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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with trees, with devotees standing on both sides in white clothes. A woman in white sari with a yellow-bordered cloth and a necklace stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. Near the centre, a man in a yellow-and-white garment walks barefoot with a dark-clothed drummer and a drummer in yellow dhoti and white shirt playing hand drums. Many devotees in white press palms together along the route, and a camera operator films. Structures and tent awnings are visible in the background.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and banana plants, with a bamboo scaffold structure and rocky hills behind. Several decorated palanquins or ratha-style canopies with colourful domes and fringed panels are carried at the centre. Many participants wear white and cream clothing, with women in white or blue saris and men in white shirts and dhotis; some men wear orange or saffron cloth. Drummers with large drums walk along the right side, and a garland-decorated red and orange bunting line runs along the route. A woman in a brown sari stands at the lower right. The scene appears to be a festival procession. Exact headcount is not feasible, but the crowd is large.2008-12-30A photograph of a large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with tall banana plants and a low fence. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and dance, some carrying long wooden poles and flagged staffs with yellow and orange banners. A man in a grey shirt beats a large drum on a strap, and a tall ornate chariot with an orange canopy appears in the distance. Dust and bright haze fill the open field, with a few onlookers in the foreground.2010-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and strings of orange and saffron flags, in hazy early-morning light. Dozens of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees and salwar kameez, stand in two rows along the road. Further ahead a large crowd moves forward behind a banner and several saffron flags, some people in white and some in brighter colours. A woman in a yellow shawl and red dress stands at the left edge, and a child in a blue shirt is at the right. Power poles and a fence border the open field beyond.2009-01-01Outdoor photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white tarpaulin-covered tent structures. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk in a crowd, some in orange and yellow clothing. At centre, a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white cord around his neck walks near a dark pit filled with dark material, while others around him carry long wooden poles and sticks. On the left, drummers play large drums and a man in brown attire holds a cymbal-like instrument, with a woman in an orange sari nearby. A man in a green shirt stands in the crowd. Striped awnings and bright flags line the background.2008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27December 28 20062006-12-28A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with young banana plants and orange triangular bunting. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in blue, teal and white saris, walk in the crowd. Several men in red and orange garments and headwear carry drums, and orange flags on poles rise above the crowd. Behind them, a decorated float or palanquin carries a deity murti under a canopy of marigold garlands. Low white apartment blocks and palm trees stand in the hazy background under a clear sky.2008-12-30Photograph of a dirt road lined on both sides by a long double row of devotees in white ritual clothes, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Women on the left wear white saris with yellow or gold borders and some have red-bordered saris, while men wear white shirts and dhotis. A young man on the far left has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Near the centre, a man in a striped shirt stands with his back to the camera facing the procession. Men in white with yellow sashes stand on the right beside a row of houses and trees. Orange and white structures, a building under construction and overhead wires appear in the hazy background.2009-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 28 20092009-12-28