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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm and banana trees. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many carrying white cloths on their heads, walk in front of a decorated ratha with garlands and a framed deity image at top. Orange flags on bamboo poles rise above the crowd. Women in saris, including a red and green sari, walk among them. A drummer in a yellow shirt plays a drum at the lower right, and a man in a striped shirt with a rudraksha mala smiles and raises a white cloth. Several people carry wooden staffs.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with banana palms and tall bamboo poles, with orange flags and a decorated pillar with garlands at the top right. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, several carrying white cloth bundles or cloths on their heads. Foreground figures include a man in a yellow shirt with a green collar and a young man in a yellow vest. A man in white stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a red sari walks in the crowd, and drummers play at the lower right with drumsticks.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt path lined with banana palms and tall bamboo poles, with orange flags and a decorated festival arch in the background. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some balancing white cloths or white cloth bundles on their heads. A man in a yellow shirt and a woman in a red saree walk among them. In the foreground a young man in white with a red tilak on his forehead holds a white cloth on his head, and a drummer in a striped shirt plays drums at the lower right beside a boy in a yellow vest.2007-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely together, some carrying long wooden poles and an orange flag. Women in colourful saris, one in red and green, carry white-wrapped items on their heads. A drummer in a striped shirt and rudraksha mala plays a drum at lower right. Behind the crowd, a decorated ratha-style float with flower garlands and a framed image is visible. Several onlookers wear badges. A few women in cotton saris stand at the right edge.2007-12-30A large outdoor procession moves along a palm-lined road beneath a decorated chariot. Crowds of devotees in white clothing fill the scene, many carrying long wooden poles. In the foreground a woman in a white sari and white top with rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together raised above her head in prayer, eyes closed. Beside her an older woman in a green sari and another in white stand in devotion. At left a drummer in an orange-and-yellow cloth plays a drum, and a man in white holds a wooden staff. Behind them rises a tall ratha with orange flags, garlands and a deity murti on top.2007-12-30A large outdoor crowd gathers along a dirt path during a festival procession with banana and palm trees behind them. In the center, a man in a plain white dhoti and white shirt with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge walks barefoot across a bed of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer, as in a fire-walking rite. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a dark mala stands near the embers. On the left, a drummer in an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange flag stand beside drums, and white-clad devotees with dark malas surround them. Saffron flags on bamboo poles and a decorated temple gopuram with colourful figures rise in the background, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at the right edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a crowd in white clothes walking barefoot on a dirt path between palm and banana trees, with orange flags on tall poles. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a black rudraksha-style mala and a name badge walks with hands folded in prayer, while a man in white at right gestures toward the path. Drummers on the left play drums with orange-clad attire and red drum straps, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at right. Behind, a decorated temple gopuram and ornate colourful shrine structures are visible, with smoke rising from the ground near the feet of the walkers. Several people in the back are dressed in white.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A dense outdoor procession of many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris moves along a dirt path lined with banana and palm trees. Several men balance white cloth-covered pots or bundles on their heads, and a woman in a pink and white sari holds her hands raised in front. In the lower left, a man with a tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in namaste, while a drummer with two drums stands beside him wearing an orange-robed figure's sash. Orange flags and a decorated shrine with garlands appear at the top right.2007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30th 20072007-12-30