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A dusty road procession at an outdoor festival, with many people in white clothes walking among orange flags and bunting. Tall papier-mache figures with large painted faces and headdresses are carried on the left, and a tall figure in a pink cape and green turban walks centre, while a pale green-clad figure in an orange skirt stands nearby. Two older women in dark shawls walk in the middle. A white vehicle with an orange banner is parked at right, and a person stands on its roof. A young girl in white with a long braid stands at right. Palm trees and a yellow canopy frame the scene.

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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and red and orange flags. Large papier-mache style figures with painted faces, including a pink-robed figure with a turban and a figure in orange and green, are carried or walked along the road. Drummers in yellow and red clothing play large drums on the left. Several white-clad men and women walk along the procession, and a golden canopy with red fringe stands at left. A white van and a banner with orange lettering appear on the right, and a robed figure stands on a raised platform in the background.2008-12-29A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with banana plants on a bright, clear day. In the foreground, many people in white dhotis, saris and shirts walk together, with women in white and pale blue saris and a girl in yellow. Several men in red and orange kurtas and turbans carry the procession, and a decorated elephant with colourful painted trunk and cloth draping appears at the left. Orange and red flags with a blue emblem fly above the crowd, and a decorated float or ratha with bright yellow and red canopies stands at the right. Modern concrete buildings and palm trees rise in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road under bright sunlight. Towering papier-mache giant figures dominate the scene: a tall figure in a pink shawl over red garments, a figure with a blue pointed hat and green patterned tunic, a round-faced figure with orange forehead markings, and a figure in a green floral garment with a banana-leaf backdrop. Several people in yellow tunics and yellow headbands carry or steady the figures. Orange flags wave among crowds of spectators in white and blue clothing, with a row of orange banners strung along the right side.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty, unpaved open field under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white clothing, some in white dhotis and kurtas, gather around a decorated golden ratha/chariot with ornate yellow and red canopy and a white bus behind it. Orange and red flags on poles are carried aloft, along with orange-tasselled kalasha-style umbrellas. Several people in the foreground wear casual shirts and trousers, and a child stands near the left. Loudspeakers are visible on the right, and a little smoke rises near the chariot.2009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road under a clear morning sky, with many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing orange shawls and saffron cloths. Several drummers carry drums, and saffron and orange flags wave above the crowd. On the right, decorated palanquins or ratha-style canopies with colourful umbrella-like tops and balloons are carried through the crowd. Trees, a low white boundary wall, a fence and palms line the background, with a white vehicle partly visible at right. The scene reflects a festival procession.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of orange and red pennants. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas walks behind orange and red flags and decorated umbrellas on poles. A drummer in a blue top beats a drum near the center, and a figure in red and orange garments with white plumes stands among the procession. Women in pink, blue and green saris and salwar kameez watch from the left and front edges, and a vehicle is parked at the right. Deity murti or palanquin details are not clearly visible.2008-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01