators. Many devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and white and printed t-shirts carry tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue circular emblem. Several decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and painted motifs are raised above the marchers, and a small white vehicle and a parked auto-rickshaw sit at the roadside. Women in white saris and a woman in a pink headscarf watch from the right, while a building with a white facade stands on the left under a clear sky.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road in bright daylight. Many people in white clothing walk in the crowd, some holding tall saffron-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on poles. Colourful decorated parasols with blue and gold patterns rise above the crowd. On the right, onlookers in white, pink and blue saris and salwar stand at the roadside. A white van and a decorated vehicle with a red and gold canopy are visible further back, beside a white-walled building.2008-12-29A large procession moves along a dusty road past a white-washed building under a clear blue sky. Many people in white clothes and white t-shirts printed with a tree-like emblem crowd together, many holding tall orange flags with blue emblems. Several decorative parasols in multicoloured fabric with gold trim are carried above the group. A colourful vehicle and balloons appear at the right edge.2008-12-29A festival procession on a dirt road, with a crowd of devotees in white clothes moving past a white building. Many people hold tall saffron-orange flags bearing a dark blue circular emblem, and several hold orange-and-gold pennants shaped like teardrops. Behind them a decorated vehicle with a painted image and a canopy is being pulled along, and a few people in orange and yellow garments walk among the crowd. Trees, a white van and a clear sky are visible in the background.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt road at Bidadi during the 2008 Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left, a decorated palanquin hung with white and yellow flower garlands and orange drapes is carried by men. Devotees in white ritual clothes walk alongside, many with yellow headcloths. Orange-and-navy triangular flags and ornate umbrellas with tassels line the path, while drummers in orange and blue beat drums. Young women in white salwar and white saris and men in white kurtas follow in the crowd, with a few wearing lanyards. Buildings and palm trees appear in the background under a pale sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-12-30December 28 20082008-12-28December 29 20072007-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of white and cream buildings with corrugated roofs and water tanks. Large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white dhotis and saris with orange or saffron shawls, walks past. Many carry tall orange flags with a blue emblem, and several hold ornate umbrellas with colourful canopies and embroidered fringes, plus white fan-like whisks. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas. Two men at left play long wind instruments. A few children are visible in the crowd. The scene looks like a ceremonial religious procession.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A procession of devotees walks along a dirt road past a long cream-coloured building. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris carry tall orange flags with blue emblems on poles. Several decorated umbrellas with gold tops and multicoloured borders are held aloft. Women wear white saris with yellow or orange borders and orange shawls, and a drummer with a drum is visible among them. A few onlookers and photographers stand at the edges. Trees and a water tank appear in the background under a hazy sky.2008-12-24