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Aerial view of a crowded village street during a procession. In the upper left, a line of drummers and dancers wear red tunics with gold-topped headdresses and flared blue trousers, carrying sticks, moving forward behind a figure in orange and yellow robes. Dense crowds of men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis line both sides of the road, many in white and light blue. Yellow triangular flags printed with a green bird motif hang along the lower edge, yellow bunting stretches across the street, and a large banner shows rows of portrait photographs above a decorated pot emblem. A pink umbrella is visible at right, and thatched roof shops and motorbikes line the roadside.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A festival procession moves down a narrow town street lined with dense crowds of spectators in front of old multi-storey buildings with tiled roofs and shop awnings. Dozens of performers in bright pink, red and yellow costumes with tall ornate headdresses and round decorated drums march in step at the centre. A decorated chariot or palanquin with an orange and gold canopy is visible at the upper right, with yellow festoon garlands strung across the street. A man in white with an orange cloth near the lower left and a drummer in white cover the procession's edges. Ornamental sculptures decorate a building at the upper left.2007-02-02Overhead view of a dense street procession in a small South Indian town, with a crowd filling the narrow lane between shop fronts and hanging yellow and green festoons. Musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long wind instruments and drums at the front, followed by people in white and light clothing. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with canopy and small colourful umbrellas is carried along the street. Banners with printed text hang from the left and a blue sign is strung across the lane.2007-02-02A large outdoor crowd fills a dusty village street in Karnataka under a clear sky. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with towels, while others wear colourful saris and kurtas. Strings of yellow triangular pennants printed with green emblems stretch across the street, and several painted banners on the roadside buildings show rows of portraits. A thatched hut, parked vehicles and a large tree frame the scene.2007-02-02A large outdoor procession moves down a dusty village street lined with yellow and green pennant flags strung overhead. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the crowd, some carrying long poles or staffs; one man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti and walks with a stick. Decorated palanquins and temple-style ratha canopies with orange and red accents are visible in the background. Multi-storey concrete buildings, palm trees and a Kannada-language banner line the street under clear blue sky. A large crowd of several hundred people fills the frame, many in white, with a few women in saris.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A dense outdoor street procession in a narrow town lane lined with low shops, awnings and yellow-green festoon streamers. A large crowd of men, mostly in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white or orange headcloths, walks forward; some carry long poles and staves. Dark-skinned drummers and attendants in orange and yellow turbans lead near the front. Above the crowd, a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with striped red, orange and yellow umbrella-like tops moves along. A blue banner with Kannada script hangs over the street, and white and red printed banners flank the left. Women in saris stand among the throng, and an overhead view shows the crowd filling the lane.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor crowd of men fills a dusty roadside under leafy trees and strung yellow garlands. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, with some in checked shirts, red and yellow tops, and turbans or caps. In the centre, a stage hung with colourful striped and floral canopies holds a white dais and decorated structures. A banner backdrop shows several framed portrait photographs of people, one of which is labelled as the Paramahamsa Nithyananda, and a palanquin-like decorated structure stands at the left. Some people on the right carry bundles and stand near a flowering roadside stall. Overall this is a dense public gathering at a festival-style event.2007-02-02January 29 20102010-01-29A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point looking down a narrow village street lined with pale multi-storey buildings and terracotta roofs. A dense procession of many people, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts alongside women in pink, orange and red saris, moves along the road. Yellow and green triangular bunting strings hang across the street. At the far end, a decorated float or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried forward. Several people in the foreground carry white and yellow bags. A motorcycle is parked at the lower right.2007-02-02